The Rural Dementia Action Research (RaDAR) Team works to advance the quality of care for individuals living with dementia in rural communities. In this session, they discuss the importance of recognizing and addressing rural-specific issues in dementia care research and highlight related initiatives. The session offers an overview of studies examining health service use, including those that use linked clinical and administrative data, and describes methods for identifying rural populations and persons with dementia.
Speakers: Dr. Julie Kosteniuk, University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Jacqueline Quail, Epidemiology Consulting and Beliz Açan Osman, Health Quality Council
This event is part of HDRN Canada's Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series, featuring experts from a variety of fields discussing how administrative data can be used to advance health equity in Canada.
