Ongoing developments in the treatment and management of oral cancers mean that decision-makers will soon be confronted with multiple new technologies to consider for inclusion in clinical practice.

The incidence of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is growing, with the greatest rise being in children between one and four years of age. The high prevalence of the disease among children and youth is expected to increase the incidence of chronic heart, kidney and eye disease, in adulthood.

Our Professional Specialization Certificate in Population Health Data Analysis has won an award from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education in the non-credit category. The awards are an annual competition held to recognize innovation and excellence for program development in continuing education.

PopData is pleased to announce the launch of DARonline - a web-based Data Access Request (DAR) process which replaces the old paper-based system.

Data access has been approved for a novel research study which will create and test algorithms to predict frailty using administrative health data and primary care electronic medical record data.

Each year in Canada, 125,000 motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) result in over 12,000 serious injuries, 2,400 fatalities, and an estimated societal cost of $63 billion (in 2004).

Increasing medication adherence may have a greater impact on the health of a population than any improvements in specific medical treatments. However, little progress has been made in this area, in part due to a lack of understanding of predictors associated with non- adherence.

In 2006, a report by the Premier’s Council on Aging and Seniors’ Issues recommended that the province increase the availability of home support services in order to help the growing population of seniors to retain their independence and connection with their communities.