Data access has been approved for research to examine the relationship between injury, opioid prescribing and overdose and overdose death, to identify potential strategies for early intervention and prevent illicit drug overdoses in private residences in the Fraser Health Authority region.
This page provides quick access to many of the documents and online forms required throughout the data access and delivery process and other useful resources for researchers.
There are many additional resources on this site that relate to, and will help greatly with, the completion of many of these forms and documents. Please make sure to visit the relevant web pages prior to completing and submitting any of the forms and documents listed below.
DARonline is our web-based data application request (DAR) system. It features user-friendly navigation, the ability for researchers and Data Stewards to generate project-specific documentation, and the ability for multiple individuals to review and edit the same DAR.
PopData Snippets is a place where researchers and data analysts are able to share various bits or snippets of code they have written.
These bits of code help researchers read data into various statistical programs, help sort data, and assist with various other commonly performed tasks.
Researchers may submit new snippets or use existing snippets both inside and outside the Secure Research Enviroment.
Features include:
Approved users (listed below) may access file and field level summaries for BC Cancer, the Human Early Learning Partnership EDI, the BC Ministry of Health and BC Vital Statistics Agency via Metadata Central.
Apptracker is PopData’s project management system, a resource for keeping track of research projects coordinated by PopData. If you have a project with us, AppTracker is where you will be able to find up-to-date project information such as:
Data access has been approved for a study aiming to develop a ‘smart discharge tool’ to help identify child patients from northern BC communities who are at high risk for hospital re-admission.
Population Data BC (PopData) operates one of the most secure data centres in Canada, meeting and exceeding all relevant legal, ethical and legislative guidelines for data protection and privacy.
The strict protection of the data we hold is of the utmost importance. The tenets of individual privacy and data protection are embedded in all aspects of our operations, and include physical, technical and procedural measures.
Linkage at Population Data BC (PopData) is done following strict guidelines and within a high-security environment. As personally identifying information, such as names, dates of birth, Personal Health Numbers (PHNs) or Personal Education Numbers (PENs) may be used in linkages, a number of precautions are taken to maximize security and privacy.
Population Data BC (PopData) performs linkage on intake of a new data set from a Data Provider, where approved. New data sets are received from Data Providers throughout the year and incorporated into PopData’s holdings on an ongoing basis.
PopData uses personal identifiers and mathematical linkage techniques to link records belonging to the same individual across files and over time.
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