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Gestational diabetes is on the rise and a Canadian study may have found out why
(Global News), Elizabeth Nethery, March 20, 2023
This is a hybrid in-person and online forum for researchers and members of the public to learn about the work of HDRN Canada and to share their thoughts and concerns about how health data in Canada should be used.
The keynote speaker is Rachel Plachcinski, a researcher based at Oxford University who specializes in parent, patient and public involvement in health care. Rachel also sits on the Public Advisory Board for Health Data Research UK.
Other speakers include:
Incarceration is a major source of social and health inequities in Canada and globally. Persons who interact with the criminal legal system are at exceptionally high-risk of illicit drug poisoning. In response to this major challenge have been efforts to promote evidence-based decision making through use of linked administrative health data in BC and globally. In BC, these efforts have included the establishment of the Peer (Persons with Lived Experience) Advisory Group at the BC Centre for Disease Control that co-leads analyses using the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort.
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In Canada, as of December 11th, 2022, provincial testing data has confirmed 4.38 million cases of COVID-19 infection and 48,494 deaths, although it's estimated that approximately 50% of the population has now been infected.
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