Research suggests that social and structural determinants of health may impact the risk of a child developing critical illness and their outcome. Data access has been approved for a project that aims firstly to identify which children are impacted by critical illness in BC, and secondly, to describe what happens to them in hospital and after they go home.
The project is led by Fiona Muttalib, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia, and a pediatric intensive care physician at BC Children's Hospital. This project is funded by the BC Children's Hospital Foundation and Health Research BC.
“We aim to better understand the health equity factors that influence risk of critical care admission and outcomes among children in British Columbia. Findings will improve understanding of the healthcare needs of sick children in BC and inform quality of care initiatives to ensure that all children have the best chance of recovery.” says Dr. Muttalib.
PopData will link administrative data from the BC Ministry of Health, BC Children’s Hospital, BC Ministry of Education and Childcare, Statistics Canada, the Human Early Learning Partnership and Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada for the project.
Findings will be published in academic journals and presented at national and international conferences and the study team will communicate the analyses to provincial organizations, including UBC’s Department of Pediatrics, Child Health BC and BC’s Ministry of Health, through presentations and seminars. Dr. Muttalib will also share the results with national networks and organizations, including the Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Consortium. In addition, findings will be used to inform clinical practice change through the Provincial Critical Care Outreach Project.
