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UBC researchers identify the most dangerous prescriptions for B.C. drivers
(UBC News), Jeff Brubacher, April 22nd, 2021
In this webinar, Peter, Catherine, Elizabeth and Steve will be describing their recent efforts to create the first national linked colorectal cancer (CRC) database in Scotland (full details in their recent publication).
The outbreaks of COVID-19 have posed a significant pressure on the health care system. There is therefore a great demand to predict which cases are likely to require hospitalization, to in turn identify hospitals most at-risk of being overwhelmed should such an outbreak occur.

Cases start from January 1, 2015 and end on December 31st, 2019
Health administrative data is longitudinal with measures captured on individuals over time. Conventional regression-based methods applied to longitudinal data do not explicitly account for time-varying confounders and can produce biased estimates for causal effects.
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