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Requirements for data access

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Population Data BC (PopData) holds population-wide, individual-level data to develop linkages among these data, and to support access to these data for approved research purposes.

PopData is authorized to receive, store, manage, manipulate and further disclose data through Information Sharing Agreements with data providers, as outlined in PopData’s Privacy Impact Assessment. PopData serves as a facilitating and coordinating third party for the creation of this resource for the research community.

Helping cancer survivors to effectively plan for future pregnancies

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Data access has been approved for a study which aims to help young women with cancer to make informed decisions on their treatment as it relates to their childbearing future.

Competing risk in survival analysis

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This webinar is part of the Advanced Methods Webinar Series

Survival analysis is interested in the study of the time until the occurrence of an event of interest (e.g., time to death). A competing risk is an event whose occurrence precludes the occurrence of the primary event of interest.

Unlocking the Potential of Electronic Health Records for Health Research

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This webinar is part of the Power of Population Data Science Series

Electronic medical records (EMRs) were originally designed to facilitate clinical decision making by systematizing the collection of patient health information and generation of documentation in real-time. The widespread adoption of EMRs in health systems has led to unprecedented availability of big health data, which has enabled new research activities targeting precision medicine and precision

Is rheumatoid arthritis linked to increased risk of COPD?

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue instead of foreign invaders, such as bacteria. This causes inflammation, which leads to symptoms such as red, swollen and painful joints, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

Full day kindergarten increases educational attainment

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Universal full day kindergarten will be implemented in British Columbia over the next two years.

A study by The Child and Youth Development Trajectory Research Unit at the University of British Columbia linked data to assess the long term impact of full day kindergarten.

Does ethnicity impact diabetes prevalence and the risk of heart failure?

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The issue

More than 9 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes. They suffer a diminished quality of life and the likelihood of complications like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, amputation and death.

Is there a "safe" level of air pollution in British Columbia

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BCs children: not all born equal

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The issue

Although the chances of survival for at-risk babies in developed countries have significantly increased over the past 30 years, they continue to be at-risk for developmental delays due to biological and environmental risk factors.

Do we need to reassess our sewer system standards?

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