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.

Specialized online training and resources to sharpen your career edge

Do you work in the health or social science field and want to improve your data analysis skills?

Specialized online training and resources to sharpen your career edge

Do you work in the health or social science field and want to improve your data analysis skills?

Are you a researcher seeking administrative health data from more than one province or territory in Canada?

HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) offers coordinated services to researchers interested in accessing multi-regional datasets. In preparation for the 2023 CIHR grant deadline, learn how DASH can help you navigate the data access process as well as the centralized services and tools available for researchers conducting research projects in more than one region, including: