New Research Report — Current Management and Health Care use for People with Osteoarthritis

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 by pathwp

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Kozey and team on their completed study and new report, Current Management and Health Care Use for People with Osteoarthritis. The team used existing data from Atlantic PATH to examine self-reported characteristics of people living with and without osteoarthritis in all three Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island). The Atlantic PATH data for Nova Scotians was then linked to administrative data, accessed through Health Data Nova Scotia, in order to identify trends in health care use by Nova Scotians with and without osteoarthritis. A copy of the summary report can be found here: https://mssu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OA-Maritimes-Summary-Report_2023-02-10.pdf An infographic characterizing the the participants and findings can be found here: https://mssu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OA-Maritimes-Infographic.pdf

Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality

Posted on February 7, 2023 by pathwp

Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality About the webinar: In 2019, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was approached to expand CanPath into the province of Saskatchewan. After four years of planning, testing, an internal pilot, and guidance from established cohorts, Healthy Future Sask officially launched on February 1, 2023. This webinar will tell the story and present the challenges and opportunities of launching a provincial research platform. Healthy Future Sask will be a valuable resource adding approximately 7,000 participants to the CanPath cohort. Date:February 28, 2023 Time:12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST Registration Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HETZfTduTlCRHonSPhvfkQ

Healthy Future Sask Launch!!

Posted on February 6, 2023 by pathwp

Congratulations to our colleagues at Healthy Future Sask!! With the addition of Healthy Futures Sask, CanPath is represented by regional cohorts in all ten provinces. CanPath is the largest population health cohort study in the country with more than 330,000 participants. Healthy Future Sask will be recruiting 7,000 provincial participants between the ages of 30-74. “Adding Saskatchewan to this major research project is an opportunity to be part of creating a legacy with wide-ranging impacts for generations to come,” said Riaz Alvi, Scientific Director for Healthy Future Sask and Director of Epidemiology for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. “The information within our cells can be a valuable asset towards scientific and global research while enhancing the research already being done and supported at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. In addition, this study will allow researchers to use more fulsome data to understand the risks for chronic disease, including cancer.” For additional details, please visit: https://canpath.ca/2023/02/healthy-future-sask-public-launch/