PEI’s Secure Island Data Repository Launch

Congratulations to our colleagues in Prince Edward Island on the launch of the Secure Island Data Repository (SIDR)! “Operated by the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Centre for Health and Community Research (CHCR), SIDR is a PEI-based data centre that securely houses de-identified administrative health data for research purposes. SIDR is joins a network of similar organizations across Canada through Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada), that supports world-leading multi-regional data use that drives improvements in health and health equity. This data enables transformative research that supports well informed, empowered, and healthy communities in PEI, and across Canada. SIDR provides researchers and knowledge users with a spectrum of services from research consultation and support to data access and analytics.” For more information: www.sidrpei.caSource: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chcr-sidr/posts/

Data Services in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Our team was glad to attend the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) webinar today to hear about the data services available in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Atlantic PATH data is linked to administrative data with the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) and Health Data Nova Scotia (HDNS). Please feel free to reach out to any of our teams for more information!

Administrative Health Data Services in the Maritimes Webinar

Join the Maritime SPOR Support Unit to learn about accessing data administrative health data with Health Data Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, including linked data sources from Atlantic PATH and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging! Thursday, Oct 17th, 12-1pm AST Registration: https://t.co/r8r6KevJht

Upcoming Webinar – HDRN and CanPath (June 5)

We are looking forward to attending the upcoming webinar from Health Data Research Network Canada and the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health on June 5th at 1pmEST/2pmAST. Featuring Dr. Aline Talhouk, Carrie-Anne Whyte, Jodi Gatley, and CanPath Executive Director, Dr. Jennifer Brooks. Registration: https://bit.ly/3UsnNK9 “Are you a researcher seeking data from Canada’s largest population study – the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath)? HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) offers coordinated services to researchers interested in accessing administrative health data from more than one province or territory in Canada. Learn about the innovative partnership between CanPath and HDRN Canada, and discover how HDRN Canada can help you navigate the multi-regional data access process through DASH.”