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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, June 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n Predicting chronic disease enabled by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia data linkage<\/strong><\/p>\n Predicting chronic disease has gotten faster and simpler with the linkage of data gathered from A collaboration between the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow\u2019s Health (Atlantic PATH) <\/a><\/strong>and Atlantic PATH follows the health of participants from all four Atlantic Canadian provinces to help \u201cNot only is this historical, record-level data linkage activity, this work is crucial for Atlantic\u00a0Canada, which has among the country’s highest rates of chronic disease and cancer,\u201d said Dr.\u00a0Ted McDonald, director of NB-IRDT.<\/strong> \u201cCritically, it will enable researchers to focus on studies\u00a0related to cancer and chronic disease that cannot be undertaken without linking the separate\u00a0data sources. The data linkage has other important implications too, such as the potential to\u00a0inform health policy and improve detection, prevention and treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n Based at the University of New Brunswick, NB-IRDT provides researchers with secure access to Within the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, HDNS \u201cThis is an exciting opportunity for researchers across the Maritimes,\u201d said Dr. Sam Stewart,<\/strong> \u201cThis is an exciting development, as this linkage includes data from participants in two New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are the first Atlantic Canadian provinces to link to Atlantic View the NB data holdings here<\/a> MEDIA CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Predicting chronic disease enabled by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia data linkage Predicting chronic disease has gotten faster and simpler with the linkage of data gathered from a longitudinal study involving over 34,000 participants and administrative health data routinely gathered by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. A collaboration between the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow\u2019s Health (Atlantic PATH) and New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data & Training (NB-IRDT), and Health Data Nova Scotia (HDNS) is an important opportunity for advancing health research. \u201cI am absolutely thrilled to see these linkages happen,\u201d said Dr. Robin Urquhart, Atlantic PATH Scientific Director. \u201cAtlantic PATH is an incredibly rich resource to understand the health of Atlantic Canadians and all of the different factors, like our biology, behaviours, and environments, that impact our health. This new linkage activity makes our resource more powerful, giving us access to different sources of data to answer complex health questions affecting all Atlantic Canadians.\u201d Atlantic PATH follows the health of participants from all four Atlantic Canadian provinces to help researchers discover why some people develop certain chronic diseases and cancers and others don\u2019t in order to advance prevention and early diagnosis. Atlantic PATH is part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow\u2019s Health (CanPath), a pan-Canadian, longitudinal cohort studying Canadians’ health, behaviours and environments. \u201cNot only is this historical, record-level data linkage activity, this work is crucial for Atlantic\u00a0Canada, which has among the country’s highest rates of chronic disease and cancer,\u201d said Dr.\u00a0Ted McDonald, director of NB-IRDT. \u201cCritically, it will enable researchers to focus on studies\u00a0related to cancer and chronic disease that cannot be undertaken without linking the separate\u00a0data sources. The data linkage has other important implications too, such as the potential to\u00a0inform health policy and improve detection, prevention and treatment.\u201d Based at the University of New Brunswick, NB-IRDT provides researchers with secure access to pseudonymized personal level administrative data and conducts research on policy topics to support evidence informed government decision-making. NB-IRDT is a member of Health Data Research Network Canada, a pan-Canadian network of data centres and\u00a0research organizations. HDRN Canada facilitates access to multi-regional administrative data to\u00a0address health challenges that cross boundaries and foster improvements in health and health\u00a0equity. Within the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, HDNS facilitates research and innovation in Nova Scotia by providing access to linkable administrative health data and analysis for research purposes in a remote, secure, controlled environment. HDNS is also a member of HDRN Canada. \u201cThis is an exciting opportunity for researchers across the Maritimes,\u201d said Dr. Sam Stewart, director of HDNS. \u201cResearch cohorts like Atlantic PATH take a tremendous amount of work to collect, so it is paramount that we do everything we can to make that data as effective as possible. Linking Atlantic PATH data to the data resources at HDNS and NB-IRDT will enable researchers to discover key, long-term insights into the health of Canadians, and signal an important step forward in how research data can be leveraged and enhanced within the healthcare system.\u201d \u201cThis is an exciting development, as this linkage includes data from participants in two provinces, so it is already multi-regional in nature,\u201d said Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada Scientific Director. \u201cIt also builds on linkage of other regional CanPath cohorts across Canada, creating many new research opportunities that can help us to better understand chronic disease and how to prevent them.\u201d New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are the first Atlantic Canadian provinces to link to Atlantic PATH, the result of a long and deliberate collaboration involving HDRN Canada, Atlantic PATH, CanPath, and administrative data holders in the four Atlantic provinces. Since the transfer of Atlantic PATH baseline data holdings to NB-IRDT and HDNS, researchers can now apply to link Atlantic PATH data to provincial administrative data holdings, such as screenings, hospitalizations, medication use, health outcomes and more. View the NB data holdings here View the NS data holdings here. 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\na longitudinal study involving over 34,000 participants and administrative health data routinely
\ngathered by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n
\nNew Brunswick Institute for Research, Data & Training (NB-IRDT)<\/strong><\/a>, and Health Data Nova<\/strong><\/a>
\nScotia (HDNS)<\/strong> is an important opportunity for advancing health research. \u201cI am absolutely
\nthrilled to see these linkages happen,\u201d said Dr. Robin Urquhart, Atlantic PATH Scientific<\/strong>
\nDirector.<\/strong> \u201cAtlantic PATH is an incredibly rich resource to understand the health of Atlantic
\nCanadians and all of the different factors, like our biology, behaviours, and environments, that
\nimpact our health. This new linkage activity makes our resource more powerful, giving us
\naccess to different sources of data to answer complex health questions affecting all Atlantic
\nCanadians.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nresearchers discover why some people develop certain chronic diseases and cancers and
\nothers don\u2019t in order to advance prevention and early diagnosis. Atlantic PATH is part of the
\nCanadian Partnership for Tomorrow\u2019s Health (CanPath)<\/a>, a pan-Canadian, longitudinal cohort
\nstudying Canadians’ health, behaviours and environments.<\/p>\n
\npseudonymized personal level administrative data and conducts research on policy topics to
\nsupport evidence informed government decision-making. NB-IRDT is a member of Health Data Research Network Canada<\/strong><\/a>, a pan-Canadian network of data centres and\u00a0research organizations. HDRN Canada facilitates access to multi-regional administrative data to\u00a0address health challenges that cross boundaries and foster improvements in health and health\u00a0equity.<\/p>\n
\nfacilitates research and innovation in Nova Scotia by providing access to linkable administrative
\nhealth data and analysis for research purposes in a remote, secure, controlled environment.
\nHDNS is also a member of HDRN Canada.<\/p>\n
\n director of HDNS<\/strong>. \u201cResearch cohorts like Atlantic PATH take a tremendous amount of work to
\ncollect, so it is paramount that we do everything we can to make that data as effective as
\npossible. Linking Atlantic PATH data to the data resources at HDNS and NB-IRDT will enable
\nresearchers to discover key, long-term insights into the health of Canadians, and signal an
\nimportant step forward in how research data can be leveraged and enhanced within the
\nhealthcare system.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nprovinces, so it is already multi-regional in nature,\u201d said Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada<\/strong>
\nScientific Director.<\/strong> \u201cIt also builds on linkage of other regional CanPath cohorts across Canada,
\ncreating many new research opportunities that can help us to better understand chronic disease
\nand how to prevent them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPATH, the result of a long and deliberate collaboration involving HDRN Canada, Atlantic PATH,
\nCanPath, and administrative data holders in the four Atlantic provinces. Since the transfer of
\nAtlantic PATH baseline data holdings to NB-IRDT and HDNS, researchers can now apply to link
\nAtlantic PATH data to provincial administrative data holdings, such as screenings,
\nhospitalizations, medication use, health outcomes and more.<\/p>\n
\nView the NS data holdings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nDr. Kate Milberry
\nStrategic Communications Manager
\nHDRN Canada
\nkate.milberry@hdrn.ca
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