IdeaFest 2015 - Tapping population data: A new era in health research and care

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

How do we measure the health of our society? Population Data (PopData), a huge collection of data on millions of individuals, has recently brought a powerful tool to health researchers’ fingertips. A panel of four experts will discuss PopData’s transformative potential, who uses it and how. They will delve into broad topics of researcher access and privacy protection, as well as specific case studies, such as the evaluation of BC’s Alzheimer’s Drug Therapy Initiative. Join host and moderator Vice-President Research David Castle for a rich discussion with these panellists on this new era of health research.

Panelists: Neena Chappell (Canada Research Chair in Social Gerontology and Professor, Department of Sociology): The potential of population data to improve medication use and coverage; Kenneth Moselle (Enterprise Information Architect, Island Health): Island Health secure research environment: From person level to population level and back again; Michael Hayes (Director of Health Education and Research and Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy and Department of Geography): Population Data BC: Extracting information value from existing investments and Scott Hofer (Harald Mohr, M.D. and Wilhelma Mohr, M.D. Research Chair in Adult Development and Aging & Professor, Department of Psychology): From individuals to populations: On the benefits of linking patient-report outcomes to administrative health data.

*This event will be webcast.

Hosted by UVic's Vice-President Research, David Castle.