Accessing DASH through DASH
Are you a researcher seeking administrative health data from more than one province or territory? Looking for support in preparing your CIHR Spring Project Grant? Join us for Accessing Data through DASH with Afton Lavigne and Jamie Goltz. HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) offers coordinated services to researchers interested in accessing multi-regional administrative health data. Learn how DASH can help you navigate the data access process as well as the centralized services and tools available for researchers, including:
- the single data access request form to request data from multiple regions
- HDRN Canada’s Data Assets Inventory and Algorithm Inventory
- and how experts at our data centres across Canada can help.
About the Speakers:
Afton Lavigne is a DASH Team member based at DataNB where she is responsible for policies and procedures, process improvements, project planning and management, as well as helping researchers navigate the DataNB Data Access Request approval. Previously, she worked as a Senior Records Assistant for the University of New Brunswick, handling all right-to-information and protection-of-privacy (RTIPPA) requests and supporting the university’s Records Management Program. Before joining UNB, Afton worked in records management for the Government of New Brunswick for 12 years. Afton brings a strong background in information access and privacy, interpreting and applying privacy legislation, access to information policies, and preparing documentation for litigation.
Jamie Goltz is a DASH Team member based at the Canadian Institute for Health Information and where she works as a Program Specialist. She holds a Master of Science from the University of Guelph with a strong background in infectious disease, surveillance, data analysis, systematic reviews, and epidemiological methods. Jamie has previously held the position of epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as research positions at Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Guelph.
This webinar is presented in English. Register for the French webinar here.