Federated Analysis Collective Learning Series: Federated Analysis 101

HDRN Canada brings together provincial, territorial, and multi-regional organizations which hold and manage data to share expertis, identify opportunities for collaboration and foster innovation.

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Learn about the state of science of federated analysis to better support Canadian multi-regional research.

In the inaugural webinar of the Federated Analysis: State of the Science Collective Learning Series, Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada Scientific Director and Dr. Robert Platt, CNODES Executive Co-Lead, establish common understanding and language around federated analysis in a Canadian health data context. In examining the current state of the science, Drs. McGrail and Platt will explain why federated analysis is needed and explore the challenges that motivate the need for it in the health data research space.ABOUT THE SPEAKERSDr. Kim McGrail is the CEO and Scientific Director of HDRN Canada. She is a Professor in School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, Director of Research for UBC Health, and Scientific Director of Population Data BC. Her research interests are quantitative policy evaluation and all aspects of population data science. Dr. McGrail was part of the Expert Advisory Group for the pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy and is currently a member of the OECD’s Global Partnership for AI.Dr. Robert Platt is a Professor in the department Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University. He holds the Albert Boehringer I endowed chair in Pharmacoepidemiology. Dr. Platt is the Executive Co-Lead of CNODES and has been leader of the Methods team of CNODES since its inception. His main research interests are statistical methods and applications for administrative data, pharmacoepidemiology, perinatal epidemiology, and methods for causal inference from epidemiological studies.ABOUT THIS SERIESHosted by HDRN Canada, Federated Analysis: The State of the Science Collective Learning Series is a limited webinar series that shares knowledge from experts on the state of the science of federated analytics and related key topics. Lessons learned will be used to develop tools for and to provide support to researchers conducting federated analyses.PLEASE N OTE: This presentation is in English. The webinar will be recorded and posted on hdrn.ca.

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