Health Research Accelerator: Navigating Data with CRDCN & DASH

Researchers, get ready! The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) and HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) are teaming up for an exciting joint webinar designed to support researchers with data access and use. Whether you’re exploring population health, social determinants or innovative multi-regional analyses, this session will highlight how CRDCN’s extensive research platform and DASH’s streamlined data access support can accelerate your work. Learn how to navigate available datasets, strengthen your proposals and tap into expert guidance that can make your research journey smoother and more impactful. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore powerful tools, connect with data professionals and unlock new possibilities for your next project.

About the Speakers:

Carrie-Anne Whyte is a Program Lead with HDRN Canada's Data Access Support Hub (DASH). She is located at the Canadian Institute for Health Information, an HDRN member organization, where she has worked for the last decade. Her areas of focus include analysis, methodology and health data. Prior to her career at CIHI and HDRN Canada, Carrie-Anne held roles with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Carrie-Anne holds a Master of Public Health from McGill University.

Grant Gibson is the Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation at the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) where he has responsibilities in data collection and management, research partnerships and training programming. He holds a doctorate in Economics from McMaster University, specializing in economic demography and public economics, and has experience with a wide variety of data, both survey and administrative.  

Grant is actively involved in the reproducibility and research data management communities. As part of the Canadian Research Data Management Network of Experts, he serves as co-chair of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s Sensitive Data Experts group. He also works with a variety of other partners in the Canadian research data ecosystem to inform programming and services. 

PLEASE NOTE: This event will be recorded and posted on hdrn.ca. This webinar is presented in English.