Funding Announcement — Enabling Personalized Genomics in Health with the CanPath Data Safe Haven

Congratulations to CanPath as one of the new Genome Canada supported projects! “The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced $18.1 million in federal support through Genome Canada for 13 late-stage research and development projects tackling major challenges in health, environment and agriculture through genomics. The projects announced today—deployed through diverse research partnerships with Read more about Funding Announcement — Enabling Personalized Genomics in Health with the CanPath Data Safe Haven[…]

Webinar: Advancing Equity and EDIA Through Health Services and Population Health Research

An upcoming webinar presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Canadian Association for Heath Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR). Advancing Equity and EDIA through Health Services and Population Health Research Presentations from Dr. Katie Aubrecht and Dr. Andrew Pinto. April 24th, 1-230pm (AST) Registration: https://events.eply.com/2023HSPRTalksApril24 “Improving equity in health care and health Read more about Webinar: Advancing Equity and EDIA Through Health Services and Population Health Research[…]

Changing the narrative of lung cancer to improve prevention for non-smokers

Congratulations to Dr. Robin Urquhart and team on their successful funding from the Canadian Cancer Society to examine the effects of environmental exposures in non-smokers to detect lung cancer earlier. Lung cancer is most often linked to smoking, but can also occur in people who have never smoked because of exposure to arsenic, radon gas Read more about Changing the narrative of lung cancer to improve prevention for non-smokers[…]

CanPath Researcher Feature – Ace Chan

Check out CanPath’s Researcher Feature of University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health’s PhD student, Ace Chan.  Ace’s research interests include sexual and gender minority (SGM) health, creating inclusive and accessible healthcare spaces for SGM folks, and they strive towards providing scientific evidence to achieve health equity in marginalized populations. Ace’s research Read more about CanPath Researcher Feature – Ace Chan[…]

Webinar: Using the Canadian Parternship for Tomorrow’s Health to Identify the Earliest Determinants of Disease Evolution and Aging

Join us on Thursday, March 30th at 9am EST (10amAST) to learn about using the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health to identify the earliest determinants of disease evolution and aging. Registration details: https://ihccglobal.org/ihcc-educational-webinar-series/. Properly consented population cohorts are incredibly valuable for studying the factors associated with aging and disease before the first diseases are diagnosed. In Read more about Webinar: Using the Canadian Parternship for Tomorrow’s Health to Identify the Earliest Determinants of Disease Evolution and Aging[…]

The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)

Dr. Ellen Sweeney (Research Director, Atlantic PATH) and Dr. Victoria Kirsh (Scientific Associate, Ontario Health Study) were pleased to attend the Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC) on behalf of CanPath. Dr. Sweeney presented on CanPath’s resources for research on chronic disease and cancer and Dr. Kirsh presented on risk factors for COVID-19 infection among CanPath Read more about The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)[…]

Webinar: Building the Canadian Cancer Society within CanPath

Join us on March 30th (1-2pm AST/12-1pm EST) for the CanPath webinar, “Building the Canadian Cancer Society within CanPath.” Registration: http://bit.ly/3JdYhCR About the webinar: Streams of big data are finally coming together to help us understand cancer and predict it earlier. CanPath is building the Canadian Cancer Study to advance research and discovery for cancer, Read more about Webinar: Building the Canadian Cancer Society within CanPath[…]

New Research Report — Current Management and Health Care use for People with Osteoarthritis

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Kozey and team on their completed study and new report, Current Management and Health Care Use for People with Osteoarthritis. The team used existing data from Atlantic PATH to examine self-reported characteristics of people living with and without osteoarthritis in all three Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island). Read more about New Research Report — Current Management and Health Care use for People with Osteoarthritis[…]

Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality

Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality About the webinar: In 2019, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was approached to expand CanPath into the province of Saskatchewan. After four years of planning, testing, an internal pilot, and guidance from established cohorts, Healthy Future Sask officially launched on February 1, 2023.  This webinar will tell the story and present Read more about Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality[…]

Healthy Future Sask Launch!!

Congratulations to our colleagues at Healthy Future Sask!! With the addition of Healthy Futures Sask, CanPath is represented by regional cohorts in all ten provinces. CanPath is the largest population health cohort study in the country with more than 330,000 participants. Healthy Future Sask will be recruiting 7,000 provincial participants between the ages of 30-74. Read more about Healthy Future Sask Launch!![…]