Statistics Canada Workshop on Health Data

Feb 21-23, 2012

This workshop is intended to familiarize participants with analytical capabilities required for working with Health Division cross-sectional and longitudinal microdata files.

Instructors

Abdelnasser Saïdi and Rose Evra
Statistics Canada

Description

Feb 21, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Medical Sciences Building room 148

Overview of Statistics Canada Health Statistics Division’s survey program including: The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) program (annual component, focus component, & supplements), National Population Health Survey (NPHS), Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS), and the Health Indicators program. This session will inform participants of the survey objectives, methodology, questionnaire content and dissemination plans for each of these surveys.

Feb 22, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kresge Building room K7

This hands-on workshop provides an overview of the various considerations to be taken into account when using the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) data. The workshop will also provide users an understanding of the variance estimation process using the bootstrap method using Bootvar.

Prerequisite: In terms of computer knowledge, participants should have at least basic knowledge of the SAS programming language used for the workshop.

Feb 23, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kresge Building room K7

This hands-on workshop is designed to familiarize potential National Population Health Survey (NPHS)* data users with different longitudinal data analysis methods to better address research questions on change, event occurrence etc. The workshop aims to heighten the importance of taking into account the survey design when analyzing data.

* Also adequate for other longitudinal survey data users.

To attend Day 3, you must have also attended the Day 2 workshop.

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Statistics Canada's NPHS is desirable. In terms of computer knowledge, participants should have at least basic knowledge of the SAS programming language used for the workshop.

Cost

This workshop is sponsored by Population and Lifecourse Studies, the Research Data Centre at Western and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. There is no registration fee. Participants will be responsible for their own lunch arrangements.

Registration

You may register for Day 1 only or Full workshop.

Space is limited: 50 seats for Day 1 only, 25 seats for Full Workshop.  Register before Jan. 30, 2012

Registration form

Contact

Please contact Piotr Wilk Piotr.Wilk@schulich.uwo.ca if you need any more information, or  socevent@uwo.ca if any arrangements can make this event accessible for you.