The unprecedented need for timely, relevant analytics presented challenges to many health systems. ICES — an independent not-for-profit research institute that houses Ontario’s administrative health data — responded to this challenge by supporting decision-makers with near real-time data and analytics to help inform both COVID-19 testing and vaccination roll-out. This webinar will provide an overview of some of these reports and analytics and describe their impact upon COVID-19 testing and vaccination policy and practice in Ontario.

Registration is required: https://www.popdata.bc.ca/events/etu/webinar/ADSO_COVID_Response_Mar23_2022

Presenter: Michael Paterson

Michael Paterson is a Scientist and Lead of the Chronic Disease and Pharmacotherapy Research Program at ICES. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Michael’s research spans the fields of health services, drug safety and drug policy. Michael Paterson will also be joined by his colleague, Hannah Chung. She is an Associate Research Methodologist with the Populations & Public Health Research Program and Primary Care & Health Systems Research Program at ICES.