Meetings of the IHDLN

Upcoming Meetings

Meetings of the IHDLN are held every two years. The third meeting of the Network is planned for late 2011, location to be advised.

Past Meetings

Second Meeting of the International Health Data Linkage Network

1-5pm, March 9th 2010, Manitoba, Canada

The second meeting of the IHDLN was held in Manitoba as part of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 20th Anniversary Conference celebrations. It was attended by over 50 people.

Download the meeting booklet and papers (PDF, 297kB)

Download Meeting Record (PDF, 40.7kB)

 

Informal Gathering of the International Health Data Linkage Network

6.30pm, September 18th 2009, Scotland

An informal gatthering of IHDLN members attending the Exploiting Existing Data For Health Research 2009 conference will be held in Seminar Room 1.

Download Meeting Record (pdf, 43kB)

 

Inaugural Meeting of the International Health Data Linkage Network

10am-5pm, December 4th & 5th 2008, London

Download Agenda Day 1 & 2

Day 1
  1. Official Welcome
    Peter Knight
  2. Objectives of the Inaugural Meeting Paper
    Objectives of the Inaugural Meeting Presentation (187kB)
    Professor D’Arcy Holman
  3. Purpose of the International Health Data Linkage Consortium Paper
    Purpose of the International Health Data Linkage Consortium Presentation (755kB)
    Additional paper: International Health Data Linkage Centres: Findings of a Fay Gale Fellowship
    Emma Fuller
  4. A variations analysis: Infrastructure, governance and funding of data linkage centres Paper
    A variations analysis of data linkage centres Presentation (333kB)
    Dr Kim McGrail
  5. Managing Complexity: Directions for the future Paper
    Making a Complex Data Repository Work: Nuts & Bolts Presentation (1.5MB)
    Professor Leslie Roos
  6. Comparative Studies Across Centres Using Data Linkage Paper
    Comparative Studies across Centres Presentation (1.2MB)
    Professor Michael Goldacre
  7. Research Capability Programme Presentation (153kB)
    Peter Knight
  8. NCRIS: National Linkage in Australia Paper
    Data Linkage - Building the National Infrastructure in Australia
    Dr Merran Smith
  9. Spatial health - an Australian focus and request for international interest Paper
    Spatial Health Presentation (783kB)
    Professor James Semmens
  10. An Open Access Journal for Health Data Linkage Research Paper
    An open-access journal for health data linkage? Presentation (24kB)
    Professor Louisa Jorm
  11. Involvement of the World Health Organisation Paper
    Involvement of the World Health Organisation Presentation (395kB)
    Emma Fuller
  12. International Research Outputs of Health Data Linkage Studies Paper
    International Research Outputs of Health Data Linkage Studies Presentation (491kB)
    Additional paper: Public good through data linkage
    Emma Fuller
  13. Possible content of consensus statement
    Professor D’Arcy Holman
Day 2

Workshops

  1. Internationally comparative data linkage studies – ability to produce a compendium of measurements based on linkage of health data across the UK, Canada and Australia.
    Ideas for Comparable Data Studies Presentation (177kB)
    All IHDLC Participants
  2. Progress report on consensus statement
    Consensus Statement Final PDF (24kB)
    Professor D’Arcy Holman
  3. International collation and sharing of information on data standards, quality & definitions.
    What can we do together? Presentation (1.4MB)
    Dr Hude Quan