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First Nations Data Governance and Public Health Surveillance in Canada: Insights, Lessons, and Future Direction

Introduction

Please join us for the first seminar of the Surveillance Advances seminar series’ 2024-2025 season entitled “First Nations Data Governance and Public Health Surveillance in Canada: Insights, Lessons, and Future Direction.”

Hosted by: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch (DSFB) and National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID).

Date and time: September 24, 2024 | 1:00 to 2:00 Eastern Time / 12:00 to 1:00 Central Time

Language: English

Click here to register for the seminar on September 24, 2024

Introduction

The seminar will begin by introducing participants to First Nations’ experiences, challenges, priorities and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to data management and public health surveillance. Then, after viewing FNIGC’s first explainer video introducing the First Nations Data Governance Strategy (FNDGS), the speakers will discuss First Nations’ vision for data sovereignty and how the future network of Regional Information Governance Centres (RIGCs) could enhance public health surveillance mechanisms and processes for First Nations.

Resources

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Learning Objectives

  1. To develop a general understanding of First Nations data sovereignty and its relevance to Canada’s health information and statistical systems.
  2. To better understand First Nations’ priorities as it relates to public health surveillance.
  3. To support the vision of the First Nations Data Governance Strategy.

Speakers

  1. Maria Santos, Senior Manager of Public Health Data Initiatives and First Nations Data Centre, First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
  2. Erin Corston, Director and Executive Lead of the National Data Champion Team, FNIGC
  3. Gonzague Guéranger, Special Advisor and Implementation Lead, The First Nations Data Governance Strategy (FNDGS), FNIGC

Moderators

  1. Signy Baragar, NCCID
  2. Chia-Yu Lin, DSFB

Format

This seminar will be held on Zoom. The presentation will be 30 minutes followed by approximately 15 minutes for a discussion and question period from attendees. Presentation materials in English and French will be distributed through NCCID media channels.

Access Instructions

All instructions for the seminar series will be posted on the Zoom registration page and will be emailed to all registrants prior to the event.

Past Webinars

Surveillance Advances launched in September 2023 with a discussion about the foundational concepts of public health surveillance and the future opportunities that lie ahead. Subsequent seminars featured topics related to health inequalities (seminar 2),  data science (seminar 3),  maternal and newborn health (seminar 4), and injury surveillance (seminar 5). For a complete list of seminars and to view their recordings, please visit the Surveillance Advances webcasts page

Click here to visit the Surveillance Advances webcasts page and access seminar information and recordings

Accreditation Statement

Surveillance Advances is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Surveillance Advances is also approved by the Council of Professional Experience for professional development hours for members of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.