News & Events
Posted 07 Jun 2013 by Kate
The Sax Institute SURE Team will be hosting the next meeting of
the Health Data Linkage Interest Group at the Aerial Function
Centre at UTS, Sydney on Wednesday 24 July 2013. The theme of the
meeting will be "Maximising the use of non-MLK datasets for health
research" with presentations about the content and use of mental
health outpatient data and from the Department of Family and
Community Servi
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Posted 02 May 2013 by Jess
The next Secure Unified Research Environment (SURE) training
session will be held on 13 June 2013 in
Sydney. This workshop has been developed to provide information on
data management, data security and legislative and ethical
requirements to support researchers accessing and using SURE and
conducting research on linked data files.
Overview of workshop: SURE is a remote-access computi
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Posted 09 Apr 2013 by Jess
CSIRO, in collaboration with the Sax Institute, is currently
investigating approaches to confidentialisation of outputs from
research using linked data conducted in secure analysis laboratory
environments.
The focus of the project is on confidentialisation of research
outputs (not microdata) that researchers may wish to remove from a
secure analysis laboratory environment during or after a
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Posted 05 Feb 2013 by Jess
The next Secure Unified Research Environment (SURE) training
session will be held on 28 February 2013 in
Sydney. This workshop has been developed to provide information on
data management, data security and legislative and ethical
requirements to support researchers accessing and using SURE and
conducting research on linked data files.
Overview of workshop: SURE is a remote-access com
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Posted 25 Jan 2013 by Jess
The CHeReL is seeking applications from candidates with
post-graduate qualifications in epidemiology or biostatistics
for the position of Research Project Manager to
assist researchers with accessing the CHeReL's linkage
services.
For a full position description and application form go to the
Cancer Institute website at:
http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au/news/i/research-project-m
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Posted 02 Nov 2012 by Jess
The CHeReL will be hosting the next meeting of the Health Data
Linkage Interest Group at Australian Technology Park,
Sydney on 26 November 2012 from 9am to 12.30pm.
For further details see our event calendar.
Posted 26 Oct 2012 by Jess
The next SURE training session will be held in Sydney on Friday
16 November 2012 on the campus of the University of Technology
Sydney.
Registration for the event is essential and needs
to be received by Monday 12 November 2012. If you have colleagues
that you think may be interested in attending this event, please
pass this information on.
To register contact:
Jo Khoo, Manager, Secur
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Posted 24 Sep 2012 by Jess
Population Data BC in Canada, has been selected for the
next Directorship of the International Health Data Linkage Network.
This is a rotating, 2-year Directorship that will start in January
2013. As part of the Directorship's responsibilities, Population
DataBC will host the 2nd International Data Linkage
Conference which is expected to occur in Spring 2014.
Posted 21 Aug 2012 by Jess
These workshops have been developed to provide information on
data management, data security and legislative and ethical
requirements to support researchers accessing and using SURE and
conducting research on linked data files. Attendance and completion
of the SURE training is required to register as a SURE
user.
For more information go to https://www.sure.org.au/accessing-sure/
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Posted 14 Aug 2012 by Jess
We are inviting applications for membership to the CHeReL
Community Advisory Committee. The Committee provides advice to the
CHeReL on issues of community interest in the CHeReL's
operation.
The CHeReL is specifically seeking interest from NSW residents;
please note that the position is not restricted to researchers or
health professionals. Appointments will be for 1 year, with
possible e
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Posted 02 Jul 2012 by Jess
2 August 2012 at University of Technology Sydney
(UTS)
This one-day training workshop examines the particular ethical
issues raised by data linkage and research. It will provide
participants with a range of skills and knowledge that will improve
their ability and confidence to assess research applications
proposing the use of linked data. The following topics will
be covered&nb
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Posted 06 Jun 2012 by Jess
19-23 November 2012 at the University of Sydney
This 5-day course introduces the topic of the analysis of linked
data. It acquaints health services researchers, clinical
practitioners and managers with the theory and skills needed to
analyse linked health data. The modular structure of the course
provides participants with a theoretical grounding on each theme,
followed by a hands-on pra
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Posted 31 May 2012 by Jess
Anonymity and Research: Health Data and Biospecimen Law
in Australia
Professor D'Arcy Holman explains and critically examines health
data and biospecimen law in Australia relevant to health
research, including the development of
datalinkage systems, biobanks and other
initiatives in integrated health information. The book
sets out the rights, duties and pro
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Posted 30 Jan 2012 by Jess
The following online workshops are offered by the Education and
Training Unit of Population Data BC (Canada) as part of a
mandate to serve the needs of researchers, analysts and
practitioners. They have been re-designed from their
original inceptions as in-class workshops to an online format in
order to broaden knowledge mobilisation in a variety of topic
areas which
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Posted 17 Nov 2011 by Hilarie
Joe Cheow, a lecturer at the University of Wollongong, is
currently conducting a survey to measure impact of the Australian
Privacy Legislation on the secondary use of personal health
information to conduct health and medical research. The study
will examine the effects of the privacy laws, and provide an
insight into whether privacy laws have attained the goals of
maintaining privacy
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