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Conditionally approved projects
| # | Project Identifier | Project Title | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSIAR0006508 | SPIRO: SPirometry for Improved Indigenous and Rural Respiratory Outcomes | Twenty-two percent of Canadians over the age of 40 (5.2 million people) have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The gateway to receiving quality integrated care for people with COPD is an accurate, timely diagnosis confirmed with a pre-post bronchodilator spirometry test. Spirometric testing is THE KEY ELEMENT to initiate COPD integrated care, as it provides an accurate diagnosis leading to appropriate and coordinated treatment by a multidisciplinary team. Without access to spirometry, patients risk being undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, with severe downstream effects on the individual and health care system. Despite its importance, spirometric testing for COPD remains severely unaccessible, especially for individuals in remote, rural communities, and First Nations communities. |
New projects - not submitted for adjudication
None at this time.
New projects - being provisioned
None at this time.
New projects - with Data Council for adjudication
| # | Project Identifier | Project Title | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSIAR0012193 | Pregnancy Loss Rates in British Columbia, Canada: Pathways to Improved Care for Patients and Families Impacted by Pregnancy Loss | The objectives of this research are to identify: (a) pregnancy loss rates, by type, in BC (since 2015); (b) current barriers and challenges to reporting and recording pregnancy losses in BC, (c) health system strategies and recommendations to more accurately capture pregnancy loss rates in BC, (d) critically needed pregnancy loss resources, and (e) future research priorities. |
| 2 | HSIAR0010778 | Prescription patterns and impacts of Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on renal patients in British Columbia | To address the important knowledge gaps surrounding the scale-up of iOAT for the treatment of OUD, and at the request of the provincial government, the BC Centre on Substance Use study team will lead a prospective observational study to monitor and evaluate outcomes related to the use of iOAT in BC. |
| 3 | HSIAR0011218 | Placental growth factor to reduce urgent maternal and neonatal transport in BC: A pilot study | This project aims to determine if Placental Growth Factor (PIGF) testing (a new blood test) can reduce the need for urgent neonatal transfer or unnecessary maternal relocation, by enabling better risk-stratification of high-risk pregnancies in BC. |
| 4 | HSIAR0011419 | Burden of pediatric RSV hospitalizations in British Columbia | The specific goals of this project are (1) to quantify the burden of RSV in children under 2 years of age by health conditions and demographics and (2) to build a risk stratification model for severe RSV infections in this age group. |
| 5 | HSIAR0011146 | Early Life Exposures to Wildfire Smoke and Respiratory Health Outcomes During Childhood | Our primary objective is to understand the effects of early life exposures to wildfire smoke on acute and chronic respiratory outcomes during childhood. Our secondary objective is to evaluate the effects of early life wildfire smoke exposures on childhood developmental outcomes. |
| 6 | HSIAR0011051 | Healthcare utilization among patients with orthopedic implants and metal hypersensitivity | To address the important knowledge gaps surrounding the scale-up of iOAT for the treatment of OUD, and at the request of the provincial government, the BC Centre on Substance Use study team will lead a prospective observational study to monitor and evaluate outcomes related to the use of iOAT in BC. |
| 7 | HSIAR0010104 | Technologies to Support Aging in the Home | Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in BC (CTAABC) |
| 8 | HSIAR0009457 | ISA with MECC | K to 12 Student Assessments, K to 12 Student Demographics and Achievements, K to 12 Student Learning Surveys, K to 12 Socio Economic Index (SES) |
| 9 | HSIAR0012298 | Emergency department use by people with musculoskeletal pain | Increased demand and inadequate service capacity are driving a crisis in emergency departments (Lavergne et al., 2022; Puri and Schmunk, 2023a, 2023b; Yao et al., 2023). One of the most common reasons people visit an emergency department is musculoskeletal pain (Johnston et al., 1998), but most musculoskeletal pain is best managed in a primary care setting or at home (Lin et al., 2020). In this exploratory study, we aim to describe how often adults with musculoskeletal pain visited an emergency department. |
| 10 | HSIAR0012117 | Atrial Ectopy for the Prediction of Incident Atrial Fibrillation | The primary purpose of this study is to establish whether characteristics of supraventricular ectopy on ambulatory ECG monitoring are independently predictive of the development of AF and adverse outcomes related to AF (e.g. stroke, heart failure and death). A secondary aim is to explore phenotypes of ectopy and their possible correlations with patients' comorbidity clusters. |
| 11 | HSIAR0012291 | The Road to Recovery Initiative | Objective 1: To identify substance use patterns and harms related to ongoing substance use following R2R service access. Objective 2: To characterize acute health care utilization patterns following R2R access. Objective 3: To evaluate substance use treatment trajectories over time and identify key redictors associated with favourable outcomes. Objective 4: To investigate health and well-being among study participants over time. Objective 5: To capture how R2R service access may have impacted study participants health. |
Project amendments
| # | Project Identifier | Project Title | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSIAR0012344 | CSP-VIHA (HDPOR007) | Team member change |
| 2 | HSIAR0012309 | RTVS LHS (UP009) | Extend data access term, Team member change |