Email Newsletter: November 2013
Sent by: Lisa Lix
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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The focus of this month’s newsletter is on software tools for evaluating data quality and modifying or correcting data to address deficiencies in quality. Researchers and analysts often seek to implement program code that can be used to…
Email Newsletter: November 2013
Sent by: Lisa Lix
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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The PHAC’s arthritis website which includes links to arthritis related reports and publications.
The Chronic Disease Surveillance Division at the Public Health Agency of Canada has recently launched the following data cube on its public website: Arthritis in Canada Update
Using a nationally representative sample of 25,978 Canadians aged 15 years and older from the 2010-11 Canadian Community Health Survey, this data cube provides the latest statistics on the impact of arthritis on Canadians.
Video with Dr. Diane Lacaille, Rheumatologist at the University of British Columbia and Research Scientist at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Biologics use by rheumatoid arthritis patients was associated with a 25% reduction in the risk of premature death, compared to patients without exposure to biologics, based on data from a population-based study of more than 4,000 patients. Dr. Diane Lacaille of the Arthritis Research Center of Canada discusses the results at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.
Dr. Antonio Avina, MD, PhD
How arthritis causes heart attacks, strokes and blood clots