Breaking Barriers: Distributed Analysis for Multi-regional Research

This is an exclusive webinar introducing a groundbreaking methodological innovation designed to transform how researchers conduct multi-regional studies. Traditional data-sharing models often face roadblocks related to privacy and regulatory compliance. Distributed analysis offers a powerful alternative: enabling researchers to analyze data across multiple regions without physically pooling datasets. In this session, you’ll learn: • How distributed analysis works and what makes it different from centralized approaches • Real-world examples where the method has unlocked new collaborative opportunities • Key benefits for privacy, scalability and regulatory compliance • Practical guidance on how to get started with the Data Access Support Hub (DASH) at HDRN Canada Whether you’re conducting multi-regional public health research, managing clinical trials, or collaborating across institutions, this webinar will give you helpful tools to support you with your research. About the Speakers: Carrie-Anne Whyte is a Program Lead with HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub. She is located at the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), an HDRN member organization, where she has worked for the last decade. Her areas of focus include analysis, methodology and health data. Prior to her career at CIHI and HDRN Canada, Carrie-Anne held roles with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Carrie-Anne holds a Master of Public Health from McGill University. Dr. Jean-François Ethier is a clinician scientist and professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Computer Science at the Université de Sherbrooke. He practices as an incumbent physician in the Internal Medicine Department of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS). Dr. Ethier leads the technological development at HDRN Canada and co-leads the Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en informatique de la santé. His research program is also deployed, in collaboration with French colleagues, through his work as an associate researcher at INSERM. This collaboration has led to the creation of the French-Canadian network Ensemble, for rare diseases. Land Acknowledgement: We respectfully acknowledge that HDRN Canada is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the ʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, whom we acknowledge as the traditional owners and caretakers of those lands.