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Digital Health & Discovery Platform
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We combine Canadian expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and precision medicine to improve healthcare for Canadians. www.dhdp.ca

Led by the Terry Fox Research Institute @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social
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We're hiring! Do you know our new team members!
www.dhdp.ca/about/careers

National Director: must be authorized to work in Canada. English language required.

Data Product Owner: focus on data strategy and solutioning, governance, and interoperability.
Please share! #CdnSci #AI #precisionmedicine
Calling leaders within AI, data discovery, precision medicine & healthcare technology!
We are looking for an experienced industry professional to join our team as National Director, DHDP. Open until the role is filled. Full details: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
December 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Sharing an upcoming webinar on big data and precision medicine; registration details in the link below!
🍁Join us for the next event in our MOHCCN Seminar Series🍁

This virtual event will feature short, plain-language presentations by recipients of our Health Informatics & Data Science Award!

📆: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025
⌚: 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 1pm AT / 1:30pm NT

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December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Very exciting - seeing the attention that this data sharing pilot project is gathering from coast to coast!

#CdnSci 🧪
🧬📰 Gold Cohort in the Media 🧬📰

Since its announcement in September, our Data Sharing and Use Pilot program has captured the attention of news outlets nationwide.

Explore the inspiring stories showcasing the Gold Cohort and our Data Sharing and Use Pilot projects ▶️ tinyurl.com/2ndvudf8
Data Sharing and Use Pilot program captures national media attention
The Data Sharing and Use Pilot program has captured the attention of news outlets nationwide.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Access to big data helps accelerate #PrecisionOncology research because it’s easier to see patterns and correlations with more data. Also from this information, clinicians can pick the drugs that will work in their patients and personalize therapy for success. #PMAM #precisionmedicine
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Stay in touch! Learn more about the Digital Health & Discovery Platform in our e-newsletter. buff.ly/bMQLBgR
Subscribe for updates/ abonnez-vous à notre newsletter buff.ly/aVFlCiy
#CdnSci #AI #PrecisionMedicine #CdnSci #MachineLearning
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Meet the Team!
Our Program Manager & Partnerships Developer, Ashley Girgis took part in The Data Frontier Podcast: Connecting the Healthcare Data Ecosystem: Privacy, Platforms, and Patient Trust, talking about healthcare data and the DHDP with host Patricia Thaine
www.linkedin.com/posts/patric...?
#healthcaredata #digitalhealth #healthinformatics #dataprivacy #aiinhealthcare #healthtech | Patricia Thaine
New episode of The Data Frontier Podcast: "Connecting the Healthcare Data Ecosystem: Privacy, Platforms, and Patient Trust" I sat down with Ashley Girgis, MHI from the Terry Fox Research Institute an...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
DHDP Executive Committe member, Rodney J. Ouellette is speaking at the Canadian Open Data Society / Communauté canadienne des données ouvertes summit: Governance in the Digital Age: Unlocking Public Value Through Data

Check out the schedule and register thru this link: opendatasummit.ca/register
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
On World Pancreatic Cancer Day, we're exploring data and AI in action for research into cancer behaviour, pinpointing its weaknesses for targeted personalized therapy & creating non-invasive diagnostics for early detection.
#WPCD #precisiononcology
www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/our-research...
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What is Federated Learning?
Listen as Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh, our DHDP subject matter expert in UI and UX, user/usability testing explains how a federated approach preserves patient privacy and security. lnkd.in/gxp5Nt6V

Read how this approach is put into action: lnkd.in/e4M6eHYP
Federated data sharing: Protecting privacy and expanding research in healthcare | Reuben Hall posted on the topic | LinkedIn
In our recent interview with Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh on the Moving Digital Health podcast, we explored federated data sharing. Instead of pulling sensitive data into one central system, research...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
We're hiring! Do you know our new team members!
www.dhdp.ca/about/careers

National Director: must be authorized to work in Canada. English language required.

Data Product Owner: focus on data strategy and solutioning, governance, and interoperability.
Please share! #CdnSci #AI #precisionmedicine
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Delighted to share this news from one of our Platform supporters and former Executive Committee member. Congratulations!
I am honoured to step into the role of @uhn.ca
Executive AI Scientific Director and Co-Director of the
@uhnaihub.bsky.social

This is a major opportunity to accelerate how we bring responsible, transparent and effective AI into patient care, research, education and operations across UHN.
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
World Diabetes Day Nov 14: the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting. Along with Best, Macleod and Collip, he put insulin into action for treating diabetes.
Insulin revolutionized treatment in 1922; today's researchers continue the revolution, using data and AI to improve clinical management and care.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
#AMSfunding webinar November 18, 2025
Applications open; see the link below.
#AI #CdnSci #healthcaretech
We are now accepting applications for 2026 AMS Healthcare Compassion & Artificial Intelligence funding!

There is $1.5 million in funding available for research on the impact of digital tech and AI on compassionate health care.

More details here:
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#AMSfunding
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Connect with us!
Are you attending HDRN's sold-out Pan-Canadian OMOP Common Data Model Engagement Event in Toronto next week? We're always happy to talk data; let us know if you'd like to connect.
www.dhdp.ca/contact-us
Pan-Canadian OMOP Common Data Model Engagement Event
This pan-Canadian event brings together teams using the OMOP common data model to advance research collaboration across Canada and beyond.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
World Neuroendocrine Cancer Day
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“easily missed” #NETCancerDay
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Precision Medicine Month November 2025
#PMAM #PrecisionMedicineMonth
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Indeed a great day for cancer research. Congratulations to the @marathonofhope.bsky.social team and to @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social
#CdnSci #PrecisionMedicine
Today is a great day for cancer research in Canada and, more importantly, for the health of all Canadians! We sincerely thank the Government of Canada for its ongoing commitment to improve the lives of Canadians diagnosed with cancer through the work of the Network.

Full statement ▶️ bit.ly/4oSuFhp
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Congratulations!
#PrecisionMedicine #CdnSci
September was a record-breaking month for the Network!

🎆 919 full genomic profiles and clinical data from 1,036 patients were added to our Gold Cohort, the biggest monthly jump ever!

This brings our total number of full genomes sequenced to 11,562 and of complete cases to 6,836!

#FinishIt
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Want to know more about #AIinhealthcare? - deadline for registration; stay current and get ahead in #GenerativeAI news and innovation in medicine
📣 Registration for the 2025 T-CAIREM Conference CLOSES Nov. 6 @ 11:59 pm!
🗓️ Nov 14 2025 in Toronto
🎤 The Evolution of #GenerativeAI
💡 Panels, debates & talks with leading #AI & #medicine experts
🔗 https://ow.ly/I7bO50WS6RC

#AIinMedicine #AI #HealthAI #MedTech #AIinHealthcare
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Bulletin #5: Sandbox is now open! Notre bac à sable DHDP est ouvert
Read more/Lire la suite: mailchi.mp/d2697e4f7d18...
Subscribe for more updates/ abonnez-vous à notre newsletter #CdnSci #AI #PrecisionMedicine
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We're hiring! Maybe you know our next Cloud Engineer, Data Product Owner or National Director?
Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
Please share
#CdnSci #precisionmedicine #AI
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
DHDP il s’agit d’une plateforme permettant de partager en toute sécurité des données cliniques et des données de recherche en santé; des caractéristiques de sécurité renforcées sont intégrées au système en vue d’assurer la protection de la confidentialité et de la vie privée des patients.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Heading in to fall and our DHDP sandbox is open for testing not one but two Platform versions in the run up to January 2026’s fully merged product. This is a great opportunity for users to jump in and get familiar with the Platform and drive its future development. www.dhdp.ca/updates/news...
DHDP sandbox is open for testing
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform DHDP sandbox is open for user testing; a step closer to full Platform functionality for accelerating precision medicine research through AI and machine learning...
www.dhdp.ca
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Le bac à sable DHDP est prêt à tester non pas 1, mais 2 versions de la Plateforme avant le lancement du produit final en janvier 2026. C'est une excellente occasion pour les utilisateurs de se familiariser avec la Plateforme et de contribuer à son développement futur. www.dhdp.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Notre bac à sable DHDP est ouvert
L’automne n’est pas encore arrivé, et le bac à sable DHDP est prêt à tester non pas une, mais deux versions de la Plateforme avant le lancement du produit final en janvier 2026. C'est une excellente o...
www.dhdp.ca
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
You probably know our next National Director! Please share.
Calling leaders within AI, data discovery, precision medicine & healthcare technology!
We are looking for an experienced industry professional to join our team as National Director. Open until the role is filled: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM