Grant: Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Travel Awards - Manitoba

Manitoba is blessed with a wide range of computer systems that contain healthcare data; however, these systems exists as 'stand-alone' entities that can often not communicate between one another. This application forwards a transformative vision to connect all of the clinical databases within the province. Doing so will improve the capacity, performance, and value of health resources. Using data to improve the function of our healthcare system is a provincial priority. To show how integrated data can also facilitate other Manitoba health priorities, we propose 5 embedded demonstration projects to improve primary care health services, mental health, and the health of Manitoba's disadvantaged First Nations community. Furthermore, the application includes a project to show how, using integrated datasets, pragmatic comparative trials can be conducted at minimal cost. Each embedded proposal utilizes innovative clinical trial methods that leverage existing data to improve patient health and the health of our system, all while minimizing cost.