Health Data Analytics: Opportunities and Applications

Our program is co-developed by UBC leaders in medicine and data science to meet the emerging analytic needs of professionals working in the health sector.

Anita Palepu, MD is a Professor, Eric W. Hamber Chair, and the Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and Providence Health Care. She is the Co-Lead of the Data Science and Health (DASH) Cluster.

Raymond Ng, PhD is a professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia and the Director of the Data Science Institute. He is also the holder of the Canadian Research Chair on Data Science and Analytics.

Guest Instructors

• Brandon Wagar, PhD - Senior Director, Methodologies and Cross Sector Analysis, BC Ministry of Health; Adjunct Professor, School of Health Information Science, University of British Columbia
• Alexandra (Lexie) Flatt, MBA - Vice President, Pandemic Response & Chief Data Governance & Analytics Officer, Provincial Health Services Authority
• Eric Grafstein, MD - Regional Head, Department of Emergency Medicine & Chair, Regional Emergency Services Program, Providence Health Care & Vancouver Coastal Health
• Holly Longstaff, PhD - Director, Privacy and Access, Provincial Health Services Authority; Ethicist, BC Cancer Research Ethics Board
• Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD - Professor, School of Population and Public Health & Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia; Scientific Director, Population Data BC & Health Data Research Network Canada
• Antonio Avina-Zubieta, MD, PhD - Senior Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
• Lianping Ti, PhD - Research Scientist & Health Administrative Data Lead, BC Centre for Substance Use; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
• Richard Lester  MD - Director, Neglected Global Diseases Initiative & Associate Professor in Global Health, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Scientific & Executive Director, WelTel International mHealth Society
• Teresa Tsang, MD - Director, UBC-VGH Artificial Intelligence Echo Core Lab & VGH-UBC Echo Lab; Clinician Scientist & Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Co-Lead, Data Science and Health (DASH) Cluster
• Thalia Field, MD - Researcher, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health & Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
• Jennifer MacGregor, MBA - Vice President, Digital Patient and Provider Experience, Fraser Health Authority
• Jonathan Simkin, PhD - Scientific Director, BC Cancer Registry, BC Cancer
• Kevin Doerksen, PhD - Director, Department of Organizational Performance, BC Emergency Health Services
• Aline Talhouk, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia
• Yulia Egorova, PhD - Trainee Lead, Data Science and Health (DASH) Cluster
• Robert Bergen, PhD - Health Data Scientist, Data Science Institute, University of British Columbia
• Daniel Holmes, MD - Head & Medical Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital; Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
• Dr. Daniel Chen - Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, Master of Data Science, University of British Columbia
• Lynn Hancock, PhD - Director, Strategic Priorities Research and Reporting, Health Workforce Planning and Implementation, BC Ministry of Health