Data Linkage Symposium 2023

The 2023 Data Linkage Symposium was held on 16 November 2023. Please see the 2023 Program of Speakers for details about the presentations. Click on the links below to view the slides for each presentation.

For further information about the data linkage service within the Statistical Services Branch please see the Queensland Data linkage Framework or Data Linkage in Queensland.

Presentations

TopicPresentersView slides
Symposium openingMichael Walsh, A/Director-General, Queensland Health 
Data linkage – what it is and how we do itRaymond Daniel, Manager Data Linkage, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland HealthDownload
How to request linked data and linkage servicesAnn Harrington, Principal Linkage Officer, Client Services, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland HealthDownload
The linkage landscape – what data is being linked and how it is being usedDr Trisha Johnston, Director, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland HealthDownload
Queensland Health Data Dictionary and researcher portalPiyumi Jagathweera, Principal Statistical Data Standards Officer, Statistical Standards and Strategies Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland HealthDownload
National data linkage initiativesNatalie Cooper, A/Group Head of Data Governance and Integration Group, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
Supporting access to linked data via the National Integrated Health Services Information serviceLloyd McIlroy, Client Services Officer, Client Services, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland HealthDownload
Real-world data usage at the Queensland Digital Health CentreProfessor Jason Pole, Deputy Director, Queensland Digital Health Centre, The University of QueenslandDownload
Using linked ieMR data to support operational and clinical decisions

Dr Justin Boyle, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre

Dr Hamed Hassanzadeh, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre

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Informing service delivery for patients with chronic kidney disease – the Advancing Kidney Care Information SolutionAlison Kelly, Manager, Advanced Kidney Care Information Solution, Health Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence QueenslandDownload
Use of linked data to inform road safety strategy, policy and practice in QueenslandAssociate Professor Angela Watson, MAIC Principal Research Fellow and Program Lead, Road Safety Data Bureau, Department of Transport and Main RoadsDownload
Informing public health service delivery - COVID and influenza case and vaccination linkageProfessor Ross Andrews, Senior Consultant Epidemiologist, Office of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland HealthDownload
Chronic Kidney Disease Queensland Database and RegistryDr Vishal Diwan, Research/Program Manager, Centre for Chronic Disease, Faculty of Medicine, The University of QueenslandDownload

Michael Walsh, A/Director-General, Queensland Health  
Symposium 2023 Opening

Raymond Daniel, Manager Data Linkage, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
Data linkage – what it is and how we do it

Ann Harrington, Principal Linkage Officer, Client Services, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
How to request linked data and linkage services

Dr Trisha Johnston, Director, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
The linkage landscape – what data is being linked and how it is being used 

Piyumi Jagathweera, Principal Statistical Data Standards Officer, Statistical Standards and Strategies Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
Queensland Health Data Dictionary and researcher portal 

Lloyd McIlroy, Client Services Officer, Client Services, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
Supporting access to linked data via the National Integrated Health Services Information service

Professor Jason Pole, Deputy Director, Queensland Digital Health Centre, The University of Queensland
Real-world data usage at the Queensland Digital Health Centre 

Alison Kelly, Manager, Advanced Kidney Care Information Solution, Health Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence Queensland
Informing service delivery for patients with chronic kidney disease – the Advancing Kidney Care Information Solution 

Associate Professor Angela Watson, MAIC Principal Research Fellow and Program Lead, Road Safety Data Bureau, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Use of linked data to inform road safety strategy, policy and practice in Queensland 

Professor Ross Andrews, Senior Consultant Epidemiologist, Office of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland Health
Informing public health service delivery - COVID and influenza case and vaccination linkage 

Dr Vishal Diwan, Research/Program Manager, Centre for Chronic Disease, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Chronic Kidney Disease Queensland Database and Registry

Last updated: 11 December 2023