Session 9 - Indigenous Health Data and Research at ICES 

The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) leads cutting-edge studies that evaluate healthcare delivery and outcomes. The institute has worked closely with Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) partners to develop data governance and sharing agreements, aligning with the Indigenous Data Governance Principles. In this session, Graham Mecredy will discuss about Indigenous Health Data and Research at ICES.

Learning objectives:

1. To understand who ICES is and how we work with Indigenous partners
2. Considerations when working with Indigenous data
3. Learn about the governance of Indigenous data
4. Discover what types of Indigenous data reside at ICES

About the speaker:

Graham Mecredy is a staff scientist within the ICES. He completed an MSc degree in community health and epidemiology from Queen’s University, and a BSc (honours) degree in health sciences from the University of Ottawa. Graham first joined ICES in 2013 as an epidemiologist working in the Chronic Disease Program, primarily with the COPD research team.

In his current role at ICES, Graham works directly with Indigenous partners and communities on analytic projects to produce research outputs that are tailored to their unique challenges and needs. He has also been working closely with the Chiefs of Ontario, a province wide organization representing the 133 First Nations in Ontario, to produce research for First Nations communities using First Nations survey data, while following the princliples of OCAP^®.