Considerations for collecting data on race and Indigenous identity during health card renewal across Canadian jurisdictions

#Key Points

  • Canada’s health care systems do not routinely collect self-reported race and Indigenous identity data and often lack a standardized and consistent approach to data collection that would permit comparisons between organizations or jurisdictions.

POPLAR, the Primary Care Ontario Practice-Based Learning and Research Network

Some of the most substantial opportunities for transformative care, QI and research lie within primary care. Clinical research in primary care means that results are more generalizable to daily practice. Primary care practice-based learning and research networks are key building blocks for knowledge production, dissemination and practice improvement. 

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