The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) is a national collaboration that extracts and standardizes primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data to support population health research, disease surveillance, and quality improvement. This 2025 report outlines CPCSSN’s methodology for developing and validating EMR-based case definitions, which are standardized algorithms that accurately identify patients with […]
In this study, we examined the appropriateness of various denominator definitions to be used for CPCSSN data. Based on results from this study, we found the use of 2YCG or 3YCG created using table appropriate date variables with data from CPCSSN Encounters, Encounter Diagnosis, Medications and Billing tables provides a patient denominator that closely resembles […]
Abstract The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) provides a rich repository of electronic medical record (EMR) data from over 1,500 primary care providers and approximately 2 million patients across Canada. This report evaluates the applicability of CPCSSN data for mental health research, focusing on its utility in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring mental health […]
Morkem R, Salman A, Herman C, Shah R, Barber D. CPCSSN Data and Information Quality: An Opportunity for Enhancing Canadian Primary Care Data. Kingston, ON. Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network; April 2023. The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) is Canada’s first electronic medical record (EMR) surveillance system and aims to improve primary […]
In April 2022 CPCSSN released a report on potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Canadian primary care. The report represents a collaboration between CPCSSN and Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC). CWC is the national voice for reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in Canada. The CWC campaigns for healthcare providers and their organizations to […]
CPCSSN is currently studying antibiotic use and misuse in the context of the growing global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) issue. One of our ongoing projects aims to combine a prescribing app and feedback platform developed by the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) to create a new antimicrobial stewardship tool. This tool will be tested […]
Catch up on the latest updates from the BC-PHCRN. Click here for information regarding CPCSSN’s partnership with the University of British Columbia’s Innovation Support Unit on a COVID Immunization Preparedness Primary Care Clinic Toolkit, the SPOR PIHCI Network’s online seminar series, BC-PHCRN’s involvement in SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test summer clinical trials conducted at the University […]
In May 2021 CPCSSN released a report on the prevalence of common chronic conditions seen in Canadian primary care. The results confirm that chronic conditions constitute an appreciable burden on Canadian health care systems. Further, the report reveals a sex disparity in primary care service trends, with more adult females than adult males using these […]
Le Conseil canadien de la santé a fermé ses portes le 31 mars de cette année. Je me demande si cette fermeture du Conseil aura une incidence sur la réforme des soins de santé. Le Conseil était une agence nationale, publique et indépendante de production de rapports, créée en 2003 afin de surveiller les engagements […]
Nous tentons d’améliorer notre système de santé depuis ce qui semble être une éternité. Nous savons qu’il y a des problèmes : accès, temps d’attente et hausse des cas de maladies causées par le vieillissement de la population, entre autres. Nous savons également qu’au Canada, les soins de santé grugent plus de 40 % des budgets provinciaux, […]