Lee, Jennifer J. Y. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5300-2662
Bernatsky, Sasha http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9515-2802
Benchimol, Eric I. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-3598
Kuenzig, M. Ellen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3984-8426
Kwong, Jeffrey C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7820-2046
Li, Qing http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7139-464X
Widdifield, Jessica http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-0460
Funding for this research was provided by:
James McGill Professor of Medicine
Northbridge Financial Corporation Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Public Health Agency of Canada
Arthritis Society Stars Career Development Award
Article History
Received: 17 September 2023
Accepted: 22 May 2024
First Online: 30 May 2024
Declarations
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: None.
: Projects that use data collected by ICES under Sect. 45 of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and use no other data, are exempt from research ethics board review. The use of the data in this project was authorized under Sect. 45 and approved by ICES’ Privacy and Legal Office. ICES is a prescribed entity under PHIPA. Section 45 of PHIPA authorizes ICES to collect personal health information, without consent, for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management of, evaluation or monitoring of, the allocation of resources to or planning for all or part of the health system.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: It was not possible to involve patients or the public in the design, or conduct, or reporting. Patient partners will be involved in knowledge dissemination.