Ontario Asthma Surveillance Information System
The Ontario Asthma Surveillance Information System (OASIS) was created to provide a population-based longitudinal surveillance system for asthma. It contains information on:
- Incidence and prevalence of asthma in Ontario
- Asthma related morbidity and mortality
- Health care utilization by people with a diagnosis of asthma
- Provider practice patterns with respect to the treatment of asthma, and
- Other asthma relevant data.
OASIS will help the Ontario provincial government, researchers, and non-government agencies to improve asthma-related health planning, surveillance, health economic analysis, policy research and development, public education, public accountability, program evaluation, research, and professional education.
Upcoming report
A new investigative report on the burden of asthma on Ontarians aged 0-99 years is coming in Fall 2008.
International Conference
Preliminary results of OASIS - Phase III were presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference held May 16-21 2008 in Toronto, Canada.