Beliz Açan Osman

Senior Researcher

As a senior researcher, Beliz supports informed decision-making grounded in evidence and real-world needs. Using health and health services data, she lends her expertise to help us better understand the strengths and gaps in our health system, an integral part of driving change and accelerating improvement in health and healthcare throughout Saskatchewan.

Beliz’s responsibilities include guiding research teams through every aspect of the research process, from data access to establishment of analytical methodologies and development of study protocols. She also focuses on contributing to the foundational work around improving the infrastructure needed for research.

Since joining HQC in September 2010, Beliz has supported the development of multiple health system indicators and worked within various research collaborations that describe the quality of care and health service utilization patterns of people in Saskatchewan.

Beliz received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Bilkent University, Turkey, and her Master of Arts degree in Economics, with a specialization in health economics, from the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to HQC, she worked as a research coordinator at the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan and as a statistical assistant at the Saskatchewan Research Data Centre (SKY-RDC). She also served as the Co-lead, Data and Data Services Platform of the Saskatchewan Centre for Patient Oriented Research (SCPOR).