As a leader of independent, policy relevant research and graduate training, UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is dedicated to fostering visionary research within a collaborative and innovative research environment. Our work engages and informs health policy on issues that matter to Canadians.

Recent Publications

Li SS, McGrail K, Rosychuk RJ, Law MR, Hohl CM; Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) investigators for the Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers. Outcomes for people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19 presenting to emergency departments in Canada, compared with housed patients. CMAJ. 2025 Mar 10;197(9):E236-E243. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241282. Read more

Sharma K, Cheng L, Dormuth CR, McGrail KM, De Vera MA, Clement F, McCracken RK, Mamdani M, Law MR. The impact of eliminating out-of-pocket payments for medicines on low-income households: a controlled interrupted time series analysis using linked administrative data from British Columbia. Health Policy. 2025 Feb 17;155:105270. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105270. Online ahead of print. Read more

Phagau NN, Kaur P, Nitschke A, Law MR, Guhn M, Oberlander TF, Hanley GE. Prenatal depression and child developmental vulnerability. Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan 24. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-03846-z. Online ahead of print. Read more

Orach J, Adhikari SP, Dev R. Influence of Sex and Gender on Adherence to Self-care Behaviors for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management in the Global Context: A Systematic Review. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2025 Jan 10. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001173. Online ahead of print. Read more

Lukey A, Sowamber R, Huntsman D, Pearce CL, Howard AF, Meza R, Law MR, Phung MT, Hanley GE. Evaluating ovarian cancer risk-reducing salpingectomy acceptance: a survey. Cancer Res Commun. 2025 Jan 9. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-24-0566. Online ahead of print. Read more

Vijh R, Waheed Z, Peterson S, Bunka M, Pang N, Edwards L, Ghanbarian S, Wong G, Cressman S, Riches L, Austin J, Bryan S, Hoens A, McGrail K. Relationship between pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder and healthcare utilisation in British Columbia, Canada: a retrospective population-based cohort. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 20;14(12):e078287. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078287. Read more

Yusuf FLA, Karim ME, Gustafson P, Sutherland JM, Zhu F, Zhao Y, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. The misclassification of depression and anxiety disorders in the multiple sclerosis prodrome: A probabilistic bias analysis. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 17;101:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.12.006. Online ahead of print. Read more

Hermansen A, Pollard S, McGrail K, Bansback N, Regier DA. Heuristics Identified in Health Data-Sharing Preferences of Patients With Cancer: Qualitative Focus Group Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Dec 17;26:e63155. doi: 10.2196/63155. Read more

Wong ST, Thandi M, Martin-Misener R, Johnston S, Hogg W, Burge F. Transforming community-based primary health care delivery through comprehensive performance measurement and reporting: examining the influence of context. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Dec 4;25(1):410. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02659-z. Read more

King C, Lavergne MR, McGrail K, Strumpf EC; Quebec-British Columbia Patient Enrolment Project Team. Reporting a regular medical doctor index: A new measure of patient-physician affiliation for health administrative data. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 2;19(12):e0314381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314381. eCollection 2024. Read more

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