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Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Patients living with traumatic spinal cord injury often require multiple medications, but taking multiple medications can lead to adverse side effects and drug interactions. This study uses linked health and medication data to find rates of and risk factors for polypharmacy, and identifies implications for clinical practice and medication review policy.

Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan V, Rotem-Kohavi N, Kwon B, Wong ST, Liu G, Sutherland JM. Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Approach in British Columbia, Canada. Neurotrauma Reports. 2026 May 31;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/neur.2025.0149. Read more

Recent Publications

Shillito J, Aghayan M, Jakobi JM, Jessri M, Liu-Ambrose T, Purcell SA. Menopause and hormone therapy in relation to dietary intake, physical activity, and sleep, and meeting lifestyle guidelines. Menopause. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002805. Online ahead of print. Read more

Mozaffari H, Imamura F, Murphy RA, Sharp SJ, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Jessri M, Ibsen DB, Dahm CC, Luján-Barroso L, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Colorado-Yohar SM, Guevara M, Jakszyn P, Panico S, Ricceri F, Rolandsson O, Schulze MB, Winkvist A, Conklin AI. Educational disparities in the association of protein diversity and type 2 diabetes: a multi-country population-based prospective case-cohort study. Eur J Nutr. 2026 Jun 6;65(4):152. doi: 10.1007/s00394-026-03980-2. Read more

Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan V, Rotem-Kohavi N, Kwon B, Wong ST, Liu G, Sutherland JM. Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Approach in British Columbia, Canada. 2026 May 31;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/neur.2025.0149. Read more

Guo MY, Li C, Karimuddin AA, Sutherland JM. A Population-Based Comparison of Wait Times for Common Elective General Surgery Procedures Between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in British Columbia. Healthc Policy. 2026 May;21(3):86-99. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27800. Read more

Sutherland JM. The Urgent Call for Reform in Surgical Policy Making in Canada. Healthc Policy. 2026 May;21(3):6-18. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27840. Read more

Okpani AI, Stucchi A, Cheng L, Hamza KL, Mooney D, Adu P, Zeitouny S, Grépin KA, Hutcheon J, Schummers L, Law MR. The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Northern Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data. Health Policy Plan. 2026 May 20;41(5):776-784. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czag045. Read more

Wang Y, Sutherland JM, Jessri M. Cardiovascular Disease Events and Life Expectancy Lost Attributable to Machine Learning-Derived Dietary Networks: Evidence from Canadian National Nutrition Survey Linked to Routinely Collected Administrative Databases. J Nutr. 2026 May 14:101598. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101598. Online ahead of print. Read more

Desai R, Hu K, Zhao B, Au S, Chen X, Flynn M, Irvine M, Sbihi H, Kinniburgh B, Sedgemore KO, Marchand K, Bartlett S, Janjua N, Crabtree A, Palis H. Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study. Front Psychiatry. 2026 May 7;17:1682481. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1682481. eCollection 2026. Read more

Murofushi K, Thomas D, Dhakal S, Park H, Kleinberg S, Salvia M, Jessri M, Kittrell H, Cataldo A. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Resource Guide: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Nutrition Joint Taskforce for Artificial Intelligence. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2026 Apr 2:156320. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2026.156320. Online ahead of print. Read more

Guo M, Bola R, Karimuddin A, Sutherland JM. In-hospital Wait Times for Emergency General Surgery: Do Immigrants Wait Longer? J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Apr 1. doi: 10.1007/s10903-026-01900-4. Online ahead of print. Read more

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