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

Hoben M, Shrestha S, Dampf H, Hogan DB, McGrail K, Knopp-Sihota J, Maxwell CJ. Association Between Organizational Context and Resident Pain in Assisted Living: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Nov;39(11):e70005. doi: 10.1002/gps.70005. Read more

Hardiman S, Fradet G, Kuramoto L, Law M, Robinson S, Sobolev B. The effect of coronary revascularization treatment timing on mortality in patients with stable ischemic heart disease in British Columbia. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 24;19(10):e0303222. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303222. eCollection 2024. Read more

Lavoie JG, Clark W, McDonnell L, Toor J, Nickel N, Anang P, Kusugak MA, Evaluardjuk-Palmer T, Brown N, Voisey Clark G, Wong S, Sanguins J. Inuit mental health service utilisation in Manitoba: results from the qanuinngitsiarutiksait study. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2413228. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2413228. Epub 2024 Oct 14. Read more

McGrail KM, Teng J, Bentley C, O'Doherty KC, Burgess MM. Research data use in a digital society: a deliberative public engagement. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2024 Oct 14;9(1):2372. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v9i1.2372. eCollection 2024. Read more

Sutherland JM. Engaging Canadians in Health Policy Is No Trivial Matter. Healthc Policy. 2024 Sep;20(SP):6-9. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2024.27418. Read more

Bond M, Charest-Morin R, Street J, Fisher C, Dea N, Singh S, Paquet J, Abraham E, Bailey C, Weber M, Nataraj A, Attabib N, Kelly A, Rampersaud R, Manson N, Phan P, Thomas K, Soroceanu A, LaRue B, Ahn H, Marion T, Christie S, Glennie A, Zhi W, Hall H, Sutherland JM. The Influence of Wait Time on Surgical Outcomes in Elective Lumbar Degenerative Spine Conditions: A Retrospective Multicentre Cohort Study. Global Spine J. 2024 Sep 25:21925682241287463. doi: 10.1177/21925682241287463. Online ahead of print. Read more

Jacobs AC, Jessri M. Canadian Dietary Intakes Assessed by Nutrient Profiling Models and Association with Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2024 Sep 24:1-8. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2024-017. Online ahead of print. Read more

Wickham ME, McGrail KM, Law MR, Cragg A, Hohl CM. Re-Exposure to Culprit Medication Following Adverse Drug Event Diagnosis in Canadian Emergency Department Patients: A Cohort Study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024 Sep;33(9):e70012. doi: 10.1002/pds.70012. Read more

Dennis BB, Bowles J, Johnson C, De Wolfe T, Mundel E, Fast D, Boyd J, Fleury M, Bach P, Fairbairn N, Socías ME, Ti L, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Felicella G, Morgan J, Eekhoudt CR, McGrail K, Richardson L, Ryan A, Mbuagbaw L, Guyatt G, Nolan S. Road to Recovery: protocol for a mixed-methods prospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a new model of substance use care in a Canadian setting. BMJ Open. 2024 Sep 17;14(9):e090608. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090608. Read more

Sharma K, Brophy S, Law M, Sriram V. Health worker protests and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis. Bull World Health Organ. 2024 Sep 1;102(9):650-656. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.290330. Epub 2024 Jul 4. Read more

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