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Private Surgical Centres: An Outlet for Hospitals Bursting at the Seams?

Wait times for planned surgeries have increased beyond clinical recommendations in Canadian provinces for many surgeries. The causes of lengthening wait times are complex, but provinces have increasingly turned to contracts with private surgical centres to increase the number of surgeries. Jason Sutherland and Trafford Crump provide commentary reviewing key policy issues associated with provincial governments contracting for-profit surgical centres through the lens of the Quadruple Aim framework.

Sutherland JS, Crump T. Private Surgical Centres: An Outlet for Hospitals Bursting at the Seams? Commentary. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Aug 2025. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0449917. Read more

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Aggarwal M, Wong ST, Tricco AC, Turin TC, Lofters A, Agarwal G, Bhattacharyya B, Bourgeault IL. Breaking barriers: A study protocol on unveiling gender, racial and other intersectional dynamics in post-secondary institutions and identifying solutions for advancing primary care and public health research. PLoS One. 2026 Mar 17;21(3):e0344467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344467. eCollection 2026. Read more

Dalsania KA, Ménard A, Sundararaman S, Rahgozar A, de Lima S, Lu X, Al-Ali A, Singh K, Hakimjavadi R, Yan H, Sethuram C, Bergman H, LaPlante J, McIsaac D, Rahimi SA, Sourial N, Thandi M, Wong S, Liddy C, Bandeen-Roche K, Karunananthan S. Use of Conventional Artificial Intelligence Methods in the Identification of Frailty: A Scoping Review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70387. Online ahead of print. Read more

Grover T, Krebs E, Weymann D, Ehman M, Regier DA. Advancing the science of qualitative patient preference assessment using large language models. PLOS Digit Health. 2026 Mar 12;5(3):e0001263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001263. eCollection 2026 Mar. Read more

Sutherland JM. Do Politics and Healthcare Intersect in 2026? Healthc Policy. 2026 Feb;21(2):6-18. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27798. Read more

Guo MY, Karimuddin AA, Bond M, Sutherland JM. Barriers and Solutions to Healthcare Access for Immigrants in Canada. Healthc Policy. 2026 Feb;21(2):19-27. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27653. Read more

Heybati K, Jacox N, Satkunasivam R, Salles A, Coburn N, Detsky AS, Mamas MA, Ko DT, Alam F, Zipursky J, Yu AYX, Sutherland JM, Wallis CJD, Jerath A. Physician Age and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Feb 25. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-10163-y. Online ahead of print. Read more

Shuldiner J, Ragunathan A, Mohammed J, Katz A, Andiappan M, Barber D, Condon A, Garber G, Kiran T, Hysong S, Schoon J, Martin D, Wong ST, Ivers N. Mapping policies, regulations, and practice supports for medical office assistants in primary care: a scoping review. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03222-8. Online ahead of print. Read more

Lougheed P, Wuerth K, Mallia E, Lawrence B, Fleming K, Wenger M, Marchand K, Tee K, Barbic S. Understanding the Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Youths Accessing In-Person and Virtual Peer Support Services. Psychiatr Serv. 2026 Feb 18:appips20240389. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240389. Online ahead of print. Read more

Ndateba I, Havaei F, Haase KR, Hogg W, Martin-Misener R, Wong ST. Association between team functioning and self-efficacy and quality of life for primary care patients in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2026 Feb 12;27:e20. doi: 10.1017/S1463423626100887. Read more

T Vaillancourt V, Poirier MD, Fournier A, Wong ST, Poitras ME. Design and Performance of an Email-Based Patient Recruitment Campaign in Primary Care Research: A Formative Secondary Analysis. JMIR Hum Factors. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.2196/67088. Online ahead of print. Read more

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