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.
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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
Recent Publications
Garrison SR, Bakal JA, Kolber MR, Korownyk CS, Green LA, Kirkwood JEM, McAlister FA, Padwal RS, Lewanczuk R, Hill MD, Singer AG, Katz A, Kelmer MD, Gayayan A, Campbell FN, Vucenovic A, Archibald NR, Yeung JMS, Youngson ERE, McGrail K, O'Neill BG, Greiver M, Manca DP, Wang T, Manns BJ, Mangin DA, MacLean C, McCormack J, Wong ST, Norris C, Allan GM. Interaction Between Chronotype and the Timing of Antihypertensive Medication on Cardiovascular Events and Death. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 9:e044278. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.044278. Online ahead of print. Read more
Gilbert SZ, Ford JD, Clark DG, Turner L, Fawehinmi TO, Caughey A, Stadnyk S, Kaminsky L, Pérez-Escamilla R, Jessri M, Hawley NL, Dubrow R. Retail food sales in Nunavut, Canada not impacted by short-term weather-related inaccessibility of trails used for Inuit subsistence harvesting. Environ Res Food Syst. 2025 Dec 1;2(4):045001. doi: 10.1088/2976-601X/adf5c9. Epub 2025 Sep 25. Read more
Tsuei SH, McGrail K, Law M, Stucchi A, Hedden L. How do medical and social contexts affect telemedicine efficiency and quality? A propensity-score matching protocol in Canada's primary care. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 23;15(9):e097225. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097225. Read more
Greiver M, Dahrouge S, Manca DP, Singer AG, Jean-Xavier C, Kosowan L, Pathiraja H, Grandy M, Lussier MT, Aubrey-Bassler K, O'Brien T, Authier M, Dev R, Garies S. Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research (SPIDER) framework: Eight legs of success for running projects in primary care practices. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Sep;71(9):572-573. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7109572. Read more
Krebs E, Weymann D, Bubela T, Regier DA. How life-cycle real-world evidence can bridge evidentiary gaps in precision oncology. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Sep 2;12:1563950. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1563950. eCollection 2025. Read more
Pervan M, Sutherland JM. The Opportunity for Canada and Australia to Learn From One Another's Health Systems. Healthc Policy. 2025 Aug;20(4):6-20. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27667. Read more
Garies S, Pathiraja DH, Mcbrien KA, Dickinson JA, Crampton N, Eastwood CA, Southern DA, Van Boven K, Napel HT, O'beirne M, Singer A, Olagundoye O, Denny K, Campbell DJT, Mcdonald T, Drummond N, Quan H, Lee A, Smekal M, Ghali WA, Dev R, Williamson T. Canadian Family Physician Preferences on Updating the Classification System for Health Conditions and Related Issues. Healthc Policy. 2025 Aug;20(4):57-69. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27663. Read more
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
Ehman M, Sharma K, Weymann D, Maroilley T, Mohajeri A, Lehman A, Tarailo-Graovac M, Jones SJM, Marra MA, Wasserman WW, Caron NR, Arbour L, Regier DA. The cost and cost trajectory of genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis for Indigenous children with suspected rare diseases. Genet Med. 2025 Aug 23:101568. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101568. Online ahead of print. Read more
Krebs E, Weymann D, Lim HJ, Yip S, Regier DA. Determining the Survival Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Multi-Gene Panel Sequencing in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With Super Learning Approaches. Health Serv Res. 2025 Aug 13:e70009. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70009. Online ahead of print. Read more
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CIHR Grant Success – Primary Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization and Engagement Rapid Response (PRIME)
October 2025: CHSPR and School of Nursing faculty member Sabrina Wong is the nominated principal applicant on a successful $3M CIHR grant (plus $3M in matching funds) which will help fund the Canadian Primary Care Research Consortium (CPCRC) to build strategic partnerships to drive measurable change in primary health care (PHC) access and integration.
Upcoming Events
Meena Rafiq, University College London Kirsten Marchand, University of BC and Foundry BCCHSPR Seminar | Linking Primary Care Records to Improve Early Cancer Diagnosis
Oct 15, 2025, 12:30-1:30 pm PTCHSPR Seminar | Examining the Individual, Community, and System-level Impacts of Innovative Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Youth in BC
Oct 28, 2025, 12-1 pm PT
Past Events
Ehsan Karim, UBC School of Population and Public Health Alex Lukey, School of Population and Public Health Daniel Buchman, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Sabrina Wong, University of BCCHSPR Seminar | Boosting Real-World Evidence in Health Services
Sept 25, 2025, 12-1 pm PT
View the seminar slidesCHSPR Seminar | Evolving Strategies for Ovarian Cancer Prevention: Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy
June 10, 12-1 pm PT
Watch the seminar recordingCHSPR/CAE Seminar | Ethical Challenges and Opportunities of Palliative Psychiatry
May 27, 12-1 pm PTCHSPR Seminar | Creating an Enduring Primary Care Data Asset in BC
Apr 22, 2025, 12:00-12:45 pm PT
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