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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

Hastings KG, Liu G, Marchand K, Gadermann A, Sutherland JM, Jenkins E, Barbic SP. Characteristics of youth reporting suicidal ideation in an integrated youth services initiative in British Columbia, Canada (2018-2023): a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2026 Sep 15;26(1):870. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-07543-6. Read more

Jalali S, Hu X, Sobolev B, Jessri M. Dietary Guideline Adherence and All-Cause Mortality: A Target Trial Emulation of Universal and Equity-Targeted Strategies Among Canadian Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Sep 14:108575. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108575. Online ahead of print. Read more

Kamali-Sarvestani M, Yip S, Bhang E, Usman F, Alex D, Ng T, Laskin J, Lim H, Chia S, Ko-Leong J, Sabag S, Pollard S, Weymann D, Regier D, Chau N, Ho C. Molecular characterization of salivary cancers: Patterns of genomic alterations and potential for impact on therapeutic choices. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2026 Sep 7;49:101407. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2026.101407. Online ahead of print. Read more

Pervan M, Sutherland JM. Long-Stay Patients and the Curious Case of Disappearing Hospital Beds in Canada and Australia. Healthc Policy. 2026 Aug;21(4):6-18. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27902. Read more

Hirani S, Balachandran S, Dev R, Lee K, Carter M. Mapping the evidence on racialized mothers' postpartum mental health in Canada: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One. 2026 Aug 26;21(8):e0352132. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0352132. eCollection 2026. Read more

Pathiraja DH, McBrien K, Dickinson J, Crampton N, Eastwood CA, Southern D, van Boven K, Napel HT, Singer AG, O'Beirne M, Denny K, McDonald T, Olagundoye O, Campbell DJT, Drummond N, Quan H, Dev R, Ghali WA, Williamson T, Garies S. Updating Canada's diagnostic coding system for physician billing: Exploring family physician perspectives of ICD-11 and ICPC-3. Can Fam Physician. 2026 Jul-Aug;72(7-8):e244-e253. doi: 10.46747/cfp.720708e244. Read more

Valle Soto L, Manges A, Gadermann A, Thamboo A, Sutherland JM. Systemic Corticosteroid Dispensing Patterns Among Patients with Sinonasal Polyps: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Jan-Dec;55:19160216261466629. doi: 10.1177/19160216261466629. Epub 2026 Jul 22. Read more

Liu C, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee CK, Bazzarelli A, Liu G, Crump T, Sutherland J, McKevitt EC. Age-stratified difference in patient-reported health-related quality of life following breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2026 Jul 10;218(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10549-026-08028-x. Read more

Beresford A, Bicknell M, Dasgupta DP, Ghirmay ET, Jafari M, Mondol MH, Xie M, Schulmeister S, Sutherland JM. The Quintuple Aim Can’t Get There From Here? Conference Summary. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Jul 2026. Read more

Rotem-Kohavi N, Xu J, Waheed Z, Fallah N, Bond M, Sutherland JM, Ailon T, Charest-Morin R, Dandurand C, Dea N, Evaniew N, Fisher CG, Paquette S, Street J, Townson A, Vu V, Willms R, Chong M, Noonan VK, Kwon BK, Dvorak MF. Role of specialized care in reducing unplanned readmissions after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury: a population based observational study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14614-y. Online ahead of print. Read more

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