News

August 2022: CHSPR faculty member Sabrina Wong leads a team awarded $10M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to build a research network aimed at transforming primary care.

May 2020: COVID-19 policy in BC is evolving as government, policy makers, and public health leaders consider relaxing some public health measures—and public input is critical. What are the trade-offs and how should we manage them? We are hosting a series of online public deliberations to find out what residents of BC value, so that decision-makers can consider your recommendations as we take the next steps in BC’s pandemic response.

January 2020: CHSPR Faculty member Kim McGrail will be a key member of the senior leadership team in the portfolio of the Vice-President Health, working to initiate and support collaborations among academic and clinical faculty and other stakeholders on translational health research issues.

October 2019: The School of Nursing community and UBC more broadly are deeply saddened to share the news that Associate Professor and CHSPR Faculty Member Jennifer Kryworuchko passed away on Oct. 25.

October 2016: Population Data BC and Kim McGrail are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead a funded research project that will engage with the public to reform governance of access to research resources.

September 2016: For four decades Robert Evans has been Canada’s foremost health policy analyst and commentator, playing a leadership role in the development of both health economics and population health at home and internationally. An Undisciplined Economist collects Evans’ most important contributions and includes two new articles.

September 2016: Marko Vujicic of the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute gave an internal CHSPR seminar on Sept. 19, on the topic of dental care and health policy. View his slides.