Faculty, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health
jason.sutherland@ubc.ca
(604) 822-6812
www.healthcarefunding.ca
Profile
Dr. Jason M. Sutherland is a Professor in the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health; a Scholar of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; the Program Head, Health Services and Outcomes, in the Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences; and has been Canada’s Harkness Fellow in Clinical Practice and Health Policy.
Dr. Sutherland studies funding policy, methods for improving cross-continuum care, and health systems’ variations in efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care. He leads research evaluating health system funding policy and patients’ outcomes from surgery, and has advised governments on health care funding policy in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
Dr. Sutherland is editor-in-chief of Healthcare Policy and an associate editor of Health Policy. Dr. Sutherland’s current recent research projects include studying the effects of changing the incentives of hospital funding and investigating the links between funding policy and patient reported health outcomes (PROMS).
Education
PhD, Statistics, Simon Fraser University, 2003
MSc, Statistics, Simon Fraser University, 1997
BA, Mathematics, University of British Columbia, 1992
Research Interests
- Development of methods for monitoring and evaluating health system performance
- Measuring burden of illness and surgical outcomes
- Exploring causes and consequences of variations in health system utilization and funding
Affiliations and Awards
- Editor-in-chief, Healthcare Policy
- Associate Editor, Health Policy
- Co-Chair, Thesis Screening Panel, UBC School of Population and Public Health
- Member, Research Leaders Forum, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Current Graduate Students
- Sameer Desai, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Ernest Lai, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Lynn Mawunganidze, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Maria Saleeb, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Stephen Van Gaal, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
Currently Recruiting Graduate Students Interested in
- Developing methods for measuring surgical outcomes
- Evaluating hospital spending and cost
- Measuring burden of illness
- Continuity of care
Courses Currently Taught
SPPH 581C Methods for Analyzing Routinely Collected Data
Recent Publications
Wiseman SM, Crump T, Cadesky E, Sutherland JM. Addressing the mental health of Canadians waiting for elective surgery: a potential positive post-pandemic legacy. Can J Surg 2020;63(5):E393-E39. Read more
Symes MJ, Younger A, Escudero M, Penner MJ, Wing K, Mulligan CS, Sutherland JM, Salat P, Veljkovic A. The Impact of Concomitant Ipsilateral Knee Pain on Functional Outcomes in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Foot Ankle Spec. 2020 Aug 25:1938640020950893. Online ahead of print. Read more
Sutherland JM. The Changing Face of Healthcare Delivery: Making Room for Other Disciplines. Healthc Policy. 2020 Aug;16(1):6-13. Read more
Sutherland JM, Karimuddin A, Liu G, Crump T, Akbar H, Phang T, Redfern K, Manoharan S, Brown CJ, Raval MJ. Health and Quality of Life Among a Cohort of Patients Having Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Anal Fissures. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun 13. [Online ahead of print.] Read more
Breton M, Smithman MA, Sasseville M, Kreindler SA, Sutherland JM, Beauséjour M, Green M, Marshall EG, Jbilou J, Shaw J, Brousselle A, Contandriopoulos D, Crooks VA, Wong ST. How the design and implementation of centralized waiting lists influence their use and effect on access to healthcare - A realist review. Health Policy. 2020 Jun 1:S0168-8510(20)30120-2. Online ahead of print. Read more
Sutherland JM. Engaging With Policy Makers: The Need for Accessible and Timely Health Services and Systems Research in 2020. Healthc Policy. 2020 May;15(4):6-12. Read more
The Search for Improving Value in Canadian Healthcare: Holy Grail or Steady Progress? Healthc Pap. 2020 May;19(2):3-8. Read more
Trenaman L, Sutherland JM. Moving from Volume to Value with Hospital Funding Policies in Canada. Healthc Pap. 2020 May;19(2):24-35. Read more
Wiseman S, Crump RT, Sutherland JM. Surgical Wait List Management in Canada During a Pandemic: Many Challenges Ahead. Can J Surg. 2020 May 8;63(3):E226-E228. Read more
Yusuf F, Wijnands JM, Kingwell E, Zhu F, Evans C, Fisk JD, Zhao Y, Sutherland JM, Patrick DM, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Fatigue, sleep disorders, anaemia and pain in the multiple sclerosis prodrome. Mult Scler. 2020 Apr 6:1352458520908163. Read more
Manoharan S, Liu G, Crump RT, Karimuddin AA, Scott TM, Sutherland JM. Incisional hernia repair surgery improves patient reported outcomes. Am J Surg. 2020 Mar 27. Read more
Sutherland JM. Kicking Off the 2020s with Healthcare Policy. Healthc Policy. 2020 Feb;15(3):6-11. Read more
Sutherland JM. Value From Healthcare: No Silver Bullet. Healthc Pap. 2020 Feb;19(1):6-9. Read more
Sutherland JM. Using Data to Move from Volume to Value. Healthc Pap. 2019 Dec;18(4):4-8. Read more
Yusuf F, Liu G, Wing K, Crump T, Penner M, Younger A, Veljkovic A, Sutherland JM. Validating the Foot and Ankle Outcome score for measuring foot dysfunction among hallux valgus surgery patients using item response theory. Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Dec 4. Read more