Poster Presentations
The conference organizing committee invited submissions of abstracts for poster presentations on health services and policy research topics, with preference for topics relevant to primary care.
Presentation Guidelines
- Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and presenters will stand by their posters during the in-person poster session and reception on March 3, 2025 from 4:45 to 6:15 pm.
- The organizing committee asks that all posters incorporate some discussion of the policy implications of your research.
- Posters must be printed.
- Posters must be no larger than 46 inches in height and 46 inches in width, as two posters will be displayed on each side of a 4 by 8 foot board.
- Presenters must register for and attend the conference in-person and are responsible for all associated costs.
- Poster boards will be numbered, corresponding with poster numbers below. Poster numbers 1-20 will be located on the north side of the hall, facing into the hall. Poster numbers 21-35 will be located on the north side of the hall, facing the windows. Poster numbers 36-47 will be located on the south side of the hall.
Posters
- Factors associated with the cost of adverse events in the intensive care unit: An economic evaluation performed in Bogotá, Colombia
Juliana Vanessa Rincón López, University of British Columbia; Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Impact of income-based cost sharing on pharmaceutical use in lower-income adults: a quasi-experimental study
Maryann Rogers, University of British Columbia - Utilization of the etonogestrel-releasing subdermal contraception implant in Canada since 2020
Andrea Stucchi, University of British Columbia - The effect of universal no-cost coverage on out-of-pocket contraception payments: Population-based controlled interrupted time series
Elizabeth Nethery, University of British Columbia - Two thirds of community pharmacies in British Columbia can dispense mifepristone within 3 days: A mystery caller survey
Elizabeth Nethery, University of British Columbia - How did we change policy? HIV-PrEP prescribing by pharmacists in Nova Scotia
Kyle John Wilby, Dalhousie University - What services do people seek when they visit a community pharmacy primary care clinic?
Scot Simpson, University of Alberta - Effects of PPMAC (pharmacist prescribing for minor ailments and contraception) on primary care for urinary tract infection
Christopher Holiday, BC Ministry of Health - Evaluation of the pharmacist care clinic pilot in New Brunswick
Ted McDonald, University of New Brunswick - Healthcare for the “Long Haul”: Toward an equitable virtual delivery of care
Kayli Jamieson, Simon Fraser University - Calculating severity scores for chronic disease using patient electronic medical record data in British Columbia
Brett Caswell, British Columbia Primary Health Care Research Network - Burden of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality attributable to poor dietary patterns in Canada and among different socio-demographic groups
Saba Jalali, University of British Columbia - Using point of care ultrasound to support chronic disease management for the heart failure cohort in noncommunicable disease clinic in the Republic of Somaliland: A feasibility study
Celestin Hategeka, Boston University - Implementing noncommunicable disease clinics to improve control of hypertension in Somaliland
Celestin Hategeka, Boston University - Sex and gender differences in adherence to self-care behaviors for cardiovascular disease risk management in the global context
Rubee Dev, University of British Columbia - A global assessment of the level of trust in information sources and adherence to COVID-19 related preventive health behaviours
Mishell Daniela Barreno Caicedo, University of British Columbia - The impact of team-based care on patient outcomes for people living with multimorbidity in primary care practices: A systematic review
Innocent Ndateba, University of British Columbia - Understanding the impact of team culture on team functioning in primary care settings
Ashmita Rai, University of British Columbia - Making the process of collaboration in primary care visible
Monique Walsh, University of British Columbia - Exploring opportunities for research and evaluation at Gateway to Team-Based Care
Teo Quay, University of British Columbia - Policy-driven approaches to address communication challenges in BC Primary Care Networks
Michael Ruffolo, University of British Columbia - Impact of primary care physician payment models on quality and economic outcomes: A systematic review
Amity Quinn, University of Calgary - Assessing primary physicians’ response to changes in compensation: A systematic review
Andrew Li, University of British Columbia - Development and testing of an electronic frailty index using Canadian electronic medical record data in primary care
Manpreet Thandi, University of British Columbia - Waiting times for primary care appointments among older adults: A scoping review
Iqra Akram, Simon Fraser University - Who gets care? Analyzing healthcare access disparities among marginalized populations in Canada
Nisha Malhotra, University of British Columbia - Visits to the emergency department for visits that could be managed in primary care: CIHI’s new indicators of access to primary care and virtual primary care
Linda Choy, Canadian Institute for Health Information - Digital health tools that aim to triage musculoskeletal pain in primary, urgent, and emergency care: A scoping review
Linda Truong, University of British Columbia - Estimating the proportion of patients with low acuity musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department
James Wrightson, University of British Columbia - Measuring the need for generalist care in rural BC: The Rural Generalist Provider Services Index (RGPSI)
Esther Kim, Rural Health Services Research Network of BC - Enhancing opportunities for rural health services quality improvement through rural catchments and community profiles
Esther Kim, Rural Health Services Research Network of BC - Facilitators and inhibitors to the implementation of drone-based medical supply delivery in rural and Indigenous communities: Insights from the Drone Transport Initiative
Kimia Nouhi, University of British Columbia - Applying an equity lens to patient reported experience and outcomes in an integrated care setting
Grace Spiro, University of Toronto - Examining health equity in primary health care policies in Canada
Gabrielle Atkinson, University of British Columbia - Building the infrastructure for Indigenous primary health care: A comparative policy research study in Alberta and Ontario
Stephanie Montesanti, University of Alberta - Strengthening primary care systems: Participatory approaches were value-added when optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan
Vivian Ramsden, University of Saskatchewan - Strengthening primary care – with and for community
Jennifer Major, Healthcare Excellence Canada - Approaches to integrate mental health services in primary care: A scoping review of system-level barriers and enablers to implementation
Dane Mauer-Vakil, University of Waterloo - Trends in the diagnostic prevalence of mental disorders among youth in British Columbia, Canada from 2008 to 2022: A population-based administrative health data study
Kirsten Marchand, Foundry; University of British Columbia - Reducing bias by discretizing continuous confounding variables via soft thresholding
Daniel Daly-Grafstein, University of British Columbia - Predicting drug overdose and death after “before medically advised” departure from hospital
Hiten Naik, University of British Columbia - Factors associated with sharing drug checking results in a Canadian setting: A multi-site analysis
Joshua Bird, University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre on Substance Use - Prevalence and correlates of reporting a gabapentin prescription for pain among people who use opioids in Vancouver, Canada
Evelyne Piret, University of British Columbia - Cannabis-impaired driving: Ethical considerations for the primary care practitioner
Katherine Huerne, University of British Columbia - Pan-Canadian health data stewardship: A framework to transform the management and decision-making related to health data
Jesse Fracassi, Canadian Institute for Health Information - Perspectives of family physicians and key organizations on updating ICD-9 diagnosis codes in Canada
Stephanie Garies, University of Calgary - Assessing the prevalence of unmet need for genetic counselling in Canada and exploring associations with sociodemographic factors
Kennedy Borle, University of British Columbia