Journal Articles

Peer-reviewed journal articles authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Wang R, Yao C, Hung SH, Meyers L, Sutherland JM, Karimuddin A, Campbell KL, Conklin AI. Preparing for colorectal surgery: a qualitative study of experiences and preferences of patients in Western Canada. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 1;22(1):730. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08130-y. Read more

McGrail KM. Excess mortality, COVID-19 and health care systems in Canada. CMAJ. 2022 May 30;194(21):E741-E745. doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220337. Read more

Sutherland JM. New Spending Programs and Old Frustrations: Where Is the Vision? Healthc Policy. 2022 May;17(4):6-14. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2022.26831. Read more

Peckham A, Saragosa M, King M, Roerig M, Shaw J, Bornstein S, McGrail K, Morris M, Young Y, Papenkov MV, Marchildon G. Policy programs and service delivery models for older adults and their caregivers: Comparing three provinces and two states. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 May 18. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13820. Online ahead of print. Read more

Clark W, Lavoie JG, Mcdonnell L, Nickel N, Anawak J, Brown L, Clark G, Evaluardjuk-Palmer M, Ford F, Dutton R, Wong S, Sanguins J, Katz A. Trends in Inuit health services utilisation in Manitoba: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2022 Dec;81(1):2073069. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2073069. Read more

Prowse R PhD, RD, Doan N MSc, Philipneri A MSc, Thielman J PhD, Hack S MSc, Harrington DW PhD, Jessri M PhD, RD. Creating "Plates" to Evaluate Canadians' Dietary Intake in Relation to the 2019 Canada's Food Guide. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2022 May 3:1-8. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2022-010. Online ahead of print. Read more

Lazarova SV, Jessri M. Associations between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk in Canadian adults: a comparison of partial least squares, reduced rank regression and the simplified dietary pattern technique. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 May 2:nqac117. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac117. Online ahead of print. Read more

Schummers L, McGrail K, Darling EK, Dunn S, Gayowsky A, Kaczorowski J, Norman WV. A more accurate approach to define abortion cohorts using linked administrative data: an application to Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Population Data Science. 2022 Apr 29;7(1). Read more

Wallström S, Sutherland JM, Kopec JA, Anis AH, Sawatzky R. Distinguishing symptom patterns in adults newly diagnosed with cancer: a latent class analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Apr 20:S0885-3924(22)00692-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.04.172. Online ahead of print. Read more

Staples JA, Ho M, Ferris D, Hayek J, Liu G, Tran KC, Sutherland JM. Outpatient versus inpatient intravenous antimicrobial therapy: a population-based observational cohort study of adverse events and costs. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Apr 19:ciac298. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac298. Online ahead of print. Read more

McClean AR, Law MR, Harrison M, Bansback N, Gomes T, Tadrous M. Uptake of biosimilar drugs in Canada: analysis of provincial policies and usage data. CMAJ. 2022 Apr 19;194(15):E556-E560. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211478. Read more

McGrail K, Clement F, Law M. The Value of and Need for Health Services and Policy Research that Focuses on Macro System-Level Challenges. Healthc Pap. 2022 Apr;20(3):26-32. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2022.26846. Read more

Goel V, McGrail K. Modernize the Healthcare System: Stewardship of a Strong Health Data Foundation. Healthc Pap. 2022 Apr;20(3):61-68. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2022.26842. Read more

Alexis SL, Draper PN, Harris D, Sutherland J, Makky S, Nguyen N, Russell JA, Sampath S, Ahmed IH. Improving Bed Utilization in a Cohort of Bariatric Surgical Patients Using a Perioperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment and Bed Triage Protocol. Obes Surg. 2022 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06001-3. Online ahead of print. Read more

Jessri M, Hennessey D, Bader Eddeen A, Bennett C, Zhang Z, Yang Q, Sanmartin C, Manuel D. Sodium, Added Sugar and Saturated Fat Intake in Relation to Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults: Canadian National Nutrition Survey Linked with Vital Statistics and Health Administrative Databases. Br J Nutr. 2022 Apr 8:1-33. doi: 10.1017/S000711452200099X. Online ahead of print. Read more

Wong S, Rajapakshe S, Barber D, Patey A, Levinson W, Morkem R, Hurwitz G, Wintermute K, Leis JA. Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection across a national primary care network in 2019. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2022 Apr 6;48(4):157-163. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i04a06. eCollection 2022 Apr 6. Read more

McKay M, Lavergne MR, Lea AP, Le M, Grudniewicz A, Blackie D, Goldsmith LJ, Marshall EG, Mathews M, McCracken R, McGrail K, Wong S, Rudoler D. Government policies targeting primary care physician practice from 1998-2018 in three Canadian provinces: A jurisdictional scan. Health Policy. 2022 Mar 17:S0168-8510(22)00063-X. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.03.006. Online ahead of print. Read more

van Gaal S, Alimohammadi A, Yu AYX, Karim ME, Zhang W, Sutherland JM. Accurate classification of carotid endarterectomy indication using physician claims and hospital discharge data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Mar 22;22(1):379. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07614-1. Read more

Nisingizwe MP, Ndishimye P, Swaibu K, Nshimiyimana L, Karame P, Dushimiyimana V, Musabyimana JP, Musanabaganwa C, Nsanzimana S, Law MR. Effect of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) delivery on blood product delivery time and wastage in Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional study and time series analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Apr;10(4):e564-e569. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00048-1. Read more

McGrail K, Morgan J, Siddiqi A. Looking back and moving forward: Addressing health inequities after COVID-19. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 May;9:100232. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100232. Epub 2022 Mar 17. Read more