As a leader of independent, policy relevant research and graduate training, UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is dedicated to fostering visionary research within a collaborative and innovative research environment. Our work engages and informs health policy on issues that matter to Canadians.

Recent Publications

Trenaman L, Guh D, Bryan S, McGrail K, Karim ME, Sawatzky R, Yu M, Parker M, Wheeler K, Harrison M. Can patient-reported data improve predictions about who will be a high-need, high-cost patient in British Columbia? Qual Life Res. 2025 Jul 9. doi: 10.1007/s11136-025-04008-8. Online ahead of print. Read more

Dhillon S, Leung B, Sanghera D, Sattar S, Culbertson S, Hedges P, Renouf DJ, Wong ST, Newton L, Mariano C, Haase KR. A patient co-led project to set care and research priorities for older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2025 Jun 28;16(7):102300. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102300. Online ahead of print. Read more

Nisingizwe MP, Tadrous M, Janjua NZ, Bansback N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Suda KJ, Law MR. Global disparities in access to hepatitis C medicines before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ARIMA-based interrupted time series analysis. BMJ Public Health. 2025 Jun 25;3(1):e001340. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340. eCollection 2025. Read more

Yusuf FLA, Karim ME, Sutherland JM, Zhu F, Zhao Y, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Heterogeneity in health care pathways preceding the classical recognition of adult-onset multiple sclerosis: A multichannel state sequence analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2025 Jun 25;102:106595. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2025.106595. Online ahead of print. Read more

Bird J, Tobias S, Grant C, Lysyshyn M, Tupper K, Wood E, Kerr T, Ti L. Sharing drug checking results in a Canadian setting: a multi-site analysis. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Jun 24;143:104903. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104903. Online ahead of print. Read more

Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Katz A, Lavergne MR, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Austin N, Halas G, Spencer S, Thelen R, Mathews M, McCracken R, McGrail K, Shiplett H, Strumpf EC. Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 20;15(6):e103894. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103894. Read more

Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan V, Rotem-Kohavi N, Dvorak M, Kwon B, Liu G, Sutherland JM. Long-Term Survival for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in British Columbia, Canada: A Retrospective Evaluation of 20 Years of Linked Health Care Data. Neurotrauma Rep. 2025 Jun 16;6(1):551-559. doi: 10.1089/neur.2025.0057. eCollection 2025. Read more

Lukey A, Howard AF, Mei AJ, Law MR, Huntsman D, Pearce CL, Meza R, Hanley GE. Risk-reducing salpingectomy: considerations from an OBGYN perspective. BMC Cancer. 2025 Jun 6;25(1):1011. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-14384-6. Read more

Beresford A, Dasgupta D, Jafari M, Kamihiro N, Ghirmay ET, Tolppa T, Valle L, Xie M, Elkes S, Wong ST. Primary Care at A(nother) Crossroads: Conference Summary. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Jun 2025. Read more

Farmer JR, Sutherland JM, Field TS, McIsaac DI, Gelb AW, Zhou LW, Sun T, Schwarz SKW, Flexman AM. Factors associated with adverse outcomes following perioperative stroke after noncardiac surgery. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Jun 5;34(8):108346. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108346. Online ahead of print. Read more

Yusuf FLA, Karim ME, Sutherland JM, Zhu F, Zhao Y, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Informative patterns of health care utilization preceding the recognition of adult-onset multiple sclerosis: A population-based study. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2025 Jun 1;101:106560. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2025.106560. Online ahead of print. Read more

Paprica PA, Wodchis WP, Mcgrail KM. Advice or Advocacy - Varying Perceptions of Health Services and Policy Researcher Activities. Healthc Policy. 2025 May;20(3):27-34. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27519. Read more

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