Sam Sheps
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Dr Sheps’ research focuses on surgical and health service wait times, adverse medical events, measuring quality of care, and trends in the use of care by the elderly in British Columbia. He is also currently the principal investigator on a Health Canada-funded project assessing approaches to governance and safety in non-health industries.
He co-authored results from the Canadian National Adverse Events Study, has published on acute care utilization and the impact of hospital downsizing, and serves as a reviewer for numerous journals (CMAJ, CJPH, Social Science in Medicine, JAMA).
Dr Sheps earned his MD from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, completed his residency training in pediatrics at the Montreal Children's Hospital, was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at McGill University where he obtained an MSc in epidemiology, and spent a year at the London School of Economics in the Department of Social Planning and Administration.
- Member, Interdisciplinary Adjudication Committee, Canada Research Chair program
Publications
High Reliability Versus High Autonomy: Dryden, Murphy and Patient Safety. Evans RG, Cardiff K, Sheps S. Healthcare Policy [Commentary]. 2006 May;1(4):12-20.Beneath the Calm Surface: The Changing Face of Physician-Service Use in British Columbia, 1985/86 Versus 1996/97. Barer ML, Evans RG, McGrail KM, Green B, Hertzman C, Sheps SB. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2004 March 2;170(5):803-807.
Conspicuous Consumption: Characterizing High Users of Physician Services in One Canadian Province. Reid RJ, Evans RG, Barer ML, Sheps S, Kerluke K, McGrail K, Hertzman C, Pagliccia N. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 2003 October;8(4):215-224.
The Quick and the Dead: 'Managing' Inpatient Care in British Columbia Hospitals, 1969 to 1995/96. McGrail KM, Evans RG, Barer ML, Sheps SB, Hertzman C, Kazanjian A. Health Services Research. 2001 February;35(6):1319-1338. [Originally released as a discussion paper in 1998.]
Hospital downsizing and trends in health care use among elderly people in British Columbia. Sheps SB, Reid RJ, Barer ML, Krueger H, McGrail KM, Green B, Evans RG, Hertzman C. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2000 August 22;163(4):397-401.
Ending Waiting-list Mismanagement: Principles and Practice. Lewis S, Barer ML, Sanmartin C, Sheps S, Shortt SED, McDonald PW. Canadian Medical Association Journal [Commentary]. 2000 May 2;162(9):1297-1300.
Waiting for Medical Services in Canada: Lots of Heat, but Little Light. Sanmartin C, Shortt SED, Barer ML, Sheps S, Lewis S, McDonald PW. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2000 May 2;162(9):1305-1310.
Mortality Rates After Cataract Extraction. Meddings DR, Marion SA, Barer ML, Evans RG, Green B, Hertzman C, Kazanjian A, McGrail KM, Sheps SB. Epidemiology. 1999 May;10(3):288-293.
Waiting Lists and Waiting Times for Health Care in Canada: More Management!! More Money?? Full Report. McDonald P, Shortt S, Sanmartin C, Barer ML, Lewis S, Sheps S. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; July 1998.
Waiting Lists and Waiting Times for Health Care in Canada: More Management!! More Money?? Summary Report. McDonald P, Shortt S, Sanmartin C, Barer ML, Lewis S, Sheps S. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; July 1998.
Does health care support independence or threaten it: A population based, person specific analysis of patterns of use by seniors Evans RG, Barer ML, Hertzman C, Sheps SB, Kazanjian A. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; June 1998. [Final report to Health Canada Seniors Independence Research Program (SIRP). Ottawa: Health Canada. National Health Research and Development Program project no. 6610-2117-602.]
The Eyes Have It: Cataract Surgery and Changing Patterns of Outpatient Surgery. Meddings DR, McGrail KM, Barer ML, Hertzman C, Sheps SB, Evans RG, Kazanjian A. Medical Care Research Review. 1997 September;54(3):286-300.
Disseminating Technology Assessment Products: What Works, What doesn't. Kazanjian A, Savoie I, Sheps S, Green CJ. International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care 13th International Meeting; 1997 May 25-28; Barcelona, Spain [Presentation]. Vancouver (BC): BC Office of Health Technology Assessment, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; May 1997.
Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Stents: An Appraisal of the Economic Literature. Savoie I, Sheps S, Kazanjian A. International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care 13th International Meeting; 1997 May 25-28; Barcelona, Spain [Presentation]. Vancouver (BC): BC Office of Health Technology Assessment, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; May 1997.
Emergency Department Use as a Component of Total Ambulatory Care: A Population Perspective. Mustard CA, Kozyrskyj AL, Barer ML, Sheps SB. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1998 January 13;158(1):49-55.
Socioeconomic Status, Mortality, and the Development of Cataract at a Young Age. Meddings DR, Hertzman C, Barer ML, Evans RG, Kazanjian A, McGrail K, Sheps SB. Social Science and Medicine. 1998 January 1;46(11):1451-57.
Creating a Population-Based Linked Health Database: A New Resource for Health Services Research. Chamberlayne R, Green B, Barer ML, Hertzman C, Lawrence WJ, Sheps SB. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 1998 July-August;89(4):270-273.
To Be or Not To Be in Hospital: A New Approach to an Old Problem. Cardiff K, Sheps SB, Thompson DM. Vancouver (BC): Health Policy Research Unit, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; October 1996.
Coronary Stents: An Appraisal of Controlled Clinical Studies. Savoie I, Sheps S. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; January 1996.
Home Uterine Activity Monitoring. Green CJ, Sheps S, Friesen KD, Parker R, Anderson GM. BC Medical Journal. 1994;36(1):26-31.
Current Status of Fetal Tissue Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease. Green CJ, Sheps S. Vancouver (BC): BCOHTA, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 1994.
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. Gait JM, Sheps S. BC Medical Journal. 1994;36(2):104-107.
Health Technology Assessment and Clinical Medical Care: Different Methods, Common Goals. Sheps S, Wright CJ. BC Medical Journal [Guest Editorial]. 1994;36(1):20-21.
Utilization Care Plans and Effective Patient Data Management. Tan JKH, McCormick E, Sheps SB. Hospital and Health Services Administration. 1993 Spring;38(1):81-99.
Evaluation of Vi-Care: A Utilization Management Program of the Greater Victoria Hospital Society. Anderson G, Sheps S, Cardiff K. Vancouver (BC): HPRU, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; January 1993.
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. Gait J, Sheps S. Vancouver (BC): BCOHTA, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 1993.
Home Uterine Activity Monitoring: A Review of the Scientific Evidence. Green CJ, Sheps SB, Friesen KD, Parker R, Kazanjian A, LeMire N. Vancouver (BC): BC Office of Health Technology Assessment, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 1992.
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Osteomyelitis and Osteoradionecrosis. Sheps SB. Vancouver (BC): BC Office of Health Technology Assessment, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 1992.
Perceptions and Realities: Medical and Surgical Procedure Variation. A Literature Review. Sheps S, Scrivens S, Gait J. Vancouver (BC): Health Policy Research Unit, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; January, 1991.
Hospital-based Utilization Management: a Cross-Canada Survey. Anderson G, Sheps SB, Cardiff K. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 143(10):1025-1030.
Hospital-Based Utilization Management: A Literature Review. Sheps S, Anderson GM, Cardiff K. Vancouver (BC): Health Policy Research Unit, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; June, 1990.
Practice Patterns of Physicians with Two-Year Residency Versus One-Year Internship Training: Do Both Roads Lead to Rome? Schechter MT, Sheps SB, Grantham P, Finlayson N, Sizto R. Vancouver (BC): Health Policy Research Unit, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; September, 1988.
Prenatal Care: A Comparative Evaluation of Nurse-Midwives and Family Physicians. Buhler L, Glick N, Sheps SB. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1988 September 1;139(5):397–403.
