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        <title><![CDATA[Pregnant moms are popping pills, too]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1215</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Almost two thirds of pregnant women in B.C. filled at least one drug prescription while they were expecting, according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New hospital financing models not without risks]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1214</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Activity-based funding is intended to improve efficiencies, but it can worsen spending pressures.
By Jason M. Sutherland And R. Trafford Crump, Vancouver Sun
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        <title><![CDATA[Wringing value from health care funds]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1213</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Revising the way hospitals are funded can create incentives for them to reduce costs and inefficient models of care. British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario have each recently announced plans to tackle this problem by introducing activity-based funding (ABF) as a complement to current funding models.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[6th Annual QWQHC Summit (March 1-2, 2012)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1211</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Vancouver, British Columbia (Sheraton Wall Centre). ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[6th Annual QWQHC Summit (March 1-2, 2012)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1210</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Vancouver, British Columbia (Sheraton Wall Centre). ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[6th Annual QWQHC Summit (March 1-2, 2012)]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1212</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[“Mastering the Art and Science of Healthy Work Environments: Celebrating Successes and Inspiring Future Directions”. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Combien coûte un patient?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1207</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Jason Sutherland compares the current budgets of health facilities with "black boxes" where you know what is really happening. A lack of transparency that the financing activity may offset, whichever studied the methods of financing health systems around the world. The financing activity is growing in Europe, and some provinces such as British Columbia have begun, albeit tentatively, the turn.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Essay: Contrast between high cost of hospital care and the wish to die at home should make us pause]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1206</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Getting older often means needing more health care. It is precisely this relationship between age and need that creates boomerangst: the fear that the boomers are going to bankrupt our health-care system.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[People you’ll meet during our series]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1205</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[As UBC population and public health expert Kim McGrail sees it, the term “boomerangst” means “general fear out there that the baby boomers will cause a whole bunch of problems in society.”. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meet seniors, experts and planners who are tackling the challenges our aging population presents]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1204</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[As University of B.C. population and public health expert Dr. Kim McGrail sees it, the term “boomerangst” means “general fear out there that the baby boomers will cause a whole bunch of problems in society.”. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Potential for universal drug coverage in Canada subject of Labelle lecture]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1203</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A researcher with expertise in pharmaceutical policy will describe how the changing market for generic drugs presents a unique opportunity for Canadian governments to introduce universal coverage, at the 20th Annual Labelle Lectureship.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Will B.C. finally stop overpaying for generic prescription drugs?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1202</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The B.C. government is reopening negotiations with the province's pharmacies on the price of generic drugs, but it seems to be setting its sights awfully low.. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[WorkSafeBC-CHSPR Research Partnership Annual Report: 2010-2011]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1231</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ethnic Disparities in Antipsychotic Drug Use in British Columbia: A cross-sectional retrospective study]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1197</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[HOSPITAL PAYMENT MECHANISMS: AN OVERVIEW AND OPTIONS FOR CANADA]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1196</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Health Human Resources Productivity: What it is, how it’s measured, why (how you measure) it matters, and who’s thinking abo]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1193</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Diagnosing Senescence: Contributions to Physician Expenditure Increases in British Columbia, 1996/97 to 2005/06]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1190</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pharaoh and the Prospects for Productivity in HHR]]></title>
        <link>http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/node/1192</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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