Speaker: Veena Sriram, University of BC Countries around the world are experiencing health workforce crises, characterized by shortages, burnout and attrition of health workers. Protests by health workers have also gained visibility, exemplified by widespread attention to these actions during COVID-19. Dr Sriram will present findings from research on trends in the use of protest […]
Speakers: Amanda Slaunwhite, UBC School of Population and Public Health; Jennifer Duff, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services People incarcerated in BC provincial correctional centres experience layered social, economic, and health inequities, exacerbated by high rates of mental illness and substance use disorders. In 2021, 51.1% of incarcerated people in BC had a diagnosed mental […]
Why protecting universal access now requires generationally fair revenue reform Speaker: Paul Kershaw, UBC School of Population and Public Health Over the past half century, the share of Canadians aged 65 and over has doubled, from roughly 10 to 20 per cent. Because the typical senior uses approximately four times as much medical care as a […]
Speaker: Craig Mitton, UBC School of Population and Public Health This presentation examines decision making for expensive drugs for rare diseases (EDRDs) in BC, situating the EDRD process within the broader challenge of health system priority setting under conditions of scarcity. Drawing on economic and ethical frameworks, the presentation outlines how multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is […]
Speaker: Arman Rahmim, University of BC and BC Cancer This talk will focus on the emerging paradigm of digital twinning of cancer patients and application of virtual therapies for identification of […]
The UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) will hold its 38th annual health policy conference March 12-13, 2026 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on the UBC campus. This long-standing Canadian health policy conference promotes debate and discussion on timely issues facing health systems in Canada. The 2026 conference will engage attendees […]
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