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Master of Health Leadership and Policy in Seniors Care (MHLP)

The Master of Health Leadership and Policy (MHLP) in Seniors Care is entering a period of reflection and evaluation. As of January 2025, the program is paused and not accepting applications. This pause marks a moment of thoughtful consideration on the future direction of the program, with an…

Master of Science in Genetic Counselling (MSc)

Over the past decade, advances in genomic medicine and genetic technology have been dramatic. Genetic counsellors have an integral role to play in helping patients and other healthcare professionals understand the options, benefits and limitations of this rapidly changing landscape. Established in…

UBC Researchers

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Ardern, Clare

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care access, privilege or marginalization; Research, science and technology policy; Patient and citizen engagement research; Sociology and social studies of health, health systems and health care; Electronic health (e-Health); Mobile health (mHealth); Health equity; Physical therapy; Sports medicine; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; musculoskeletal conditions; meta-science (research-on-research); research impact; Digital health; eHealth; orthopaedics; sports medicine; rehabilitation; peer review; research integrity; research policy; Health services research; musculoskeletal conditions, meta-science (research-on-research), research impact, digital health, eHealth, orthopaedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation, peer review, research integrity, research policy, health services research

Ashe, Maureen

Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mobile health (mHealth); Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Physical therapy; Hip fracture, rehabilitation and mobility limitation

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Bartlett, Sofia

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Epidemiology (except nutritional and veterinary epidemiology); Health equity; Etiology of disease and conditions; Health promotion and disease prevention; Health care safety and quality improvement; Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Patient and citizen engagement research; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STIBBIs), tuberculosis, substance use, incarceration

Bayrampour, Hamideh

Midwifery Program, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Perinatal mental health; Perinatal Anxiety; Pregnancy Outcomes; eHealth; mHealth; Perinatal Mental Health, Perinatal Anxiety, Pregnancy Outcomes, eHealth, mHealth

Boerner, Katelynn

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pediatrics; Health equity; Gender and health relationship; Sex and gender-based analysis; Health psychology; Clinical child psychology; Developmental psychology; Patient and citizen engagement research; chronic pain; pediatric psychology; Qualitative research; intensive longitudinal methods; sex and gender based analysis; gender diversity; Autism; neurodiversity; clinical psychology; Health Equity; rehabilitation; chronic illness; eating disorders; medical trauma; Health Psychology; Development; adolescence ; chronic pain, pediatric psychology, qualitative research, intensive longitudinal methods, sex and gender based analysis, gender diversity, autism, neurodiversity, clinical psychology, health equity, rehabilitation, chronic illness, eating disorders, medical trauma, health psychology, development, adolescence

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Coelho, Jennifer S

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Health care effectiveness and outcomes; eating disorders; , eating disorders

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Everhart, Avery

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health geography; Population geography; Geographic information system (GIS and GPS) applications; Health and community services; Bioinformatics, n.e.c.; Social and cultural geography; Sex and gender-based analysis; Ethical, legal, and social issues in health, health systems and health research; Gender and health relationship; Health information systems (including surveillance); Geographic Information Science; Medical Geography; Demography & Population Studies; Critical Data Studies, Critical GIS & Digital Geographies; Transgender Studies; Intersectionality in Empirical Social Science; Health Services Research & Access to Healthcare; Community-Based Participatory Research; Feminist & Queer Theories; Measuring & Combatting STructural Racism; Geographic Information Science, Medical Geography, Demography & Population Studies, Critical Data Studies, Critical GIS & Digital Geographies, Transgender Studies, Intersectionality in Empirical Social Science, Health Services Research & Access to Healthcare, Community-Based Participatory Research, Feminist & Queer Theories, Measuring & Combatting Structural Racism

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Glegg, Stephanie

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Sociology and related studies; Occupational therapy; Patient and citizen engagement research; Health and community services; Community child health; Addiction rehabilitation; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Child Development; Child & Family Health; Developmental Disabilities; Exercise for Children; Health services research; Substance Use and Addiction; rehabilitation; Translational Medical Research; Knowledge Translation/Mobilization; Social network analysis; Implementation Science; Health Services and Systems; Child Development, Child & Family Health, Developmental Disabilities, Exercise for Children, Health Services Research, Substance Use and Addiction, Rehabilitation, Translational Medical Research, Knowledge Translation/Mobilization, Social network analysis, Implementation Science, Health Services and Systems

Goerges, Matthias

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Electronic health (e-Health); Health information systems (including surveillance); Expert systems technologies in artificial intelligence; Anesthesiology; Medical devices; Human-computer systems and interface; Bio-signal processing and analysis; Digital health; predictive analytics; Anesthesiology; decision support systems; Critical Care Medicine; Biomedical Technologies; Health Care Technologies; Human Computer Interaction and Design; Medical informatics; Software Development; patient-oriented research; Data sharing / open data; Digital Health, Predictive analytics, Anesthesiology, Decision support systems, Critical Care Medicine, Biomedical Technologies, Health Care Technologies, Human Computer Interaction and Design, Medical informatics, Software Development, Patient-oriented research, Data sharing / open data

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Haji, Faizal

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Surgical Education; Global Surgery; Simulation in Healthcare; Health Professions Education; Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; Surgical Education, Global Surgery, Simulation in Healthcare, Health Professions Education, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Hayden, Michael

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Diabetes; Disease progression; Drug development; Gene Therapy; Genetic Diseases; Huntington disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurodegenerative disorders; Diabetes, Disease progression, Drug development, Gene therapy, Genetic Diseases, Huntington disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative disorders

Hoekstra, Femke

Division of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Implementation Science; Rural health ; Virtual health innovation; Research partnerships; Health promotion ; Rehabilitation ; Implementation science, Rural health , Virtual health innovation, Research partnerships, Health promotion , Rehabilitation

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Iyamu, Ihoghosa

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Population health interventions; Health promotion and disease prevention; Global health; Mobile health (mHealth); ,

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Johnson, Kate

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Health economics; Health outcomes; Epidemiology; Health Economics, Health Outcomes, Epidemiology

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Lavallee, Danielle

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Patient and citizen engagement research; Health systems; patient-oriented research; Patient-Reported Outcomes; , Health systems, patient-oriented research, Patient-reported outcomes

Lefebvre, Louis

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental Genetics; developmental epigenetics; Embryonic Development; Gene Regulation and Expression; genomic imprinting; genomics; germ cell biology; Molecular Genetics; mouse developmental genetics; placental biology; Transgenic Model; Developmental Genetics, Developmental epigenetics, Embryonic Development, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genomic imprinting, Genomics, Germ cell biology, Molecular Genetics, Mouse developmental genetics, Placental biology, Transgenic Model

Li, Linda

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Patient-centered care; Mobile health (mHealth); Health counselling; Health promotion and disease prevention; Physical therapy; Care; Arthritis, Models of Care, Health Services Research, Medical Help-seeking, Web-based Interventions, Life-style Interventions Physical Activity., Arthritis & Joint Health

Loewen, Peter

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cardiology and circulatory sciences (including cardiovascular disease); Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Population health interventions; atrial fibrillation; Pharmacoepidemiology; Thrombosis and Embolism; adherence to medication; Cardiovascular diseases; Arrhythmia; Heart Failure; stroke; Health Care Technologies; Professional Practices; Hematology; decision making; clinical prediction rules; hospital pharmacy practice; knowledge translation of evidence to patient care; patient complexiometry; patient decision aids; patient education; pharmacy practice; prediction of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients; quality of care, quality drug therapy; Shared decision-making; stroke prevention therapy; use of mobile technology for clinical decision-making; Atrial fibrillation, Pharmacoepidemiology, Thrombosis and Embolism, Adherence to medication, Cardiovascular Diseases, Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Stroke, Health Care Technologies, Professional Practices, Hematology, Decision Making, Clinical prediction rules, Hospital pharmacy practice, Knowledge translation of evidence to patient care, Patient complexiometry, Patient decision aids, Patient education, Pharmacy practice, Prediction of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients, Quality of care, quality drug therapy, Shared decision-making, Stroke prevention therapy, Use of mobile technology for clinical decision-making

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MacAskill, Don

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Health services and systems; Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; paediatric audiology, paediatric hearing loss and balance function; Innovative practice; Leadership; , paediatric audiology, paediatric hearing loss and balance function, Innovative practice, Leadership

Masse, Louise

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care administration; Health sciences; Public and population health; Childhood obesity with specific interests in prevention and treatment using lifestyle modification; Films, Membranes and Multiphase Polymers; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical Activity; Childhood obesity with specific interests in prevention and treatment using lifestyle modification, Films, Membranes and Multiphase Polymers, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity

Mehta, Aastha

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Software domains (including operating systems and software infrastructure); Hardware and software for computer security; Information privacy; Operating systems; Software architecture; Privacy-enhancing technologies; Distributed systems; Networking and communications; Health information systems (including surveillance); security & privacy; Systems security; networking; Operating systems; Data privacy; distributed systems; Security & Privacy, Systems security, Networking, Operating systems, Data privacy, Distributed systems

Mitton, Craig

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care administration; Health sciences; Public and population health; Health Policies; Health care resource allocation; Health Policies, Health care resource allocation

Morgan, Steve

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health policy; Economics of health care; Health services and systems; Access to medicines; Health care policy; Pharmacare; Pharmaceutical pricing; Prescribing appropriateness; Comparative policy analysis; Health care financing; Access to medicines, Health care policy, Pharmacare, Pharmaceutical pricing, Prescribing appropriateness, Comparative policy analysis, Health care financing

Muralidharan, Shruti

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Electronic health (e-Health); Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Digital health; Behaviour change; Non-communicable disease prevention

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Norman, Wendy

Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Family planning; Health services and policy research; Contraception ; Abortion; Population health equity research; Applied public health and population health intervention research; Health professional scope of practice research ; Family Planning, Health Services and Policy Research, Contraception , Abortion, Population health equity research, Applied public health and population health intervention research, Health professional scope of practice research

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Palepu, Anita

Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health services and systems; homeless; Addiction; housing; Epidemiology; health care utilization; safe medication prescribing; homeless, addiction, housing, epidemiology, health care utilization, safe medication prescribing

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Socias, Eugenia

Division of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Infectious diseases; Clinical sciences, n.e.c.; Infectious disease epidemiology; Immunology of Infectious Diseases; HIV & Hepatitic C care; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; HIV; Tuberculosis; Pharmacology; HIV Prevention; Health Services; Hepatitis C; Tropical Diseases; Vulnerable populations; Gender/sexual minorities; Sex workers; Opioid use disorder; substance use disorders; alcohol use disorders; addiction medicine; Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Immunology of Infectious Diseases, HIV & Hepatitic C care, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, Tuberculosis, Pharmacology, HIV Prevention, Health services , Hepatitis C, Tropical Diseases, Vulnerable populations, Gender/sexual minorities, Sex workers, Opioid use disorder, substance use disorders, alcohol use disorders, addiction medicine

Sutherland, Jason

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Health care administration; Access to care; Healthcare costs; Health systems; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Quality; Surgery; Regional variations in healthcare access, cost and quality; Access to care, Healthcare costs, Health systems, Patient-reported outcomes, Quality, Surgery, Regional variations in healthcare access, cost and quality

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Thompson, Wade

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

ensuring older persons are taking medications that are a good fit; deprescribing; polypharmacy; ensuring older persons are taking medications that are a good fit, deprescribing, polypharmacy

Turgeon, Ricky

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cardiology and circulatory sciences (including cardiovascular disease); Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Heart failure pharmacotherapy; Acute coronary syndromes / myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular risk reduction (lipid-lowering therapy, antiplatelet therapy); Cardiovascular safety of medications; Drug Effectiveness; Evidence-based practice; Shared decision making; Point-of-care decision aids / decision support tools; Knowledge translation / implementation; Risk calculators / clinical prediction tools; Pharmacist scope of practice; Heart failure pharmacotherapy, Acute coronary syndromes / myocardial infarction, Cardiovascular risk reduction (lipid-lowering therapy, antiplatelet therapy), Cardiovascular safety of medications, Drug effectiveness, Evidence-based practice, Shared decision making, Point-of-care decision aids / decision support tools, Knowledge translation / implementation, Risk calculators / clinical prediction tools, Pharmacist scope of practice

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Van Raamsdonk, Catherine

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

cancer genetics; Developmental Genetics; Human Cancer Genetics; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Molecular Genetics; Mouse Genetics and Transgenesis; Oncogenesis; Pigmentation; Cancer Genetics, Developmental Genetics, Human Cancer Genetics, Melanocytes, Melanoma, Molecular Genetics, Mouse Genetics and Transgenesis, Oncogenesis, Pigmentation

Vilarino-Guell, Carles

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genetic Diseases; multiple sclerosis; Neurological disorders; Neuromyelitis optica; Genetic Diseases, Multiple sclerosis, Neurological disorders, Neuromyelitis optica

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