- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Island Health
2024
University of Victoria
2003-2021
There is a growing emphasis in public health on the importance of evidence-based interventions to improve population and reduce inequities. Equally important need for knowledge about how implement these successfully. Yet, gap remains between development their successful implementation. Conventional systematic reviews have been conducted effective implementation care, but few health, so relevance unclear. In most reviews, stringent inclusion criteria excluded entire bodies evidence that may...
Abstract Background Health system policies and programs that reduce health inequities improve outcomes are essential to address unjust social gradients in health. Prioritization of equity is fundamental addressing but challenging enact systems. Strategies needed support effective prioritization equity. Methods Following provincial policy recommendations apply a lens all public programs, we examined within British Columbia authorities during early implementation. We conducted semi-structured...
Canada's health system faces a lag in implementing high-quality evidence and research-driven innovation into service delivery, while demonstrating accountability benefit to the public. To address these challenges, Patient-Oriented Research (POR) builds teams that engage researchers, healthcare providers, decision-makers, most importantly, patients (people with lived living experience) process of generating applying inform services decision-making. A Learning Health System (LHS)...