ResearchPeer-Reviewed Publications

Challenges facing mental health systems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 14 European and North American countries, Health Policy
Challenges navigating publicly funded home care in Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from unpaid caregivers of persons living with dementia, Dementia
Public Officials’ Engagement on Social Media During the Rollout of the COVID-19 Vaccine: Content Analysis of Tweets, JMIR Infodemiology
Promise and peril: how health system reforms impacted public health in three Canadian provinces, Canadian Journal of Public Health
Disparities in access to primary care are growing wider in Canada, Healthcare Management Forum
Physician workforce planning and boom-bust economic cycles: a retrospective on the Barer-Stoddart report, CMAJ
Prioritization of public health financing, organization, and workforce transformation: a Delphi study in Canada, BMC Public Health
Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review, Health Research Policy and Systems
Comparison of COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Approaches across Canada Case Studies of Four Diverse Provinces, Health Reform Observer
Team-based primary care reforms and older adults: a descriptive assessment of sociodemographic trends and prescribing endpoints in two Canadian provinces, BMC Primary Care
Mobilization of science advice by the Canadian federal government to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Policy Agenda Setting in Public Health Dentistry: Implementing North America’s First Universal School-Based Dental Program in Saskatchewan, Canadian Journal of Health History
Increasing pneumococcal vaccine uptake in older adults: a scoping review of interventions in high-income countries, BMC Geriatrics
The financial risks of unpaid caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a self-reported survey in a Canadian jurisdiction, Health Services Insights

Centralization and integration of public health systems: Perspectives of public health leaders on factors facilitating and impeding COVID-19 responses in three Canadian provinces, Health Policy
Learning from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparing policy responses in Uruguay with 10 other Latin American and Caribbean countries, Health Policy OPEN
Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Health Systems and Practice in 3 Canadian Provinces from the Perspectives of Public Health leaders, Journal of Public Health Practice & Management
Identifying priorities for research on financial risk protection to achieve universal health coverage: a scoping overview of reviews, BMJ Open
Understanding predictors of pneumococcal vaccine uptake in older adults aged 65 years and older in high-income countries across the globe: A scoping review, Vaccine
Collecting Information on Caregivers’ Financial Well-Being: A Document Review of Federal Surveys in Canada, Journal of Applied Gerontology
“We cobble together a storyline of system performance using a diversity of things”: a qualitative study of perspectives on public health performance measurement in Canada, Archives of Public Health
Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
The uses of Patient Reported Experience Measures in health systems: A systematic narrative review, Health Policy
A comparison of 2020 health policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Health Policy
Barriers and facilitators to influenza vaccination observed by officers of national immunization programs in South America countries with contrasting coverage rates, SciELO [EN]
Barreras y facilitadores de la vacuna contra la gripe observados por funcionarios de los programas nacionales de inmunización en países de Suramérica con niveles de cobertura contrastantes, SciELO [SP]
Policy programs and service delivery models for older adults and their caregivers: Comparing three provinces and two states, Health and Social Care in the Community
Public Reporting of Performance Indicators in Long-Term Care: Does it Make a Difference?, Canadian Journal on Aging
Uncovering Public Perceptions of Older Adults’ Vaccines in Canada: A Study of Online Discussions from National Media Sources, Canadian Journal on Aging
What Can Canada Learn From Accountable Care Organizations: A Comparative Policy Analysis, International Journal of Integrated Care
Risk Recognition Policies for the Long-Term Care Workforce during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Study, Journal of Long-Term Care
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Organization of Personal Support Work in Ontario, Canada, Journal of Long-Term Care

Aging through the time of COVID-19: A survey of self-reported healthcare access, BMC Health Services Research
Health systems resilience during COVID-19: Lessons for building back better
Typology of Indigenous health system governance in Canada, Canadian Public Administration
Interpreting forty-three-year trends of expenditures on public health in Canada: Long-run trends, temporal periods, and data differences, Health Policy
Comparison of outpatient coverage in Canada: Assistive and medical devices, Health Policy
Achieving higher performing primary care through patient registration: A review of twelve high-income countries, Health Policy
“It’s more than just needing money”: The value of supporting networks of care, Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Development of a web-based survey on the financial risks of unpaid caregiving: approach and lessons learned from a Canadian perspective, Home Health Care Services Quarterly
A comparison of health policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Health Policy
The Federal Government and Canada’s COVID-19 Responses: From “We’re ready, we’re prepared” to “Fires and burning”, Health Economics, Policy and Law
Comparing public policies impacting prescribing and medication management in two Canadian provinces, Health Policy
Putting the Patient First: A Scoping Review of Patient Desires in Canada, Healthcare Policy
Physical activity among predominantly white middle-aged and older adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: results from a national longitudinal survey, Frontiers in Public Health
Identifying policy levers to reduce never events: a comparison of three high-income jurisdictions [Poster], Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy (CAHSPR) 2021
Age-based healthcare stereotype threat during the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Major health reforms in 31 high-income countries in 2018 and 2019; expert informed identification, clustering, and analyses over time of “top-three” national reforms, Health Policy
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination: what can Canada learn from Israel? Israel Journal of Health Policy
Mandatory reporting legislation in Canada: improving systems for patient safety? Health Economics, Policy and Law
Features Constituting Actionable COVID-19 Dashboards: Descriptive Assessment and Expert Appraisal of 158 Public Web-Based COVID-19 Dashboards, Journal of Medical Internet Research
Expanding health care coverage in Canada: a dramatic shift in the debate, Health Economics, Policy and Law
COVID-19, Federalism, and Health Care Financing in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Patients’ Views of the Canadian Health-Care System, NAO Study prepared for the Ontario Medical Association
Provincial legislative and regulatory standards for pain assessment and management in long-term care homes: a scoping review and in-depth case analysis, BMC Geriatrics
Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions, Health Policy
Putting People First – The final report of the comprehensive review of Yukon’s health and social programs and services
Understanding the Policy Context and Conditions Necessary for the Establishment of Supervised Consumption Sites in Canada: A Comparative Analysis of Alberta and Manitoba, Health Reform Observer
Advancing Direct Payment Reforms in Ontario and Scotland, Health Reform Observer
Managing and Regulating Contracted Medicare Services in Non-Hospital Facilities [Poster], Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) 2020 Annual Health Policy Conference
Mapping variability in allocation of Long-Term Care funds across payer agencies in OECD countries, Health Policy
Evaluating the Implementation of Three Integrated Care Programs for Older Adults with Major Neurocognitive Disorders, Health Reform Observer
Understanding Universality within a Liberal Welfare Regime: The Case of Universal Social Programs in Canada, Social Inclusion
Federalism, Physicians, and Public Policy: A Comparison of Health Care Reform in Canada and Brazil, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
Collaborative Governance for Integrated Care: Insights from a Policy Stakeholder Dialogue, International Journal of Integrated Care
Utilization of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapies in the United States and Canada, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
The 2018 decision to establish an Advisory Council on adding pharmaceuticals to universal health coverage in Canada, Health Policy

The north is not all the same: comparing health system performance in 18 northern regions of Canada, International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Improving access to family medicine in Quebec through quotas and numerical targets, Health Reform Observer
Utilization and Outcomes for Spine Surgery in the United States and Canada, Spine
Measuring horizontal inequity in healthcare utilisation: a review of methodological developments and debates, The European Journal of Health Economics
Putting National Pharmacare on the Federal Agenda: Creation of an Advisory Council, Health Reform Observer
National Health Insurance: A conceptual framework from conflicting typologies, Health Policy
Federalism, Physicians, and Public Policy: A Comparison of Health Care Reform in Canada and Brazil, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
Managers and clinicians: Perceptions of the impact of regionalization in two regions in Canada, Healthcare Management
Coordinating primary care services: A case of policy layering, Health Policy Forum
Hip fracture care in Manitoba, Canada and New York State, United States: an analysis of administrative data, CMAJ Open
Risk Factors for Snoring in Two Canadian First Nations Communities, Clocks and Sleep
Myths, Misperceptions, and Policy Learning: Comparing Healthcare in the United States and Canada, The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Doctors and Canadian Medicare: Improving Accountability and Performance, Healthcare Papers
Canadian medicare: historical reflections, future directions, Health Economics, Policy and Law
A fragile but critical link: a commentary on the importance of government-academy relationships, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
The Comparative Performance of the Canadian and Australian Health Systems, Health Management Forum
Rebalancing Health Systems Towards Community-Based Care: The Role of Subsectoral Politics, Health Policy
Community-based Reform Efforts: The Case of the Aging at Home Strategy, Healthcare Policy
Can history improve big bang health reform? Commentary, Health Economics, Policy and Law
How does it feel to be a problem? Patients’ experiences of self-management support in New Zealand and Canada, Health Expectations
Canada’s Universal Health-Care System: Achieving its Potential, The Lancet
Improving Accessibility to Services and Increasing Efficiency Through Merger and Centralization in Québec, Health Reform Observer