Health Policy and Management
What is health services and policy research?
Health services and policy research is aimed at generating knowledge to address issues related to health service design and delivery and development of health-related policy.
It includes such diverse areas as health outcomes research, health technology assessment, knowledge translation, health economics and economic evaluation, patient/public engagement and health workforce planning.
What are we doing in the area of health services and policy research?
All health areas are included – from development of healthy public policy, to evaluation of health promotion initiatives, to researching chronic disease management interventions, to organization of acute care services. Much of this work, which is designed to respond to practical and current health issues, is conducted in collaboration with partners in the larger community.
What is the focus of our research?
Our current research activities include work in the:
- Health Technology and Policy Unit (HTPU)
- Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes (ACHORD)
- Injury Prevention Centre (IPC)
- Alberta Proms and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit
Circumpolar health researcher, Susan Chatwood, is working to define health systems that are responsive to the unique needs of northern populations.
Assistant professor Mike Paulden is a health economist whose work informs cost effective government health care spending.
Dev Menon's research focuses on the processes for decision making on coverage of new health technologies and services. He is part of the Health Technology and Policy Unit, which conducts policy-driven research driven by governments and health authorities.
Researcher Elaine Hyshka works to advance a public health approach to substance use and ethical, effective standards of care for substance use disorders.
Stephanie Montesanti is a health policy researcher whose research supports the implementation of innovative models of care for responding to mental health and family violence within the primary health-care system. She also works closely with Indigenous communities on the design and implementation of community-derived health strategies.
As a health economist, Arto Ohinmaa's research areas include evaluation of health care programs and health related quality of life measurements.
Interim dean and professor Jeff Johnson’s research areas include surveillance of population health and different models of care to enhance outcomes for people living with chronic diseases, including assessments of patient-reported outcome measures.