Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS)
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Are you a communications expert looking for a new challenge? We're recruiting for the role of Director of Communications (Maternity Leave Coverage) to execute leading-edge communications plans that promote, enhance, and project the mission, vision, brand, and reputation of CHÉOS Find out more: https://www.cheos.ubc.ca/job-listings/

Check out the latest edition of St. Paul's Foundation Promise Magazine. In this article, you can learn about the prominent research community at Providence Health Care, including CHÉOS, and discover some of the projects taking place at St. Paul's. Follow the link to read more!

Interviews with the media can be stressful at the best of times, and COVID-19 has added a new dimension to the process, with most appearances being filmed remotely We have pulled together some tips to help you make the most of remote media opportunities https://www.cheos.ubc.ca//how-to-conquer-your-remote-vide/

Research led by Drs. Wei Zhang and Aslam Anis found that of the over nine thousand different drugs marketed in Canada, one quarter were reported to be in short supply. The team found several factors that could be at play. Read the full story at: https://www.cheos.ubc.ca//one-quarter-of-prescription-dru/

Nearly 20% of Canadian men screened for prostate cancer may undergo unnecessary surgical biopsy, resulting in avoidable health complications, anxiety, and excess cost to the health care system. This health burden arises because the current blood test used to detect prostate cancer has a high rate of false positives. A new project led by CHÉOS Scientist Dr. Annalijn Conklin looks to change the way we diagnose and treat prostate cancer by analyzing the cost-effectiveness of a new testing method. Click here to find out more: https://www.cheos.ubc.ca//using-health-economics-to-find-/

Check out our latest newsletter, featuring: COVID-19 and the mental health of families and children The Evidence Speaks Celebrating 30 years of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - CTN CHÉOS in the media... Award and scholarship opportunities AND MORE... https://bit.ly/3hgZslC

Dr. Wei Zhang (UBC SPPH), with the BC SUPPORT Unit, wants to develop better ways of communicating work productivity loss research results to the public. Participate in an interview if you are a patient or unpaid caregiver, currently working in some capacity, 19+ & speak English. $25 gift card as thank you! Contact Jacynthe L'heureux at [email protected] for more info. (*Please email the above contact directly should you not wish to be publicly identified via this post)

According to new research published in PLOS ONE, women who lack social ties have a greater likelihood of being obese than men. Principal Investigator of the study, CHÉOS Scientist Dr. Annalijn Conklin (UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences), explained The different types of social ties that we looked at had a more consistent relationship with obesity for women. Those patterns in men were less obvious and seemed to sometimes even be reversed to what we saw in women. Read th...e fully story at the link below! CC: CORE and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

The BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort acts as a surveillance system... The data we have gathered, and continue to gather, is helping to support efforts to eliminate hepatitis C within the province. This World Hepatitis Day, Dr. Naveed Janjua discusses the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort, a large cohort study of 1.7 million people who have been tested for hepatitis C. Find out more

The Evidence Speaks Series is a recurring feature highlighting the latest in CHÉOS research. July's edition features: Comparing active TB rate in people who started dialysis and were screened for latent TB versus people who were not screened - Drs. Caren Rose (UBC SPPH) and Adeera Levin (UBC Faculty of Medicine, BC Renal) Analyzing compensation claims to determine the factors associated with early opioid dispensing after a work-related low back injury - Dr. Mieke Koehoorn (UBC SPPH) Investigating the burden of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV co-infections, and assessing the associated risk factors in Rwanda - Dr. Naveed Janjua (BCCDC, UBC SPPH)

Today is World Brain Day! In a new CHÉOS health economics analysis, researchers compared how adults living with chronic conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinsonism, memory problems, and stroke, use formal and informal care at home. CHÉOS Scientist Dr. Wei Zhang discusses their findings at the link below

Published today in Plos One, new research from Drs. Wei Zhang and Huiying Sun compares how Canadian men and women with chronic conditions use formal and informal home care. http://www.cheos.ubc.ca//how-do-canadians-living-with-chr/ UBC SPPH Providence Health Care Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost everything about our daily lives, but what does it mean for pregnancy and labour? This question is the focus of a new project led by Dr. Timothy Teoh, a family physician and clinical instructor in the Department of Family Practice at UBC. Mentored by CHÉOS Scientist Dr. Sarah Munro, Dr. Teoh is conducting virtual interviews to understand people's expectations for birth, experiences of labour, information needs, and opportunities for i...mproving delivery of care. Read more

St. Paul’s Hospital is home to an innovative harm reduction program for people living with alcohol use disorder - the Managed Alcohol Program (MAP). This program enables the provision of a safe and predictable supply of alcohol to those who need it. To find out more, we spoke to CHÉOS Research Associate Dr. Beena Parappilly, a clinical nurse specialist in acute medicine at St. Paul’s, who has been involved with MAP since its inception in 2016.

JOB ALERT! We're hiring a Research Assistant to help with ongoing research in the Health Economics department. Responsibilities include conducting systematic reviews & assisting in grant applications, manuscript preparation, & submissions. More info: http://cheos.ubc.ca/job-listings/

Dr. Peter Dodek, a centerpiece of CHÉOS and Providence Health Care communities for more than two decades, is set to retire at the end of the month. He is a critical care physician, a researcher, a teacher, an occasional administrator, and tireless advocate for evidence-based care. We sat down with Dr. Dodek to talk about his journey and what he has learned through his diverse career.

Do you have questions around doing knowledge translation (KT) in a pandemic? Join CHÉOS Scientist Dr. Sarah Munro (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UBC; Women's Health Research Institute) tomorrow at 12:00 pm PDT for her KT Connects webinar, where she will cover: Common barriers to KT during pandemics and periods of social disruption. Methods for integrated and end-of-grant KT during the COVID-19 pandemic, using case examples from women's health research.... Select KT strategies that help accelerate the impact of research evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. KT Connects is series of monthly beginner-level KT webinars hosted by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and Arthritis Research Canada

COVID-19 is one of two public health emergencies currently facing British Columbia. Dr. Oviedo-Joekes discusses safe supply in the province and how a compassionate, evidence-based approach is the right course of action to address the opioid crisis. Read the full feature at the link below

The May edition of The Evidence Speaks Series is now live! This month, we feature: Substance use changes after initiating opioid agonist therapy (Dr. Joel Singer, UBC School of Population and Public Health, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - CTN; Dr. Hubert Wong, UBC School of Population and Public Health, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - CTN) A screening tool for unmet needs in the ICU that could be addressed through the palliative approach (Dr. Peter Dodek, Critical Care Working Group, UBC Faculty of Medicine) Understanding the outcome priorities of patients with glomerular disease and their caregivers (Dr. Sean Barbour, UBC Faculty of Medicine)