Sisira Sarma, PhD
Professor of
Health Economics
Department
of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Schulich School
of Medicine & Dentistry
The University of Western
Ontario
London, Ontario
N6A 5C1
Tel: (519)
661-2111 x 87583
Fax: (519)
661-3766
E-mail: ssarma2@uwo.ca
URL: http://publish.uwo.ca/~ssarma2/
Incoming Students: I am interested in supervising graduate students at
the MSc and PhD levels on topics related to the economics of primary health
care, health services utilization, health outcomes, health inequalities, analysis
of health care costs, and economic evaluation in personalized medicine. Thesis
projects will have the opportunity to use large scale surveys, health care
administrative databases as well as linked survey and administrative databases and
apply novel Statistical methods from Epidemiology, Economics and Biostatistics
disciplines. Interested applicants with strong quantitative skills are
encouraged to e-mail me at ssarma2@uwo.ca
to discuss potential projects.
Teaching
Fall 2022:
Introduction to
Health Economics (4600A)
Introduction to
Health Economics (9572Q)
Winter 2023:
Health Economic
Evaluation (4615B/9530B)
Education
Ph.D. (Economics)
M.Phil. (Economics)
M.A. (Economics)
B.A. (Economics
Honours)
Research
Interests
Health
Economics
Health
Econometrics
Health
Policy
Cost-effectiveness
Health
Services Research
Graduate Students
Supervised (initial placement):
Qi Zhang, 2008 (Co-supervisor), M.A. in Economics, University of Ottawa.
(PhD Student).
Project: The impact of insurance on dental and physician
visits in Ontario.
Rukia Owusu, 2008 (Co-supervisor), M.A. in Economics, University of
Ottawa. (PhD Student).
Project: Immigrants’ access to physician and healthcare
services.
Rick Chan,
August 2010 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University
of Western Ontario. (Nursing Student).
Thesis: The impact of health
information technology on family physician’s practice patterns: A
cross-sectional study using data from the 2007 National Physician Survey.
Kalaivaani Sundararajan, January 2012
(Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western
Ontario. (Analyst, Toronto Western
Hospital, Toronto, Ontario).
Thesis: The relationship
between diet quality and obesity in Canadian adults: Evidence from the 2004
Canadian Community Health Survey.
Simon Hollands, May 2012 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
University of Western Ontario. (Analyst,
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto).
Thesis: The association
between the fast-food environment and obesity in Canada: A cross-sectional
analysis.
Emmanuel Ewara, November 2012 (Supervisor; Co-supervisor:
Gregory Zaric), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western
Ontario. (Health Economics Analyst, St.
Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario).
Thesis: The
cost-effectiveness of Cetuximab or Pantiumumab with
FOLFOX or FOLFIRI Chemotherapy regimens compared to Bevacizumab with FOLFOX or FOlFIRI for patients with KRAS wild type metastatic
colorectal cancer.
Michael Lebenbaum, January 2013 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
University of Western Ontario. (Epidemiologist,
Public Health Ontario, Toronto)
Thesis: Obesity and
health care utilization tends in Canada during the Period 1996/97 to 2009/10.
Samantha Larose, March 2014 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
University of Western Ontario. (Quality and Evaluation
Specialist, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta).
Thesis: The impact of
obesity on employment participation and earnings among working-age women in
Canada: Evidence from the NPHS longitudinal data.
Nathalie Metzer, August 2014
(Supervisor; Co-Supervisor: Karen M. Campbell), MSc in Epidemiology &
Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario (UWO-RDC Analyst, London, Ontario).
Thesis: Maternal
employment during infancy and toddlerhood: Mechanisms for associations with
childhood overweight/obesity in Canada.
Ciara Pendrith, December 2014
(Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western
Ontario. (Biostatistician, Women’s College Hospital
Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Toronto, Ontario).
Thesis:
Cost-effectiveness of incentives for cervical cancer screening in Ontario’s
primary healthcare delivery models.
Jagraj Pandher, October 2015 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology &
Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario (Medical Student, Keele University, UK).
Thesis: The Association
between neighbourhood-level food environment and
chronic diseases in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis.
Ashna Jinah, March 2016 (Supervisor), MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of
Western Ontario (Research Assistant,
Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario).
Thesis: The association
between neighbourhood walkability and adult obesity
prevalence in urban Canada.
Kathleen
Nelligan, December 2018 (Co-supervisor with Dr. Chris Doherty, Department of
Surgery). MSc in Surgery, University of Western Ontario.
Thesis: Choice of
implant filler in breast reconstruction: A study of the cost-effectiveness of
saline and silicone implants.
Thaksha
Thavam, May 2019 (Supervisor). MSc in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western
Ontario (Clinical Research
Project Coordinator at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto,
Ontario).
Thesis: The impact of
the diabetes management incentive on diabetes-related services,
hospitalizations and mortality risk in Ontario.
Yue Niu,
October 2019 (Supervisor, Co-supervisor: G.Y. Zou). MSc in Epidemiology &
Biostatistics, University
of Western Ontario (Statistical
Analyst, Health Economics and Market Access Division, Amais Consulting,
Toronto, Ontario; ICES Analyst, Toronto, Ontario, Senior Analyst, Ontario Health).
Thesis: Construction of Prediction Models for The Health Utility Index
Mark 3 in Ontario and Its Application.
Thy Hoang Vu,
February 2020 (Supervisor, Co-supervisor: Kelly Anderson). MSc in Epidemiology
& Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario (Clinical Research Analyst, Canadian Agency
for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Ontario).
Thesis:
Analysis of
Billings data to evaluate patterns of mental health services in primary care
and emergency departments by blended fee-for-service and blended capitation
models in Ontario, Canada.
Aneeka
Hafeez, August 2020 (Supervisor, Co-supervisor: Ute Schwartz). MSc in
Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario (Analyst, ICES Western,
London, Ontario; Analyst, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
(CADTH), Ottawa, Ontario).
Thesis: Cost-effectiveness of
pharmacogenomics (PGx) based warfarin, standard warfarin, apixaban and
rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation patients in Ontario, Canada.
Victoria
Gaudin, August 2020 (Principal Supervisor). MSc in Epidemiology &
Biostatistics, University
of Western Ontario (Statistics Canada, Research Data Centre (RDC) Analyst, London, Ontario).
Thesis: The impact of school
nutrition policy on diet quality of children and youth: Quasi-experimental
evidence from Canada.
Michael Situ, April 2021 (Principal Supervisor). MSc thesis in
Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Decision Support Analyst, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario;
Research Officer,
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Ontario).
Thesis: Analysis of health care costs over a one-year
period following anticoagulant therapy among Ontario patients diagnosed with
atrial fibrillation.
Mary Bamimore, December 2020 (Supervisor, Co-Supervisor: Amit Garg). PhD thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Teaching
Professor, Fanshawe College, London, ON).
Thesis: Investigating quality of care for diabetes mellitus, congestive
heart failure and chronic kidney disease in Ontario’s Family Health Group and
Family Health Organization models.
Michael
Hong, April 2022 (Principal Supervisor). PhD thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Senior
Analyst, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Toronto, ON).
Theis: Does
the way we pay primary care providers influence emergency department use during
after-hours?
Ali Unsal, December 2021 (Principal Supervisor; Co-Supervisors: Gregory
Zaric and Aze Wilson). MSc thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Economic
Modeler, Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta).
Thesis: Cost-effectiveness of genotype-based
azathioprine dosing compared to standard azathioprine dosing for the management
of ulcerative colitis.
Dhatri
Shukla, December 2022 (Principal Supervisor; Co-Supervisor: Leigh Sowerby). MSc
thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Analyst, Surgical Program, Humber River Hospital, Ontario).
Thesis:
Rapid Rhino vs. Merocel: A retrospective analysis of
patients with anterior epistaxis visiting emergency rooms in London, Ontario.
Jing Jing (Principal Supervisor; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Greta Bauer).
Thesis Research in Progress (MSc thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics;
expected completion: August 2024).
Tanmay Vasa (Principal
Supervisor; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Ute Schwartz). Thesis Research in Progress (MSc
thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics; expected completion: August 2024).
Ethan Rajaratnam
(Co-Supervisor with Dr. Nibene Somé). Thesis Research
in Progress (MSc thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics; expected
completion: August 2024).
Tianyue (Anny) Zhong
(Principal Supervisor). Thesis Research in Progress (MSc thesis in Epidemiology
& Biostatistics; expected completion: December 2024).
Graduate Student
Thesis Committee:
Malek Bassam Hannouf
(Committee Member). Economic evaluation of potential applications of gene
expression profiling in clinical oncology (PhD thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics completed: May 2014).
Chong Sung
Kim (Committee Member). Survival Analysis of Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
and non-CUP patients in Ontario (MSc thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics
completed: December 2015).
Dorian Murariu (Committee Member). Testing the
interpersonal theory of suicide in community-residing older adults (MSc thesis
in Epidemiology & Biostatistics completed: March 2016).
Calvin Yip (Committee Member). The Association
between social cohesion and physical activity in communities across Canada: A
Multilevel Analysis (MSc thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics completed:
June 2016).
Sebastian Przech
(Committee Member). Financial costs incurred by living kidney donors: finding
from a Canadian multi-centre prospective cohort study (MSc thesis in
Epidemiology & Biostatistics completed: August 2017).
Steven Habbous (Committee Member). Research to improve living
kidney donor evaluation process (PhD thesis in Epidemiology & Biostatistics
completed: December 2018).
Vinusha Kalatharan (Committee Member). The epidemiology of upper urinary tract stone management in autosomal
dominant polycystic kidney disease. (PhD thesis in Epidemiology &
Biostatistics work-in-progress completed: August 2020).
Sahiba Sahini (Committee Member). Multi-arm randomized control trials in Inflammatory bowel disease:
A literature review and an illustration of methods for analysis (MSc thesis in
Epidemiology & Biostatistics completed: December 2023).
Post-Doctoral
Fellows/Associates
Dr. Nazire Begen (January
2024 –)
Project: Primary care reform and inequalities in the utilization of
healthcare services and health outcomes.
Dr. Yihong Bai (July
2023 –)
Project: Long-term outcomes of physicians
practicing in Family Health Teams.
Dr. Zhe (Claudia) Li (ICES Postdoctoral Supervisor): October 2022 – September 2023
Dr. Nibene
Habib Some 2018 (Initial placement: Senior Analyst, ICES; Health Economist at CAMH, January 2020).
Dr. Koffi-Ahoto Kpelitse 2015 (Initial placement: Senior Analyst,
Canadian Institute for Health Information).
Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh 2013 (Initial placement: Post-doctoral Fellow at
McGill University (Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University since July 1,
2014).
Dr. Shammima Jesmin 2011 (Initial placement: Independent contracting).
Refereed Publications
(Names
of trainees underlined)
1) A. Hafeez, L. E. Cipriano, R. Kim, G. Zaric, U. Schwartz, S. Sarma (Primary Supervisor). Cost-effectiveness
analysis of pharmacogenomics (PGx) based warfarin, apixaban and rivaroxaban versus
standard warfarin for the management of atrial fibrillation in Ontario, Canada.
PharmacoEconomics, 42(1), 2024, 69-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-023-01309-z
2) M. Situ, U. Schwarz, G.Y.
Zou, E. McArthur, R. Kim, A. X. Garg, S
Sarma (Primary Supervisor). Does prescribing apixaban or rivaroxaban versus
warfarin for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation save health system
costs? A multivalued treatment effects analysis. European Journal of
Health Economics, forthcoming
(Accepted, April 2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-023-01594-7
3) M. Hong, R.A. Devlin, G.
S. Zaric, A. Thind, S. Sarma (Primary Supervisor). Primary care services
and emergency department visits in blended fee-for-service and blended
capitation models: Evidence from Ontario, Canada. European Journal of
Health Economics, forthcoming
(Accepted, April 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-023-01591-w
4) H.H. Kim, M. Silverman, K.
Anderson, R. Lodhi, S. Sarma, C. Dickey, C. Forchuk. Characterization of
a cohort of persons who use methamphetamines in London, Ontario and in-hospital
substance use. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 14(4), 2023, 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1097/CXA.0000000000000191
5) V. Gaudin, S. Stranges, P.
Wilk, S. Sarma (Primary Supervisor).
School nutrition policy and diet quality of children and youth: A quasi-experimental
study from Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 114, 2023, 613-628.
https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-023-00743-y
6) R. Rondina, M. Hong, S. Sarma, M. Mitchell. Is it worth it? Cost-effectiveness
analysis of a commercial physical activity app. BMC Public Health,
October 2021: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11988-y.
7) V. Kalatharan, B. Welk, D.M.
Nash, S.N. Dixon, J. Slater, Y. Pei, S.
Sarma, and A.X. Garg. Risk of
hospital encounters with kidney stones in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney
disease: a cohort study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and
Disease 2021: https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581211000227
8) T. Wigle, B. Povitz, W.A. Teft, R.
Legan, J. Lenehan, S. Nevison, V. Panuganty, D. Keller, S.A. Shanteer, R. Francis, V. Siebring, S. Sarma, Y.H. Choi, S. Welch, E. Winquist, U.I. Schwarz, and R.B.
Kim. Impact of pretreatment dihydropyrimidine
dehydrogenase genotype-guided fluoropyrimidine dosing on chemotherapy
associated adverse events. Clinical and Translational Science,
14(4), 1338-1348. https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.12981
9) T. Vu, K.K. Anderson, N.H. Somé,
A. Thind, and S. Sarma. Mental
health services utilization in primary care and emergency department settings:
Analysis of blended fee-for-service and blended capitation models in Ontario,
Canada. Administration and Policy in
Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(4), 654-667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-020-01099-y
10) M. Hong, A. Thind, G. Zaric, S. Sarma.
Emergency department use following incentives to provide after-hours primary
care: a retrospective cohort study. Canadian
Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 193 (3), 2021, E85-E93. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200277
11) V. Kalatharan, E. McArthur, D.M. Nash, B. Welk, S. Sarma,
A.X. Garg, and Y. Pei. Diagnostic accuracy of administrative codes for
autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in clinic patients with cystic
kidney disease. Clinical Kidney
Journal 14(2), 2021, 612-616. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfz184.
12) T. Vu, K.K. Anderson, R.A. Devlin, N.H.
Somé, and S. Sarma. Physician remuneration
schemes, psychiatric hospitalizations and follow-up care: Evidence from blended
fee-for-service and capitation models. Social
Science & Medicine 2021; 268:113465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113465
13) M.A. Bamimore, R.A. Devlin, A. Garg, G. Zaric,
S. Sarma. Quality of diabetes care in blended fee-for-service and blended
capitation payment systems. Canadian Journal
of Diabetes, 45(3), 2021, 261-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2020.09.002
14) V. Kalatharan, B. Welk, D.M.
Nash, E. McArthur, J. Slater, S. Sarma, Y. Pei, and A.X. Garg.
Complications in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
undergoing ureteroscopy: a cohort study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and
Disease (October 2020): https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358120972830.
15) N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, S. Sarma. Team-based primary care practice and physician’s services:
Evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada. Social Science & Medicine 2020, 264:113310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113310
16) N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G.
Zaric, S. Sarma. Stirring the Pot:
Switching from blended fee-for-service to blended capitation. Health
Economics, 29(11), 2020, 1435-1455. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4145.
17) T. Thavam, R.A. Devlin, A. Thind, G.
Zaric, S. Sarma. The impact of the diabetes management
incentive on diabetes-related services in Ontario, Canada. European
Journal of Health Economics 21(9), 2020, 1279-1293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-020-01216-6.
18) S. Habbous, L. Barnieh, S. Klarenbach, B.
Manns, S. Sarma M. Begen, K.
Litchfield, L. Krista, S. Singh, and A.X. Garg. Evaluating multiple living
kidney donor candidates simultaneously or sequentially: a cost-effectiveness
analysis. Kidney International 98(6), 2020, 1578-1588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.06.015.
19) V. Kalatharan, R. Jandoc, G. Grewal, D. Nash, B. Welk, S. Sarma, Y. Pei, A. Garg. Efficacy and safety of surgical kidney
stone interventions in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a
systematic review. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease (May 2020): https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358120940433.
20) M. Hong, A. Thind, G. Zaric, S. Sarma. The
impact of improved access to after-hours primary care on emergency department
and primary care utilization: A systematic review. Health Policy, 124(8), 2020,
812-818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.05.015
21) V. Kalatharan, G. Grewal, D. Nash, B. Welk, S. Sarma, Y. Pei, A. Garg. Stone prevalence in autosomal dominant polycystic
kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health
and Disease (May 2020): https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358120934628.
22) P. Wilk, S. Ali,
K. Anderson, A. Clark, M. Cooke, S. Frisbee, J. Gilliland, M. Haan, S. Harris,
S. Kiarasi, A. Maltby, K. Norozi, R. Petrella, S. Sarma, S. Singh, S. Stranges, A.
Thind. Geographic variation in preventable hospitalizations across Canada: A
cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037195 (May 2020).
23) R.A. Devlin, K.A. Kpelitse, L. Li, N. Mehta, and S. Sarma. After-hours
incentives and emergency department visits: Evidence from Canada. Canadian
Public Policy, 46(20), 2020, 253-263.
24) M.J. Heisel, S. Moore,
G.L. Flett, R.M.G. Norman, P.S. Links, R. Eynan, N. O'Rourke, S. Sarma, P. Fairlie, K.J. Wilson, B.
Farrell, M. Grunau, R. Olson, D. Conn. Meaning-centered men’s groups: Initial
findings of an intervention to enhance resiliency and reduce suicide risk in
men facing the transition to retirement. Clinical Gerontologist 43(1), 2020, 76-94.
25) N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N.
Mehta, G. Zaric, L. Li, S. Shariff, B. Belhadji, A. Thind, A. Garg, S. Sarma. Production of
physician services under fee-for-service and blended fee-for-service: Evidence
from Ontario’s Natural Experiment. Health
Economics 28(2), 2019, 1418-1434.
26) M. Hong and S. Sarma. Medicaid, Chapter in “Encyclopedia
of Gerontology and Population Aging,” edited by Danan Gu and Matthew E.
Dupre. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_993-1. (May 2019)
27) S. Przech, A. Garg, J.B. Arnold, L. Barnieh, M. Cuerden, C. Dipchand, L. Feldman,
J. Gill, M. Karpinski, G. Knoll, C. Lok, M. Miller, M. Monroy, C. Nguan, R. Prasad, S.
Sarma, J.M. Sontrop, L. Storsley,
S. Klarenbach, for the Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes
Research (DONOR) Network. Financial costs incurred by living kidney donors: A
prospective cohort study. Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology, 29(12), 2018, 2847-2857.
28) M. Lebenbaum, G. Zaric, A.
Thind, S. Sarma. Trends in obesity
and multimorbidity in Canada. Preventive Medicine, 116, 2018,
173-179.
29) S. Sarma, N. Mehta, R.A. Devlin, L. Li and K.A. Kpelitse. Family physician remuneration
schemes and referrals to specialists: Quasi-experimental evidence from Ontario,
Canada. Health Economics, 27(10), 2018, 1533-1549.
30) C.S.
Kim, M. B. Hannouf, S. Sarma, G.B. Rodrigues, P. Rogan, S.
Mahmud, E. Winquist, M. Brackstone and G.S. Zaric.
Survival outcome differences based on treatment utilization and knowledge of
primary tumour site for Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) and known primary
patients in Ontario, Canada. Current Oncology, 25(5), 2018,
307–316.
31) S. Habbous, E. McArthur, S. Sarma, M. Begen, B. Manns, K.L.
Lentine, C. Dipchand, K. Litchfield, S. Mckenzie and A.X. Garg. Potential implications of a more
timely living kidney donor evaluation. American Journal of Transplantation,
18(11), 2018, 2719-2729.
32) S. Habbous, J. Arnold, M.
Begen, N. Boudville, M. Cooper, C. Dipchand, L.S. Feldman, D. Goździk,
S. Dixon, M. Karpinski, S. Klarenbach, G.A. Knoll,
N.N. Lam, K.L. Lentine, C. Lok, E. McArthur, S. McKenzie, M. Miller, M.
Monroy-Cuadros, C. Nguan, G.V. Ramesh Prasad, S. Przech, S. Sarma,
D.L. Segev, L. Storsley and A.X. Garg for the Donor
Nephrectomy Outcomes Research (DONOR) Network. Duration of living kidney
transplant donor evaluations: findings from 2 multi-center cohort Studies. American
Journal of Kidney Diseases, 72(4), 2018, 483-498.
33) S. Habbous, S. Sarma, L. Barnieh, E. McArthur, M.A.
Begen, S., Klarenbach, K.L. Lentine, B. Manns, A.X.
Garg. Health care costs for the evaluation, surgery, and follow-up care of
living kidney donors. Transplantation, 102(8), 2018,
1367-1374.
34) S. Habbous, M.A. Begen, C. Dipchand, S. N. Dixon, N. N. Lam, C. Garcia-Ochoa, K.
Lentine, K. Litchfield, S. Mackenzie, E. McArthur, S. Sarma, A. X. Garg. Initiating maintenance dialysis prior to
living kidney donor transplantation when a donor candidate evaluation is well
underway. Transplantation, 102(7), 2018, e345–e353.
35) S. Habbous, S. Przech, J. Martin, A.X. Garg and S. Sarma. Cost-effectiveness analysis of first-line phosphate
binders for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney
disease. Value in Health, 21(3), 2018, 318-325.
36) M. B. Hannouf, E. Winquist, S.M. Mahmud, M. Brackstone,
S. Sarma, G. Rodrigues, P. Rogan, J.S. Hoch and G.S. Zaric. The clinical
significance of occult gastrointestinal primary tumours in metastatic cancer: a
population retrospective cohort study. Cancer Research and Treatment,
50(1), 2018, 183-194.
37) M. B. Hannouf, E. Winquist, S.M. Mahmud, M. Brackstone,
S. Sarma, G. Rodrigues, P. Rogan, J.S. Hoch and G.S. Zaric. The
potential clinical and economic value of primary tumour identification in
metastatic cancer of unknown primary tumour: A population-based retrospective
matched cohort study. PharmacoEconomics Open
(2017) https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-017-0051-2.
38) M. B. Hannouf, E. Winquist, S.M. Mahmud, M. Brackstone,
S. Sarma, G. Rodrigues, P. Rogan, J.S. Hoch and G.S. Zaric. The clinical
significance of occult gynecologic primary tumours in metastatic cancer. Current Oncology,
2017, 24(5):e368-e378.
39) S. Tam, H. Sun, S. Sarma, J. Siu, K. Fung and L.
Sowerby. Medialization Thyroplasty versus Injection
Laryngoplasty: A Cost Minimization Analysis. Journal of Otolaryngology – Head
& Neck Surgery, 2017,
46(1):14.
40) S. Habbous, S. Przech, R. Acedillo, S. Sarma, A.X. Garg and J. Martin. The efficacy and safety
of sevelamer and lanthanum versus calcium-containing and iron-based binders in
treating hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
32 (1), 2017, 111-125.
41) M.B. Hannouf, E. Winquist,
S.M. Mahmud, M. Brackstone, S. Sarma, P, Rogan, J.S. Hoch and G.S. Zaric. Cost-effectiveness of
using a gene expression profiling test to aid in identifying the primary tumour
in patients with cancer of unknown primary. Pharmacogenomics, 17,
2017, 286-300.
42) V. Kalatharan, Y. Pei, K.K. Clemens, R.K. McTavish, S.N. Dixon, M.
Rochon, D.M. Nash, A. Jain, S. Sarma,
A. Zaleski, A. Lum, A.X. Garg. Positive predictive values of international
classification of diseases, 10th revision coding algorithms to identify
patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Canadian
Journal of Kidney Health and Diseases, 3, 2016, 1-7.
43) C. Yip, S. Sarma and P. Wilk. The association
between social cohesion and physical activity in Canada: a multilevel analysis.
Social
Science & Medicine - Population Health 2, 2016, 718-723.
44) C. Pendrith, A. Thind, G.
Zaric and S. Sarma. Association
between financial incentives and cervical cancer screening in Ontario’s primary
healthcare delivery models. Healthcare
Policy, 12(1), 2016, 116-28.
45) J.C. Jacobs, S. Burke, M.
Rouse, S. Sarma and G. Zaric.
Cardiovascular disease risk awareness and its association with preventive
health behaviors: Evidence from a Canadian sample of workplaces. Journal
of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(5), 2016, 459-65.
46) C. Pendrith, A. Thind, G.
Zaric and S. Sarma. Costs of
cervical cancer treatment: Estimates from Ontario, Canada. Current Oncology,
23(2), 2016, e109-e115.
47) S. Larose, K.A. Kpelitse, M.K. Campbell, G.
Zaric and S. Sarma. Does obesity influence
labour market outcomes among working-age adults?
Evidence from Canadian longitudinal data. Economics
and Human Biology, 20, 2016, 26-41.
48) M. Hajizadeh, M.K. Campbell
and S. Sarma. A spatial econometric analysis
of adult obesity: Evidence from Canada. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy,
9(3), 2016, 329-363.
49) C.S.
Kim, M. B. Hannouf, S. Sarma, G.B. Rodrigues, P. Rogan, S. Mahmud, E. Winquist, M. Brackstone and G.S. Zaric. Identification and survival
outcomes of a cohort of patients with cancer of unknown primary in Ontario. Acta Oncologica, 54, 2015, 1781-1787.
50) S. Sarma, R.A. Devlin, J. Gilliland, MK. Campbell and G. Zaric. The Effect of leisure-time physical activity on
obesity, diabetes, high BP and heart disease among Canadians: Evidence
from 2000/01 to 2005/06. Health
Economics, 24(12), 2015, 1531–1547.
51) E. Ewara, G. Zaric, S. Welch and S. Sarma. Cost-effectiveness of first line treatments for KRAS wild
type metastatic colorectal cancer. Current Oncology, 21(4), 2014,
e541-e550.
52) S. Hollands, M.K. Campbell,
J. Gilliland and S. Sarma.
Association between fast-food and full-service restaurant density and BMI: A
cross-sectional study of Canadian adults. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 15(3), 2014, e172-e178.
53) S. Sarma, G. Zaric, M.K. Campbell and J.
Gilliland. The effect of physical activity on adult obesity: Evidence from
Canadian NPHS panel. Economics and Human Biology, 14,
2014, 1-21.
54) M. Hajizadeh, M.K. Campbell
and S. Sarma. Socioeconomic
inequalities in adult obesity risk in Canada: Trends and decomposition
analyses. European Journal of Health Economics, 15(2), 2014, 203-221.
55) K. Sunderajan, M.K. Campbell, Y-H. Choi and S. Sarma. The relationship between diet
quality and adult obesity: Evidence from Canada. Journal of the American College
of Nutrition 33(1), 2014, 1-17.
56) S. Hollands, M.K. Campbell,
J. Gilliland and S. Sarma. A spatial
analysis of the association between restaurant density and body mass index in
Canadian adults. Preventive Medicine, 57(4), 2013, 258-264.
57) S. Sarma, M. Hajizadeh, A. Thind and R.
Chan. The association between health information technology adoption and
Family Physicians’ practice patterns in Canada: Evidence from 2007 and 2010
National Physician Surveys. Healthcare Policy, 9(1), 2013, 97-117.
58) S. Sarma, R.A. Devlin,
A. Thind and M. Chu. Canadian family physicians’ decision to collaborate: Age, period and
cohort effects.
Social
Science & Medicine, 75(10), 2012, 1811-1819.
59) S. Jesmin, A. Thind and S. Sarma. Does team-based primary
health care improve patients’ perception of outcomes? Evidence from the 2007-08
Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care. Health Policy 105(1), 2012, 71-83.
60) A. Sepehri, S. Sarma, U. Oguzoglu
and T.M. Pham. Does the financial protection of health
insurance vary across providers? Vietnam’s experience. Social Science & Medicine 73(4), 2011, 559-567.
61) S. Sarma, A. Thind and M. Chu. Do new
cohorts of family physicians work less compared to their older predecessors?
The Evidence from Canada. Social Science & Medicine 72(12), 2011, 2049-2058.
62) R.A. Devlin, S. Sarma and Q. Zhang. The role
of supplemental coverage in a universal health insurance system: some Canadian
evidence. Health Policy 100(1), 2011, 81-90.
63) S. Sarma, R.A. Devlin, B. Belhadji
and A. Thind. Does the way physicians
are paid influence the way they practice? The case of Canadian Family
Physicians’ work activity. Health Policy 98(2-3), 2010,
203-217.
64) S. Sarma, R. A. Devlin and W. Hogg. Physician’s production of primary care in
Ontario, Canada. Health Economics 19(1),
2010, 14-30.
65) S. Sarma. Demand
for outpatient health care: Empirical findings from rural India. Applied
Health Economics and Health Policy 7(4), 2009, 265-277.
66) A. Sepehri, S. Sarma and J. Serieux.
Who is giving up the free lunch? The insured patients’ decision to access
health insurance benefits and its determinants: evidence from a low-income
country. Health Policy 92(2-3), 2009, 250-258.
67) S. Sarma, G. Hawley and K. Basu. Transitions in
living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal
data. Social Science & Medicine 68(6), 2009, 1106-1113.
68) R.A. Devlin and S. Sarma. Do physician remuneration
schemes matter? The case of Canadian family physicians. Journal of Health
Economics 25(7), 2008, 1168-1181.
69) A. Sepehri, S. Sarma, W. Simpson and S. Moshiri. How important are individual,
household and commune characteristics in explaining utilization of maternal
health services in Vietnam? Social Science & Medicine 67(6), 2008, 1009-1017.
70) A. Sepehri, S. Moshiri, W. Simpson and
S. Sarma. Taking account of context:
How important are household characteristics in explaining adult health-seeking
behaviour? The case of Vietnam. Health Policy and Planning 23(6), 2008, 397-407.
71) S. Uppal and S. Sarma. Aging, health and labour
market activity: The case of India. Journal of World Health &
Population 9(4), 2007, 79-97.
72) S. Sarma, K. Basu and A. Gupta. The influence of prescription drug insurance on psychotropic
and non-psychotropic drug utilization in Canada. Social Science & Medicine 65(12), 2007, 2553-2565.
73) S. Sarma and W.
Simpson. A panel multinomial logit analysis of elderly living arrangements:
Evidence from Aging in Manitoba Longitudinal Data, Canada. Social Science
& Medicine 65(12), 2007, 2539-2552.
74) S. Sarma and H. Rempel.
Household decisions to utilize maternal health care in rural and urban India. Journal
of World Health & Population 9(1), 2007, 24-45.
75) A. Sepehri, W.
Simpson and S. Sarma. The influence
of health insurance on hospital admission and length
of stay – The case of Vietnam. Social
Science & Medicine 63(7), 2006, 1757-1770.
76) A. Sepehri, S. Sarma and W. Simpson. Does public
health insurance reduce financial burden? Empirical findings from the VLSS
panel. Health Economics 15(6), 2006, 603-616.
77) S. Sarma and W.
Simpson. A microeconometric analysis of Canadian
health care utilization. Health
Economics 15(3), 2006, 219-239.
Selected Conference/Seminar Presentations
S. Sarma. “Formation of Ontario Health Teams and
Quadruple‐aim Outcomes: Quasi‐experimental Evaluation,” presented
at the CIHR Quadruple Aim & Equity End-of-Grant Workshop organized by
IHSPR, CIHR, Ontario, November 21, 2023.
S. Sarma. “Formation of Ontario Health Teams and
Quadruple‐aim Outcomes: Quasi‐experimental Evaluation,” presented
to the policy makers at the Ontario Ministry of Health (Research, Analysis and Evaluation
Branch and Ontario Health Teams Branch) Ontario, October 27, 2023 (invited).
N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, S. Sarma. “Primary care payment models
and avoidable hospitalizations: a multivalued treatment effects analysis,” presented at the 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 02-03, 2023.
S. Sarma, N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric. “Primary
care physician remuneration and preventive cancer screening: Evidence from blended
fee-for-service and blended capitation models,” presented at the I-HDS
(Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science) and TCI (Tisch Cancer Institute)
Seminar Series, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, July 20,
2022 (invited).
S. Sarma, N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric. “Primary
care physician remuneration and preventive cancer screening: Evidence from blended
fee-for-service and blended capitation models,” presented at the EUHEA (European Health Economics
Association) Conference 2022, University of Oslo, Oslo,
Norway, July 5-8, 2022.
S. Sarma, N.H. Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric. “Primary
care physician remuneration and preventive cancer screening: Evidence from blended
fee-for-service and blended capitation models,” presented at the 2022 ASHEcon (American
Society of Health Economists) Conference, Austin, United States, June 26-29,
2022.
S. Sarma, N.H.
Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric. “Changing from retrospective to
prospective payments for primary care physicians and preventive cancer
screening: Evidence from Ontario,” accepted for presentation at the 2021
iHEA Conference (the 14th World Congress on Health Economics),
Virtual, July 12-15, 2021.
S. Sarma, L. Li, R.A.
Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, A. Thind, S. Shariff, B. Belhadji, A. Garg.
“Pay-for-performance incentives and cancer screening in Ontario,” presented at
the 2019 iHEA Conference (World Congress
on Health Economics), Basel, Switzerland, July 15-17, 2019.
N.H.
Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, S.
Sarma. “Stirring the Pot:
Switching from Blended Fee-For-Service to Blended Capitation in Ontario,
Canada,” presented at the 3rd
Economics of the Health Workforce Conference, iHEA Pre-Congress Session, Basel, Switzerland, July 14,
S. Sarma, N.H. Somé, R.A.
Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric. “Changing from retrospective to prospective
payments for primary care physicians and preventive cancer screening: Evidence
from Ontario,” presented at the 53rd Annual Conference of the
Canadian Economics Association, Banff, Alberta, May 30 - June 2, 2019.
M.
Hong, A. Thind, G. Zaric, S. Sarma.
“The Impact of Ontario’s After-Hours Premium on Emergency Department
Utilization,” presented at the 2019 Canadian Association for Health
Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference,
Nova Scotia, Halifax, May 29 - 31, 2019 (Presenter:
Michael Hong).
M. Bamimore, G. Zaric, A. Garg, S. Sarma. “Quality of
diabetes mellitus care in Ontario’s Family Health Group and Family Health
Organization models,” presented at the
2019 Canadian Association for Health
Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference,
Halifax, Nova Scotia May 29 - 31, 2019 (Presenter:
Mary Bamimore).
N.H.
Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, S.
Sarma. “Stirring the Pot:
Switching from Blended Fee-For-Service to Blended Capitation in Ontario,
Canada,” presented at the 18th
Annual Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group (CHESG) Conference, Banff, Alberta, May 29-30, 2019 (Presenter:
Sisira Sarma).
N.H.
Somé, R.A. Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, L. Li, S. Shariff, B. Belhadji, A.
Thind, A. Garg, S. Sarma.
“Production of physician services under fee-for-service and blended
fee-for-service: Evidence from Ontario’s natural experiment,” presented at the 17th Annual Canadian
Health Economists’ Study Group (CHESG) Conference, McGill University,
Montreal, Quebec, May 31, 2018 (Presenter: Nibene Somé).
S. Sarma, L. Li, R.A.
Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, A. Thind, S. Shariff, B. Belhadji, A. Garg.
“Pay-for-performance incentives and cancer screening in Ontario,” presented at
the Applied Research in Cancer
Control (ARCC) conference, Montreal, Quebec, May 27-28, 2018.
N. Mehta, K.A. Kpelitse, R.A.
Devlin, L. Li and S. Sarma. “Primary
care access and emergency department utilization: theory and evidence from
Canada,” presented at the 2017
iHEA Conference (World Congress on Health Economics), Boston University,
Boston, USA, July 8-11, 2017.
S. Sarma, L. Li, R.A.
Devlin, N. Mehta, G. Zaric, A. Thind, S. Shariff, A. Garg. “Pay-for-performance
incentives and cancer screening: Evidence from Ontario,” presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association,
St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, June 2 - 4, 2017 (Presenter: Lihua
Li).
S. Sarma, R.A. Devlin, N.
Mehta, G. Zaric, A. Thind, S. Shariff, A. Garg. “Primary care reform and
avoidable hospitalization: Results for Ontario’s congestive heart failure
patients,” presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the
Canadian Economics Association, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia,
June 2 - 4, 2017.
N.
Mehta, K.A. Kpelitse, R.A. Devlin, L. Li and S. Sarma. “Primary care access and
emergency department utilization: theory and evidence from Canada,” presented
at the 16th Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group
(CHESG) Meeting, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, May 31 – June 1,
2017.S. Sarma, N. Mehta, R.A. Devlin, Lihua
Li, K.A. Kpelitse. “Family
Physician Remuneration Schemes and Referrals to Specialists: Evidence from
Ontario,” presented at the the Primary
Care Reform Symposium: Economic Analysis of Recent Changes in Ontario,
University of Toronto, January 15, 2016.
N. Mehta and S. Sarma. “The Impact of Primary Health Care Reform on Population Health:
Theory and Evidence,” presented at the the
Primary Care Reform Symposium: Economic Analysis of Recent Changes in Ontario,
University of Toronto, January 15, 2016 (Presenter: Nirav Mehta).
S. Sarma, N. Mehta, R.A.
Devlin, Lihua Li, K.A. Kpelitse.
“Family Physician Remuneration Schemes and Referrals
to Specialists: Evidence from Ontario,” presented
at the the
Canadian Centre for Health Economics, University of Toronto, November 27, 2015.
S. Sarma, N. Mehta, R.A.
Devlin, Lihua Li, K.A. Kpelitse.
“Family Physician Remuneration Schemes and Referrals
to Specialists: Evidence from Ontario,” presented
at the Department of Economics seminar series at the Wayne State University,
United States, October 29, 2015.
The
effect of leisure-time and transportation physical activity (LTTPA) on health:
Evidence from Canada,” presented at
the 11th iHEA Conference (World Congress on Health Economics), Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, July 12-15, 2015.
Association between financial
incentives and cervical cancer screening in Ontario’s primary healthcare
delivery models,”
presented at the 11th
iHEA Conference (World Congress on Health Economics), Bocconi University,
Milan, Italy, July 12-15, 2015.
“Family Physician Remuneration
Schemes and Referrals to Specialists: Panel-data Evidence from Ontario,” presented at the 49th Annual Conference of
the Canadian Economics Association, Ryerson University, Toronto, May 28
–May 31, 2015.
“After-Hours Access to Primary
Care and Emergency Department Visits: Comparison of Ontario’s Family Health
Groups and Family Health Organizations,” presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics
Association, Ryerson University, Toronto, May 28 –May 31, 2015.
“The
effect of leisure-time and transportation physical activity (LTTPA) on health:
Evidence from Canada,” presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the
Canadian Economics Association, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, May 29
–June 1, 2014.
“The
effect of income on obesity among Canadian adults,” presented at the 48th
Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Simon Fraser
University, Vancouver, May 29 –June 1, 2014.
“The
effect of income on obesity among Canadian adults,” presented at the 13th
Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group Meeting, Victoria, British
Columbia, May 26 –27, 2014.
“The effect of leisure-time physical activity on obesity, diabetes, high BP
and heart disease among Canadians,” paper presented at the CRDCN National Conference,
University of Waterloo, Ontario, October 3 – 4, 2013.
“The effect of leisure-time physical activity on obesity, diabetes, high BP
and heart disease among Canadians, presented at the 47th Annual
Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, HEC Montréal,
Quebec, May 30 – June 2, 2013.
“The
Effect of Physical Activity on Adult Obesity in Canada: Evidence from Panel
Data,” presented at the 46th
Annual Conference of the Canadian
Economics Association, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, June
7-10, 2012.
“Socioeconomic Inequalities in
Adult Obesity Risk in Canada: Trends and Decomposition Analyses, ” presented at
the 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics
Association, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, June 7-10,
2012.
“Does Spatial Heterogeneity Influence Adult Obesity in Canada? Spatial
Panel Data Analysis, ” presented at the 11th Annual Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group Meeting,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, June 6-7, 2012.
“Team-based
Primary Health Care (PHC) Practice and Patient Perceptions of Health Care
Outcomes: A Propensity Score Matching (PSM) Analysis using data from the
2007-2008 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care (CSCPHC),” presented at the
8th iHEA Conference (World Congress on Health Economics),
Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, July 10-13, 2011.
“Does it matter how obesity is
measured in social science literature? Some new findings from Canada,”
presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics
Association, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, June 2-5, 2011.
“Team-based
Primary Health Care (PHC) Practice and Patient Perceptions of Health Care
Outcomes: A Propensity Score Matching (PSM) Analysis using data from the
2007-2008 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care (CSCPHC),” presented at the 45th
Annual Conference of the Canadian
Economics Association, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, June
2-5, 2011.
“Do New Cohorts of Family
Physicians Work Less Compared to their Older Predecessors? The Evidence from
Canada,” presented
at the 44th Annual Meeting
of the Canadian Economics Association Conference, the Université Laval Québec City, Québec, May 28-30,
2010.
“Does Decline in Smoking Lead
to Rise in Obesity? Panel Data Analysis from the Canadian NPHS,” presented at
the Canadian Health Economics Study
Group Meetings, McGill University,
Montreal, Québec, May 26-27, 2010.
“Does
the way physicians are paid influence the way they practice? The case of
Canadian Family Physicians’ work activity,” presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics
Association Conference, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, May 29 – 31, 2009.
“Transitions
in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal
data,” presented at the Canadian Health Economics Study Group Meetings 2008, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 15-16, 2008 and the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics
Association Conference, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 6 – 8, 2008.
“Physician’s
production of primary care in Ontario: Evidence from the 2004 National
Physician Survey, Canada,” presented at the Canadian Health Economics Study
Group 2006, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, May
11-12, 2006 and 2006 Health Canada
Science Forum, Ottawa, Ontario, October 30-31, 2006.
“Determinants
of elderly living arrangements: evidence from Aging in Manitoba Longitudinal
data, 1971-96,” presented at the Canadian Health Economics Study Group 2005,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, May 25-26, 2005.
“Does public health insurance
reduce financial burden? Empirical findings from the VLSS panel,” presented at
the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, June 4 – 6, 2004.
“Demand for outpatient health
care in rural India: a nested multinomial logit approach,” presented at the 37th
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association Conference, Carleton
University, Ottawa, Ontario, May 30 – June 1, 2003.
“A Microeconometric analysis of health care utilization in
Canada: evidence from NPHS data,” presented at the 36th Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association Conference, University of
Calgary, Alberta, May 31 – June 2, 2002.
“Numerical
methods for the solution of a human capital model,” presented at the 7th
International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics, Yale
University, New Haven, Connecticut, June 28 – 29, 2001.
Reviewer
for the Granting Agencies (year(s) reviewed):
Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR) – COVID-19 Rapid Research Review Committee Member
(Spring 2020)
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) – Health Services Evaluation & Interventions Research
(HS3) Committee Member (Fall 2019, Spring/Summer 2020, Spring 2021)
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant: Economic Forecasting Committee
Member (February 2018).
Canada Research Chair
Tier 2 Application, External Reviewer (2016)
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) – Health Services
Evaluation & Interventions Research Committee (Scientific Officer, Fall
2017)
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) – Foundation Scheme
Stage I Committee Member (November 2014, November 2015, January 2016).
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) – Health Policy and
Management Operating Grant Committee Member
(Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014).
Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) – Meetings, Planning and
Dissemination Grant Committee Member
(Spring 2011, Fall 2011).
Michael Smith Foundation for Health
Research (MSFHR), Review Panel Member (2013).
Michael Smith Foundation for Health
Research (MSFHR), External Reviewer (2016).
Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada (SSHRC) – External Reviewer
(2009).
Journal Reviewer
Health Economics (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018,
2019 (2), 2022, 2023, 2024); Journal of
Health Economics (2010, 2013, 2015, 2021); European Journal of Health Economics (2014, 2015, 2023); Economics & Human Biology (2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Social Science
& Medicine - Health Economics Section (2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022
(2)); Annals of
Family Medicine (2022); Canadian Medical Association Journal
(2011, 2015, 2016, 2023); BMJ Open (2023); Canadian Journal of Public Health (2016, 2019, 2021); Health Care Management Science (2019); Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
(2021); Applied Health Economics and
Health Policy (2009); Applied Economic
Perspectives & Policy (2012); International Journal
of Health Care Finance and Economics (2010, 2015); Health Policy (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014,
2019, 2023); BMC Cancer (2016); Healthcare Policy (2016); Current Oncology (2017); Journal of Public Health (2016); Canadian Public Policy (2013); Simulation: Transactions of the Society for
Modelling and Simulation International (2014); Contemporary Economic Policy (2013, 2016); Nutrition and Food Science (2014)
Health Policy and Planning (2010, 2011); International Journal
for Equity in Health (2010); Empirical
Economics (2010, 2017); Health
Services Research (2007); Demography (2008);
Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety
(2008, 2010); Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (2011); Indian Journal of Community Medicine (2009, 2009, 2010); National
Medical Journal of India (2008)
Memberships/Affiliation:
Canadian Economics Association, 2001 -
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2009 -
Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group, 2004 -
International Health Economics Association, 2007 -