RESEARCH PROJECTS

RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM PHARMACEUTICAL CARE: MEASURING POPULATION-BASED CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG UTLIZATION AND EXPENDITURE

Data sets requested

• Consolidation File (Medical Services Plan Registation and Premium Billing) (BC Ministry of Health)
• Medical Services Plan (BC Ministry of Health)
• Hospital Separations (BC Ministry of Health)
• BC Cancer Incidence (BC Cancer Agency)
• Vital Statistics (BC Vital Statistics Agency)
• PharmaNet

Publications

Journal articles

Morgan, S.;Cunningham,C. "Population aging and the determinants of health care expenditures: the case of hospital, medical, and pharmaceutical care in British Columbia, 1996 to 2006." Healthcare Policy (2011)

Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Morgan, S. "Patterns in the use of benzodiazepines in British Columbia.doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.03.008." Health Policy (2010) 97 122-129

Morgan, S.; Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G. "Individual and Contextual Determinants of Regional Variation in Prescription Drug Use: An Analysis of Administrative Data from British Columbia." PLoS One .e15883 doi: .1371/journal.pone.0015883. (2010) 5 12

Conference presentations

Morgan S.; Cunningham, C. "Population aging and the determinants of healthcare expenditures: the case of hospital, medical, and pharmaceutical care in British Columbia, 1996 to 2006." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Halifax, May 2011

Daw, J. R., G. Hanley, B. Mintzes, M. Law, and S. Morgan. "Prescription drug utilization during pregnancy in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based study." Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research Conference (CIHR), Toronto, November 2010

Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Morgan, S. "Use of and spending on pharmaceuticals in the last year of life: variations within and across populations." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Toronto, May 2010

Daw, J.; Hanley, G.; Morgan, S. "Prescribing During Pregnancy: Evidence from British Columbia." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Toronto, May 2010

Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Morgan, S. "Patterns in the use of benzodiazepines in British Columbia: Examining the impact of research cautions against long-term use." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Toronto, May 2010

Morgan, S.; Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Greyson, D.; Hunting, G.; Becu, A.; Mintzes, B. "Sex Differences in Prescription Drug Utilization: An Analysis of Population-Based Data from British Columbia, Canada." Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, Il, June 2009.

Morgan S.; Mooney, D.; Cunningham, C; Hanley, G.; Stukel, T.; Mintzes, B; Black, C.; Wright, J. "Regional variation in prescription drug use and cost in British Columbia, Canada." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Calgary, May 2009

Pataky, R.; Hanley, G.; Morgan, S. "Persistence and adherence with cardiovascular and lipid-lowering drugs following acute myocardial infarction." Annual CAHSPR Conference, Calgary, May 2009.

Presentations

Morgan, S. "Financing mechanisms for prescription drugs." Invitational Symposium on Healthcare Renewal in Canada, hosted by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, the Nova Scotia Department of Health, and CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, Halifax, October 2010

Morgan, S. "Regional variations in prescription drug use and cost: evidence from across Canada and within British Columbia." Policy Rounds Forum, BC Ministry of Health Services, Victoria, September 2009

Morgan, S. "Variations in prescription drug use and cost in BC." Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, November 2009

Reports

Morgan, S.; Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Mooney, D. "The BC Rx Atlas, 2nd Edition. Vancouver." UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.(CHSPR) 2009

Morgan, S.; Cunningham, C.; Hanley, G.; Mooney, D "The Medical and Hospital Services Atlas. Vancouver" UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.(CHSPR)

Msc Theses

Daw, Jamie Roberta "Prescription drug utilization in pregnancy : a systematic review and population-based study in British Columbia, Canada." School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2010

Pataky, Reka Elizabeth "Persistence and adherence with cardiovascular and lipid-lowering drugs following acute myocardial infarction in British Columbia." School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2009

Broadcast Radio Interviews

Morgan, S. "BC Rx Atlas, 2^nd Edition” Jill Bennett, Weekend Morning News, CKNW News-Talk/980, 2 Oct 2009

Morgan, S. "BC Rx Atlas, 2^nd Edition” Jo-Ann Roberts, All Points West, CBC radio 30 Sep 2009

Morgan, S. "BC Rx Atlas, 2^nd Edition” Jo-Ann Roberts, Daybreak North, CBC radio. 2 Oct 2009

Text Interviews

Morgan, S. "Public relations campaigns of pharmaceutical companies” Pamela Fayerman, The Vancouver Sun, 16 March 2010

Morgan, S. "Prescription drug spending in Quebec and the rest of Canada” Lynn Moore, The Montreal Gazette, 4 Dec 2009

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