Julia Abelson
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Julia Abelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Member of the Department of Political Science, the director of CHEPA and director of CHEPA's Health Policy Program at McMaster University. She is a past holder of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator award and an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Career Scientist award. She obtained her M.Sc. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health and her doctorate in social and policy sciences at the University of Bath, U.K. Her research interests include public engagement in health system governance; the analysis of the determinants of health policy decision-making; and the evaluation of innovations in the organization, funding and delivery of health services. Through her research, education and service activities, Abelson works closely with decision-makers in provincial, regional and local governments.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- democratic participation in health policy decision-making
- governance, organization and funding of community care
- health policy analysis
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Abelson J, Collins PA. Media Hyping and the "Herceptin Access Story": An Analysis of Canadian and UK Newspaper Coverage. Healthcare Policy. 2009 February; 4(3): e113-e128.
Abelson J, Miller FA, Giacomini M. What does it mean to trust a health system? A qualitative study of Canadian health care values. Health Policy. 2008 December 29.
Abelson J,Forest P-G, Eyles J, Casebeer A, Martin E, Mackean G and the Effective Public Consultation Project Team. Examining the Role of Context in the Implementation of a Deliberative Public Participation Experiment: Results from a Canadian Comparative Study. Social Science and Medicine, 2007; 64: 2115-2128.
Abelson J, Giacomini M and Lehoux P. Bringing ‘The Public’ into Health Technology Assessment and Coverage Policy Decisions: From Principles to Practice. Health Policy 2007; 82:37-50.
Abelson J, Mendelsohn M, Lavis J, Morgan S, Forest P-G and Swinton M. Canadians Confront Health-Care Reform. Health Affairs, 2004;23(3):186-193.
Abelson J, Forest P-G, Eyles J, Smith P, Martin E, Gauvin F-P. Deliberations about deliberative methods: Issues in the design and evaluation of public consultation processes. Social Science and Medicine, 2003;57:239-251.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
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