Julia Abelson
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Julia Abelson is a professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and an associate member of the Department of Political Science. She was director of CHEPA from 2006-2011, and is a past recipient 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
Bombard Y, Abelson J, Simeonov D, Gauvin F-P. Eliciting ethical and social values in health technology assessment: A participatory approach. Social Science and Medicine, 2011; 73(1): 135-144.
Gauvin François-Pierre, Abelson J, Giacomini M., Eyles J, Lavis, J. Moving Cautiously – Public Involvement and the Health Technology Assessment Community. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2011; 27(1):43-49.
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, 2009 June; 91(1): 63-70.
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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