Senior Scientist/Economist, BC Cancer/ Assoc Prof, Univ British Columbia. Assoc Editor @isporjournals. RT not endorsement. PI #RegulatoryScienceLab

Vancouver, Canada
Joined January 2024
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Why do so few patients with cancer enroll in clinical trials? A new @JAMANetworkOpen study of >205,000 patients with advanced cancer, all treated at practices offering trials, found that only ~5% participated. Strikingly, >80% of enrollments came from ~20% of physicians and practices, while ~30% of physicians never enrolled a single patient. Trial access is not just about patient willingness. Where patients are treated, research infrastructure, and physician engagement matter.
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Exercise and remission from cancer: A randomized trial found 37% improved survival, 28% disease-free survival. But little is being done to incorporate in practice except @UPMC 1st health system covering "exercise oncology" program. gift link, by @AgrawalNina nytimes.com/2026/10/06/well/…
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Dr. Sriram Subramaniam's lab at @UBC analyzed Canada’s first human bird flu case and found two mutations that, surprisingly, weakened the virus’s ability to bind to human cells. 🪶 Learn how they're using #GeneticSurveillance for pandemic preparedness: bit.ly/3TBL9k2
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Students in over 10,000 schools across Canada are taking part in the annual #TerryFoxSchoolRun and fundraising to support cancer research. You can help students reach their fundraising goals and finish Terry's marathon against cancer. Donate today: terryfoxschoolrun.org
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Interpreting potential benefit on secondary outcomes when a trial fails to meet its primary endpoint academic.oup.com/eurjhf/adva… via @FaiezZANNAD et al
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Value in Health would like to thank the hundreds of reviewers who have reviewed manuscripts this year: 547 of you have submitted 778 reviews since January 1. 🎉 Interested in being a peer reviewer for Value in Health? Get more info here: ispor.org/publications/call-… #PeerReviewWeek
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📣Value in Health Call for Abstracts!📣 Now accepting abstract submissions for themed section Real-World Data for Comparative Effectiveness in Health Technology Assessment. More info: ispor.org/docs/default-sourc… #HTA #RWD #HEOR #HealthEconomics
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Researchers at @SFU are working on advancing new AI tools that could transform the way new drugs to treat diseases like cancer are discovered. 💻 The research is led by Dr. Martin Ester. Learn more: bit.ly/4j7Fz3l #DrugDiscovery
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'The primary goal of mathematics has always been about human understanding of the ideas.' Amid growing discussion about AI’s ability to tackle major mathematical problems, @OxUniMaths' Prof James Maynard shares his thoughts on the promise - and risks of AI - in maths.
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Dr. Mary De Vera (@maryadevera), an internationally recognized epidemiologist from @UBC, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists as part of the academy’s 2026 class. 🍾 Congratulations: bit.ly/3SOyCJX
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This is an opportunity to lead a global health economics organisation. If you are interested then I’d be happy to chat with you in my role as President-Elect.
📣 IHEA is hiring an Executive Director to lead our global community of 1,500+ health economists in 100+ countries. Applications close 5pm EDT, Sept 14, 2026. Learn more and apply here: healtheconomics.org/wp-conte… Any questions? Contact [email protected]. #IHEA
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Prescription drug pricing sparks outrage—but the deeper question is: What is the right price for health? Our latest editorial in Value & Outcomes Spotlight explores how HEOR shifts the debate from politics to measurable value. Read at ow.ly/M2Ck50ZiQNF
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Dean Regier retweeted
⭐June Editor's Choice⭐ A Systematic Review of Elicitation Methods for Distributional Preferences in Healthcare Regarding the Concentration and Dispersion of Health Benefits 📖 ow.ly/m6c850ZeEZK #HEOR #HealthEquity #equity
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Drs. Cheryl Wellington and Michael Hayden from the @UBC Faculty of Medicine have been awarded @BrainCanada 2025 Platform Support Grants to support powerful new brain research platforms! 🧠 Congratulations to both researchers. Learn more about their projects: bit.ly/49s1Inr
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Dean Regier retweeted
AI dangers: Epic used #AI in computerized medical record to predict #sepsis, touted it highly, widely used. First investigation, sensitivity 33% (missed 2/3 of cases, specificity 83%, 88% alerts false positives, alert burden: 6,971 of 38,455 hospitalizations (18%). Withdrawn after 4 years of damage. publichealthaihandbook.com/i…
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That's how we do it in Buffalo. ❤️🤍
After a microphone issue in Buffalo, the entire crowd helps with the singing of O Canada ahead of Game 5 👏
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After a microphone issue in Buffalo, the entire crowd helps with the singing of O Canada ahead of Game 5 👏
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The @adMare_Bio M4 Innovation Centre is officially open! New laboratory facilities opened to support BC’s life sciences sector, offering move-in-ready spaces for early-stage companies that are tackling challenges in medicine and more: bit.ly/3OLCtVQ #VancouverBiotech
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Dean Regier retweeted
New CLEO publication on the diagnostic odyssey and forced resilience. @DeanRegier @moehman @DeirdreWeymann @samTpollard
Colonialism, systemic discrimination, and racism have introduced barriers for #Indigenous families in healthcare. These challenges require resilience, often hindering access to #genomic #sequencing and extending journey toward a diagnosis. bit.ly/42alnEg #HealthEquity
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