Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes

Transportability of Prognostic Markers

Transportability, the ability to maintain performance across populations, is a desirable property of markers of clinical outcomes. However, empirical findings indicate that markers often exhibit varying performances across populations. For prognostic markers that are advertised a...

A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016–2024)

Background During a decade-long public health emergency, driven by a highly unpredictable unregulated drug supply, drug toxicity remains the leading cause of unnatural death in British Columbia (BC), Canada. In response, the province implemented a multi-faceted approach to preven...