Project Title: Policies to Reduce Variations in Health Care Services Use and Outcomes

Kimberlyn McGrail, Ph.D., a 2009–10 Commonwealth Fund Canadian Harkness Associate in Health Care Policy and Practice, is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also associate director of the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and a senior researcher with Statistics Canada. McGrail's current research interests are in variations in health care services use, understanding health care as a determinant of health, comparative health policy, and the development of health information and technology to improve evidence and practice. She led a research project for the Health Council of Canada that resulted in a well-received report on value for money in Canadian health care. She continues to collaborate with provincial and federal policy- and decision-makers. McGrail holds a Ph.D. in Health Care and Epidemiology from the University of British Columbia, and a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan.

Email: kmcgrail@chspr.ubc.ca