| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Black |
First name: | Charlyn |
| Address: | Centre for Hlth Services & Policy Resrch
Univ. of British Columbia
201 - 2206 East Mall
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V6T 1Z3 |
Fax: | (604) 822-5690 |
| BC academic affiliation: | University of British Columbia |
| Department: | Health Care and Epidemiology |
| E-mail address: |
cblack@chspr.ubc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus |
| Web Page: |
http://www.chspr.ubc.ca
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MSFHR Research Unit(s): |
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research |
| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Medical Licensure |
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2004 |
College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia |
| Postdoctorate |
Community Health Sciences |
1990 |
The University of Manitoba |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
Health Policy & Management |
1990 |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Medical Licensure |
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1987 |
Maryland Medical Board of Examiners |
| Medical Licensure |
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1980 |
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba |
| Doctor (Medical) |
Not applicable |
1979 |
The University of Manitoba |
| Last update: |
17/07/2009
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Health sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Health Administration
Family Medicine |
| Research disciplines: |
Health Administration
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Research topics: |
Health Services (Health Services)
Social Determinants of Health (Population Health)
Health Care Technologies (Health Services)
Health Policies (Health Services)
Health Information Systems (Health Services) |
| Fields of application: |
Health System Management
Public Health |
| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
| Technological applications: |
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| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
health services research, hlth information systems, health policy, research methods, knowledge translation, quality improvement, performance assessment, administrative data, electronic health records, open access |
| Research interests: |
My research focuses on the creation of population-based information systems, the use of administrative data to monitor the quality and effectiveness of medical care, and the development of data-driven tools to inform and improve health care delivery. Over the next year, I will work on the development of information systems that improve our understanding of patterns of primary and specialty care. |
| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
| Year |
Volume |
Number |
Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Black CD, Burchill CA, Roos LL |
| "The population health information system: data analysis and software" |
| 1995 |
33 |
12 |
pp. DS127-DS131 |
Medical Care |
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| Black C, Roos NP, Havens B, MacWilliam L |
| "Rising use of physician services by the elderly: the contribution of morbidity" |
| 1995 |
14 |
2 |
pp. 225-244 |
Canadian Journal on Aging |
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| Black C |
| "Using existing data to study aging and the elderly: an introduction" |
| 1995 |
14 |
Suppl 1 |
pp. 135-150 |
Canadian Journal on Aging |
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| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
English, French |
| Read: |
English, French |
| Write: |
English |
| Speak: |
English |
| Last update: |
06/10/2009
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