PROGRAM OF RESEARCH
Primary healthcare quadruple aim
(Marshall 2018)
Dr. Emily Gard Marshall, PhD, MSc, BA, is a tenured Associate Professor in the Dalhousie Department of Family Medicine Primary Care Research Unit, cross-appointed with Psychiatry; an Affiliated Scientist with Nova Scotia Health and the Methods Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Support Unit; one of five Nova Scotia SPOR Primary Health Care Network Co-Investigators; and a Healthy Populations Institute Research Scholar. Nationally she holds an Adjunct Professorship at McGill Family Medicine; and is a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and their Section of Researchers; Faculty Mentor for the TUTOR-Primary Health Care Strategic training program; and Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research Board Member. Internationally, Dr. Marshall is a course instructor for the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Grant Generating Project, and 2020 recipient of the NAPCRG Mid-Career Researcher Award.
Her mixed methods research examines models of primary healthcare and outcomes across her conception of the quadruple aim for primary healthcare:
1. Promote Population Health
2. Optimize Costs
3. Enhance Patient Experience
4. Support Care Team Wellbeing
Much of Dr. Marshall’s research focuses on access, continuity, and comprehensiveness of services, as well as patient and provider experiences in both community and institutional settings.
Dr. Marshall currently leads the cross-provincial CIHR-funded COVID-19 PUPPY Study - Problems Coordinating and Accessing Primary Care for Attached and Unattached Patients Exacerbated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Year: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study with Rapid Reporting and Planning for the Road Ahead; the MAAP-NS: Models and Access Atlas of Primary Care Providers in Nova Scotia, the first Canadian study linking census provider and practice survey data to equity and comprehensiveness outcomes from billing data; the CIHR-funded CUP-Study: Comparative Analysis of centralized wait-list effectiveness, policies, and innovations for Connection Unattached Patients to primary care providers; The UP study: Unattached Patients in primary care - a mixed methods understanding of causes, consequences and solutions; the PUP-Study to understand the expanding role of pharmacists in primary care; the Nova Scotia arm of the 3PC-Study: Pandemic Planning for Primary Care (Lessons from Four Provinces); and the Nova Scotia arm of the CIHR-funded ECPC-Study of family physician practice patterns and preferences.
Her mixed methods research examines models of primary healthcare and outcomes across her conception of the quadruple aim for primary healthcare:
1. Promote Population Health
2. Optimize Costs
3. Enhance Patient Experience
4. Support Care Team Wellbeing
Much of Dr. Marshall’s research focuses on access, continuity, and comprehensiveness of services, as well as patient and provider experiences in both community and institutional settings.
Dr. Marshall currently leads the cross-provincial CIHR-funded COVID-19 PUPPY Study - Problems Coordinating and Accessing Primary Care for Attached and Unattached Patients Exacerbated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Year: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study with Rapid Reporting and Planning for the Road Ahead; the MAAP-NS: Models and Access Atlas of Primary Care Providers in Nova Scotia, the first Canadian study linking census provider and practice survey data to equity and comprehensiveness outcomes from billing data; the CIHR-funded CUP-Study: Comparative Analysis of centralized wait-list effectiveness, policies, and innovations for Connection Unattached Patients to primary care providers; The UP study: Unattached Patients in primary care - a mixed methods understanding of causes, consequences and solutions; the PUP-Study to understand the expanding role of pharmacists in primary care; the Nova Scotia arm of the 3PC-Study: Pandemic Planning for Primary Care (Lessons from Four Provinces); and the Nova Scotia arm of the CIHR-funded ECPC-Study of family physician practice patterns and preferences.
Current Appointments + Affiliations
For a full list of current appointments and affiliations, please see my curriculum vitae and profile on UniWeb.
Publications + Studies
For a list of publications and current studies, please see my profile on ResearchGate.