PROGRAM OF RESEARCH
Figure 1: Enhanced Equity & Access Quadruple Aim for Primary Health Care Adapted by Dr. Emily Gard Marshall (2018) from Bodenheimer & Sinsky (2014)
Dr. Emily Gard Marshall, PhD, MSc, BA, is a Professor in the Dalhousie Department of Family Medicine Primary Care Research Unit, cross-appointed with Psychiatry and Community Health and Epidemiology; Director of the Nova Scotia SPOR Primary Health Care Network; an Affiliated Scientist with Nova Scotia Health and the Methods Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Support Unit; 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 and Curriculum Co-Chair 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 Enhanced Equity and Access Quadruple Aim for Primary Health Care:
1. To improve population health outcomes equitably
2. To optimize costs
3. To better patient experience, equitable access and care
4. To improve care team wellbeing and work life
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, incorporating an equity lens.
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 Enhanced Equity and Access Quadruple Aim for Primary Health Care:
1. To improve population health outcomes equitably
2. To optimize costs
3. To better patient experience, equitable access and care
4. To improve care team wellbeing and work life
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, incorporating an equity lens.
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 more information on current appointments and affiliations, please see my profile on the Dalhousie Department of Family Medicine
Publications + Studies
For a list of publications and current studies, please see my profile on ResearchGate.