Raisa Deber

Raisa Deber

Faculty Member

Professional Interests

Professor Deber’s current research centers on Canadian health policy. Current projects, conducted with colleagues and students, include: implications of the distribution of health expenditures and public/private roles for financing and delivery of health services (including primary care); examination of where nurses and other health professionals work and the factors associated with differential “stickiness” across sub-sectors; issues associated with the movement of care from hospitals to home and community; approaches to accountability; and factors affecting patient engagement.

Impact

Health policy is inherently interdisciplinary. Working with colleagues and students, I have conducted research on a variety of issues that have had a direct influence on Canadian health policy. This includes my work on the distribution of health expenditures, which helped cast attention on the 1% who account for a significant proportion of health expenditures. My work on preferred roles in medical decision making continues to be highly cited.  In 2009,  I received one of Canada’s most prestigious lectureships, the Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship; it recognizes outstanding contributions to the health ideals articulated by Justice Hall: equity, fairness, justice and efficiency.

Distinctions

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, Inducted November 2018
  • Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), Elected 2012.
  • Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship, Justice Emmett M. Hall Memorial Foundation, 2009

Other Affiliations

Who are the High Users of Health Care Services? Determinants and Stabilityof Health Care Expenditure Trajectories in Manitoba

Published: 2012

Kenneth Cheak Kwan Lam

PhD Graduate
HSR Emphasis — Health Policy

Supervisors: Raisa Deber

Where do Nurses Work? Employment Patterns of Ontario Nurses by Sub-Sector, 1993-2003

Published: 2006

Mohamad Alameddine

PhD Graduate
HSR Emphasis — Health Policy

Supervisors: Raisa Deber

Autonomy and Aids: Preferred Role in Decision-Making Among Individuals Registered with HIV/AIDS Observational Database

Published: 2005

Sara Urowitz

PhD Graduate
HSR Emphasis — Health Policy

Supervisors: Raisa Deber

Characteristics of Cancer Patients Out-of-Pocket Costs in Ontario

Published: 2005

Christopher Longo

PhD Graduate
HSR Emphasis — Health Policy

Supervisors: Raisa Deber

Decision-Making Structures in Healthcare: A Case Study of Four Provinces in Canada

Published: 2005

Physical Therapy Services in Ontario: Assessing A Changing Public / Private Mix

Published: 2005

Michel Landry

PhD Graduate
HSR Emphasis — Health Policy

Supervisors: Raisa Deber

The Grassroots Ceiling: The Impact of State Policy Change on Home Support Nonprofits in Ontario and in Waterloo Region – Wellington-Dufferin (1958 – 2001). A Case Study

Published: 2003