Scott Patten, University of British Columbia

Research

Chronic Disease Disability Disease Modifying Drugs Drug Effectiveness Drug Safety Health Administrative Data Multiple Sclerosis Pharmacovigilance

Latest papers

Mental health practice and attitudes of family physicians can be changed!
The Permanente journal · 2013 · senior author
Designing a knowledge transfer and exchange strategy for the Alberta Depression Initiative: contributions of qualitative research with key stakeholders.
International journal of mental health systems · 2009

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Predictive modeling in multiple sclerosis: using real world data to inform practice, policy, and research
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$470,475
Disease-modifying Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Multiple Sclerosis [DRUMS]
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$1,395,381
Prescription Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Multiple Sclerosis [DRUMS]: a population-based, multi-province platform for comprehensive pharmacovigilance
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$1,220,175

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Mental health practice and attitudes of family physicians can be changed!

MacCarthy D, Weinerman R, Kallstrom L, Kadlec H, Hollander MJ, Patten S

The Permanente journal2013Senior author

DOI: 10.7812/tpp/13-033 PMID: 24355885

02

Designing a knowledge transfer and exchange strategy for the Alberta Depression Initiative: contributions of qualitative research with key stakeholders.

Mitton C, Adair CE, McKenzie E, Patten S, Waye-Perry B, Smith N

International journal of mental health systems2009

DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-11 PMID: 19523226

Predictive modeling in multiple sclerosis: using real world data to inform practice, policy, and research

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cragg, Jacquelyn J; Lynd, Larry D

Keywords: Data Linkage; Disease Progression; Multiple Sclerosis; Predictive Disease Modeling

$470,475

Disease-modifying Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Multiple Sclerosis [DRUMS]

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Tremlett, Helen L

Keywords: Disability; Disease Prevention; Drug Effectiveness; Drug Repurposing; Health Administrative Data; Mortality; Multiple Sclerosis; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pharmacovigilance; Population-Based Cohorts

$1,395,381

Prescription Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Multiple Sclerosis [DRUMS]: a population-based, multi-province platform for comprehensive pharmacovigilance

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tremlett, Helen L; Evans, Charity D; Fisk, John D; Marrie, Ruth Ann; Patten, Scott B

Keywords: Chronic Disease; Disability; Disease Modifying Drugs; Drug Effectiveness; Drug Safety; Health Administrative Data; Multiple Sclerosis; Pharmacovigilance; Population-Based; Post-Marketing, Real World

$1,220,175

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Craig Mitton

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2009

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Disease Dear Professor Patten, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Mental health practice and attitudes of family physicians can be changed!" (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]