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Wei Zhang

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Wei Zhang

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
52 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Home Care Services Presenteeism Work Productivity Loss Economic Evaluation Costing Equity Health Care Access Pharmacy Models

Latest papers

Geographical access to community pharmacies in British Columbia, Canada.
Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026 · senior author
Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living With Alopecia Areata: A Canada-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery · 2026 · senior author
Development and Pretesting of the Children and Young People's Time-Use Questionnaire for Use in Economic Evaluation.
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research · 2026

All 106 publications

Latest funding

How Does Home Care Services Use Impact Downstream Healthcare Utilization and System Costs for Canada's Aging Population? A Cross-Provincial Longitudinal Cohort Study
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$573,752
How Does Home Care Services Use Impact Downstream Healthcare Utilization and System Costs for Canada's Aging Population? A Cross-Provincial Longitudinal Cohort Study
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
The feasibility and costs of pharmacy models supporting rural and remote communities: A simulation study
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$581,400

All 18 grants and awards

106 publications.

Geographical access to community pharmacies in British Columbia, Canada.

Tam ACT, Tseng LO, Zhang W

Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/20523211.2025.2611525 PMID: 41541223

Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living With Alopecia Areata: A Canada-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.

Tam A, Naik H, Gilding AJ, Trenaman L, Khosravi-Hafshejani T, Lynd LD, Zhang W

Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/12034754261445858 PMID: 42076854

Development and Pretesting of the Children and Young People's Time-Use Questionnaire for Use in Economic Evaluation.

Morgan C, Aussems S, Donaldson C, Petrou S, Rivero-Arias O, Thorn JC, Ungar WJ, Zhang W, Andronis L

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2025.12.018 PMID: 41643890

Impact of the U.S. 2025 tariff policy on Canadian pharmaceutical exports to the U.S.

Hu Y, Zhang W, Guh D, Anis AH

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105594 PMID: 41762770

Cost-Effectiveness of the I'm Ready HIV Self-Testing Programme Among High-Risk Populations in Canada.

Masucci L, Jalal H, Rourke SB, McBain K, Xi M, Zhang W, Nguyen HV, Wong WWL, Gill MJ, Zwerling A, Thavorn K

Journal of the International AIDS Society2026

DOI: 10.1002/jia2.70097 PMID: 41944034

Work Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with Atopic Dermatitis: A Canada-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.

Naik H, Tam ACT, Trenaman L, Khosravi-Hafshejani T, Morin K, Lynd LD, Zhang W

Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/17103568251403560 PMID: 41314957

Metabolic Consequences of Adverse Social Transitions among Aging Adults: A Gender-Sensitive Prospective Study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Cohort (2011-2021).

Civi RM, Ceolin G, Mehranfar S, Veenstra G, Zhang W, Khan NA, Conklin AI

Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome2026

DOI: 10.7570/jomes25012 PMID: 41407284

International patented medicine prices: how does Canada compare to the OECD? A descriptive analysis of list prices.

Dyrkton N, Tam ACT, Guh DP, Anis AH, Zhang W

Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/20523211.2026.2664886 PMID: 42220567

The launch and diffusion of new patented medicines by therapeutic value

Zhang W, Guh DP, Tam ACT, Grootendorst P, Hollis A, Anis AH

Health Affairs Scholar2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxag119

Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study.

Naik H, Zhu B, Er L, Sbihi H, Janjua NZ, Smith PM, Tran K, Levin A, Zhang W

BMJ public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001801 PMID: 40017956

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Wei Zhang

Research

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Geographical access to community pharmacies in British Columbia, Canada.

Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living With Alopecia Areata: A Canada-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.

Development and Pretesting of the Children and Young People's Time-Use Questionnaire for Use in Economic Evaluation.

Impact of the U.S. 2025 tariff policy on Canadian pharmaceutical exports to the U.S.

Cost-Effectiveness of the I'm Ready HIV Self-Testing Programme Among High-Risk Populations in Canada.

Work Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with Atopic Dermatitis: A Canada-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.

Metabolic Consequences of Adverse Social Transitions among Aging Adults: A Gender-Sensitive Prospective Study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Cohort (2011-2021).

International patented medicine prices: how does Canada compare to the OECD? A descriptive analysis of list prices.

The launch and diffusion of new patented medicines by therapeutic value

Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study.

Frequent collaborators

Paul Grootendorst

Paul Grootendorst

Aidan Hollis

Stephen Lam

Mieke Koehoorn

Larry Lynd

Adeera Levin

Jiwon Oh

Catharine Chambers

Abigail Kroch

Shannon Kolind

Anthony Traboulsee

Sarah Munro

Hind Sbihi

Hasina Samji

Farinaz Havaei

Hasina Samji

Richard Sawatzky

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Alexandre Prat

Scott Patten

Sandra Pelaez

Shari Margolese

Amy Salmon

Ines Colmegna

Richard Sawatzky

Calum Macaulay

Aslam Anis

Helen Mctaggart-Cowan

Daphne Voineskos

Regina Renner

Deborah Assayag

Karen Tran

Hind Sbihi

Carrie Martin

Peter Hutchinson

Robert Maunder

Mark Gilbert

Inanc Birol

Jason Sutherland