Ross Upshur, Western University

Research

Covid-19 Ebola Virus Disease Ethics Global Coordination Governance Key Informant Interview Public Perspectives Randomized Controlled Trials

Latest papers

Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
New England Journal of Medicine · 2020
Evaluating priority setting success in healthcare: a pilot study
BMC Health Services Research · 2010

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Integrating people marginalized by structural inequities in chronic pain research and clinical care: lessons from a long-standing multi-disciplinary team
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Chronic pain, poverty, addiction and mental health in a time of pandemic
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$160,650
Ethical Pathways for Therapeutics and Vaccine R&D in the Context of Public Health Emergencies of International Concern: An Analysis of the 2013-16 Ebola Outbreak to Rapidly Inform COVID-19 R&D
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

Phillips JP, Glickman A, Zhang C, Boyle C, Emanuel EJ, Persad G, Upshur R, Thome B, Parker M, Smith M

New England Journal of Medicine20202,874 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsb2005114

02

Evaluating priority setting success in healthcare: a pilot study

Sibbald SL, Gibson JL, Singer PA, Upshur R, Martin DK

BMC Health Services Research201030 citations

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-131

Integrating people marginalized by structural inequities in chronic pain research and clinical care: lessons from a long-standing multi-disciplinary team

Co-investigatorCIHR2023CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes - Team Science

Principal investigators: Webster, Fiona

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Health Equity; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Equity; Sociology

$25,000

Chronic pain, poverty, addiction and mental health in a time of pandemic

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Webster, Fiona

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Health Equity; Institutional Ethnography; Marginalized Populations

$160,650

Ethical Pathways for Therapeutics and Vaccine R&D in the Context of Public Health Emergencies of International Concern: An Analysis of the 2013-16 Ebola Outbreak to Rapidly Inform COVID-19 R&D

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Coordination, governance and logistics

Principal investigators: Smith, Maxwell; Upshur, Ross E

Keywords: Covid-19; Ebola Virus Disease; Ethics; Global Coordination; Governance; Key Informant Interview; Public Perspectives; Randomized Controlled Trials; Research Ethics; Survey

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

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Health Studies
Earth, Environment & Society

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Ross Upshur

Earth, Environment & Society

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Maxwell Smith

Health Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Covid-19 Dear Professor Upshur, 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 "Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19" (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Ethical Pathways for Therapeutics and Vaccine R&D in the Context of Public Health Emergencies of International Concern: An Analysis of the 2013-16 Ebola Outbreak to Rapidly Inform COVID-19 R&D" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]