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Pharmacy staff profile

Professor Carlo Marra

PositionDean of the School of Pharmacy
QualificationsBSc(Pharm) PharmD PhD
Research summaryHealth outcomes including assessment of quality of life, preferences, and cost-effectiveness analyses

Research

Areas of interest include pharmacy practice research and formulary decision-making.

Professor Marra on Google Scholar

Publications

Darlow, B., Brown, M., Stanley, J., Abbott, J. H., Briggs, A. M., Clark, J., Frew, G., Grainger, R., Hood, F., Hudson, B., Keenan, R., Marra, C., McKinlay, E., Pask, A., Pierobon, A., Simmonds, S., … Wilson, R., & Dean, S. (2023). Reducing the burden of knee osteoarthritis through community pharmacy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Service. Musculoskeletal Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/msc.1785

Rangi, P., Marra, C., Scahill, S., & Anwar, M. (2023). Impact of promotional videos on public perception of pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08971900231177201

Lam, S. J., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2023). Pharmacists' satisfaction with work and working conditions in New Zealand: An updated survey and a comparison to Canada. Pharmacy, 11, 21. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11010021

Norris, P., Cousins, K., Horsburgh, S., Keown, S., Churchward, M., Samaranayaka, A., Smith, A., & Marra, C. (2023). Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 31. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-09011-0

Nair, D., Green, J. A., Houle, S. K. D., & Marra, C. A. (2023). Do entry year pharmacy students have similar personal characteristics? Comparing personalities, professional goals, and role perceptions. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.01.001

Brooks, R., Coons, S. J., De Cock, P., Devlin, N., De Weert, W., Hansen, P., … Marra, C. (2003). EQ-5D in selected countries around the World. In R. Brooks, R. Rabin & F. de Charro (Eds.), The measurement and valuation of health status using the EQ-5D: A European perspective: Evidence from the EuroQol BIOMED Research Programme. (pp. 207-227). Kluwer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-0233-1_13

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Lam, S. J., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2023). Pharmacists' satisfaction with work and working conditions in New Zealand: An updated survey and a comparison to Canada. Pharmacy, 11, 21. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11010021

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Nair, D., Green, J. A., Houle, S. K. D., & Marra, C. A. (2023). Do entry year pharmacy students have similar personal characteristics? Comparing personalities, professional goals, and role perceptions. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.01.001

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Norris, P., Cousins, K., Horsburgh, S., Keown, S., Churchward, M., Samaranayaka, A., Smith, A., & Marra, C. (2023). Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 31. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-09011-0

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Rangi, P., Marra, C., Scahill, S., & Anwar, M. (2023). Impact of promotional videos on public perception of pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08971900231177201

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Abdul Aziz, Y. H., Heydon, S. J., Duffull, S. B., & Marra, C. A. (2022). Investigating the provision, nature and associated costs of unfunded pharmacy services: A nationwide study. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.08.019

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Darlow, B., Brown, M., Hudson, B., Frew, G., Clark, J., Vincent, L., Abbott, J. H., … Grainger, R., Marra, C., McKinlay, E., & Stanley, J. (2022). Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of two types of written information for people with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 4, 100254. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2022.100254

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Darlow, B., Brown, M., Hudson, B., Frew, G., Clark, J., Vincent, L., Grainger, R., Marra, C., McKinlay, E., Abbott, J. H., & Briggs, A. (2022). Knee osteoarthritis and the knowledgeable, trustworthy pharmacist: Patient and pharmacist perceptions of community pharmacy-based education and support. Musculoskeletal Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/msc.1660

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Kopec, J. A., Heath, A. J., Sayre, E. C., Cibere, J., Li, L. C., Marra, C. A., … Esdaile, J. M. (2022). Prevalence of joint-specific osteoarthritis and joint pain in British Columbia, Canada. Rheumatology International, 42, 1623-1628. doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-05031-x

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Raghunandan, R., Howard, K., Marra, C. A., Tordoff, J., & Smith, A. (2022). Identifying New Zealand public preferences for pharmacist prescribers in primary care: A discrete choice experiment. Patient, 15, 77-92. doi: 10.1007/s40271-021-00529-9

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Abdul Aziz, Y. H., Heydon, S. J., Duffull, S. B., & Marra, C. A. (2021). Are professional pharmacy services being offered for free in pharmacies? A feasibility study exploring the use of a time motion study in New Zealand. Pharmacy Practice, 19(3), 2422. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2021.3.2422

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Abdul Aziz, Y. H., Heydon, S. J., Duffull, S. B., & Marra, C. A. (2021). What free services do pharmacists offer? Investigating the provision of unfunded pharmacy services provided in community pharmacies. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 17, 588-594. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.007

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Al Hamarneh, Y. N., Marra, C., Gniadecki, R., Keeling, S., Morgan, A., & Tsuyuki, R. (2021). RxIALTA: Evaluating the effect of a pharmacist-led intervention on CV risk in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases in a community pharmacy setting: A prospective pre-post intervention study. BMJ Open, 11(3), e043612. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043612

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Dresser, J., Barazanchi, A., Meldrum, A., Marra, C., & Wilby, K. J. (2021). Identifying perceptions and themed learning outcomes between pharmacy and dentistry students through interprofessional education and collaboration in the dental clinic. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning, 13, 843-847. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2021.03.012

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Nair, D., Green, J. A., & Marra, C. A. (2021). Pharmacists of the future: What determines graduates’ desire to engage in patient-centred services? Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 17, 545-552. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.04.030

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Raghunandan, R., Howard, K., Marra, C. A., Tordoff, J., & Smith, A. (2021). Identifying community pharmacist preferences for prescribing services in primary care in New Zealand: A discrete choice experiment. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 19, 253-266. doi: 10.1007/s40258-020-00615-3

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Raghunandan, R., Marra, C. A., Tordoff, J., & Smith, A. (2021). Examining non-medical prescribing trends in New Zealand: 2016-2020. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 418. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06435-y

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Yamoah, L., Dragojlovic, N., Smith, A., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2021). Evaluating New Zealanders' values for drug coverage decision making: Trade-offs between treatments for rare and common conditions. Pharmacoeconomics, 39, 109-119. doi: 10.1007/s40273-020-00974-8

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Chan, S. J., Stamp, L. K., Liebergreen, N., Ndukwe, H., Marra, C., & Treharne, G. J. (2020). Tapering biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study of patient perspectives. Patient, 13, 225-234. doi: 10.1007/s40271-019-00403-9

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Donnan, J. R., Johnston, K., Chibrikov, E., Marra, C. A., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Najafzadeh, M., … Gamble, J.-M. (2020). Capturing adult patient preferences towards benefits and risks of second-line antihyperglycemic medications used in type 2 diabetes: A discrete choice experiment. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 44, 6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.04.014

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Marra, C. A., Khakban, A., Wilby, K. J., Buckham, R. B., & Anakin, M. (2020). Using best-worst choice methodology in a survey of pharmacists regarding pharmacy practice skills teaching. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(12), 848015, 1603-1609. doi: 10.5688/ajpe848015

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McCormick, N., Marra, C. A., Sadatsafavi, M., & Aviña-Zubieta, J. A. (2020). Socioeconomic status at diagnosis influences the incremental direct medical costs of systemic lupus erythematosus: A longitudinal population-based study. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism, 50, 77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.06.010

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Ndukwe, H. C., Shaul, D., Shin, J., Pang, C. D., Swee, C. Y., Hong, B. T., Dummer, J. F., … Wilby, K. J., & Marra, C. A. (2020). Assessment of inhaler technique among fourth-year pharmacy students: Implications for the use of entrustable professional activities [Research note]. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning, 12, 281-286. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.12.001

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Raymakers, A. J. N., Sin, D. D., Sadatsafavi, M., FitzGerald, J. M., Marra, C. A., & Lynd, L. D. (2020). Statin use and lung cancer risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A population-based cohort study. Respiratory Research, 21, 118. doi: 10.1186/s12931-020-01344-w

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Salmasi, S., Tsao, N. W., Li, K., Shaske, J. N., Marra, C. A., & Lynd, L. D. (2020). Characterization of pharmacist-based medication management services in a community pharmacy. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 16(2), 178-182. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.04.051

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Tsao, N. W., Salmasi, S., Li, K., Nakagawa, B., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2020). Pharmacists' perceptions of their working conditions and the factors influencing this: Results from 5 Canadian provinces. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 153(3), 161-169. doi: 10.1177/1715163520915230

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Al Hamarneh, Y. N., Johnston, K., Marra, C. A., & Tsuyuki, R. T. (2019). Pharmacist prescribing and care improves cardiovascular risk, but is it cost-effective? A cost-effectiveness analysis of the RxEACH study. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 152(4), 257-265. doi: 10.1177/1715163519851822

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Donnan, J. R., Grandy, C. A., Chibrikov, E., Marra, C. A., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Johnston, K., … Gamble, J.-M. (2019). Comparative safety of the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9(1), e022577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022577

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McCormick, N., Marra, C. A., Sadatsafavi, M., Kopec, J. A., & Aviña-Zubieta, J. A. (2019). Excess productivity costs of systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and Sjögren's syndrome: A general population–based study. Arthritis Care & Research, 71(1), 142-154. doi: 10.1002/acr.23573

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Raymakers, A. J. N., Sadatsafavi, M., Sin, D. D., FitzGerald, J. M., Marra, C. A., & Lynd, L. D. (2019). Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of lung cancer in COPD: A population-based cohort study. European Respiratory Journal, 53, 1801257. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01257-2018

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Rizzardo, S., Bansback, N., Dragojlovic, N., Douglas, C., Li, K. H., Mitton, C., Marra, C., … Lynd, L. D. (2019). Evaluating Canadians’ values for drug coverage decision making. Value in Health, 22(3), 362-369. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.08.008

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De Vera, M. A., Campbell, N. K. J., Chhina, H., Galo, J. S., & Marra, C. (2018). Practical strategies and perceptions from community pharmacists following their experiences with conducting pharmacy practice research: A qualitative content analysis. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26(4), 302-309. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12409

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Donnan, J. R., Grandy, C. A., Chibrikov, E., Marra, C., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Johnston, K., … Gamble, J.-M. (2018). Dose response of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in relation to urinary tract infections: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CMAJ Open, 6(4), e594-e602. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20180111

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Duffull, S. B., Wright, D. F. B., Marra, C. A., & Anakin, M. G. (2018). A philosophical framework for pharmacy in the 21st century guided by ethical principles. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 14(3), 309-316. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.04.049

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Khakban, A., Mohammadi, T., Lynd, L. D., Mabbott, D. J., Bouffet, E., Gastonguay, L., … Marra, C. A. (2018). How do parents and providers trade-off between disability and survival? Preferences in the treatment of pediatric medulloblastoma. Patient Preference & Adherence, 12, 2103-2110. doi: 10.2147/ppa.S168739

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Lynd, L. D., Henrich, N. J., Hategeka, C., Marra, C. A., Mittmann, N., Evans, C., & Traboulsee, A. L. (2018). Perspectives of patients with multiple sclerosis on drug treatment: A qualitative study. International Journal of MS Care, 20(6), 269-277. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073.2017-109

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Rai, S. K., Howren, A., Wilcox, E. S., Townsend, A. F., Marra, C. A., Aviña-Zubieta, J. A., & De Vera, M. A. (2018). Exploring strategies to support medication adherence in patients with inflammatory arthritis: A patient-oriented qualitative study using an interactive focus group activity. Patient Preference & Adherence, 12, 2015-2025. doi: 10.2147/ppa.S174672

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Tsao, N. W., Sayre, E. C., Hanley, G., Sadatsafavi, M., Lynd, L. D., Marra, C. A., & De Vera, M. A. (2018). Risk of preterm delivery and small-for-gestational-age births in women with autoimmune disease using biologics before or during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(6), 869-874. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213023

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van der Kop, M. L., Muhula, S., Nagide, P. I., Thabane, L., Gelmon, L., Awiti, P. O., … Marra, C., … Lester, R. T. (2018). Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): An open-label, randomised parallel-group study. Lancet Public Health, 3, e143-e152. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30239-6

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Khakban, A., Mohammadi, T., Lynd, L. D., Mabbott, D., Bouffet, E., Gastonguay, L., … Marra, C. A. (2017). Societal preferences in the treatment of pediatric medulloblastoma: Balancing risk of death and quality of life. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 64(6), e26340. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26340

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Marra, C. A., Harvard, S., Grubisic, M., Galo, J., Clarke, A., Elliott, S., & Lynd, L. D. (2017). Consumer preferences for food allergen labeling. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 13, 19. doi: 10.1186/s13223-017-0189-6

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Marra, C., Johnston, K., Santschi, V., & Tsuyuki, R. T. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of pharmacist care for managing hypertension in Canada. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 150(3), 184-197. doi: 10.1177/1715163517701109

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McCormick, N., Reimer, K., Famouri, A., Marra, C. A., & Aviña-Zubieta, J. A. (2017). Filling the gaps in SARDs research: Collection and linkage of administrative health data and self-reported survey data for a general population-based cohort of individuals with and without diagnoses of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARDs) from British Columbia, Canada. BMJ Open, 7, e013977. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013977

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Mohammadi, T., Bansback, N., Marra, F., Khakban, A., Campbell, J. R., FitzGerald, J. M., … Marra, C. A. (2017). Testing the external validity of a discrete choice experiment method: An application to latent tuberculosis infection treatment. Value in Health, 20(7), 969-975. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2017.04.007

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Patel, A. R., Kessler, J., Braithwaite, S., Nucifora, K. A., Thirumurthy, H., Zhou, Q., … Marra, C. A. (2017). Economic evaluation of mobile phone text message interventions to improve adherence to HIV therapy in Kenya. Medicine, 96(7), e6078. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006078

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Patel, A. R., Lester, R. T., Marra, C. A., van der Kop, M. L., Ritvo, P., Engel, L., … Lynd, L. D. (2017). The validity of the SF-12 and SF-6D instruments in people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 15(1), 143. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0708-7

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Raymakers, A. J. N., McCormick, N., Marra, C. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Sin, D., & Lynd, L. D. (2017). Do inhaled corticosteroids protect against lung cancer in patients with COPD? A systematic review. Respirology, 22(1), 61-70. doi: 10.1111/resp.12919

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Bansback, N., Harrison, M., & Marra, C. (2016). Does introducing imprecision around probabilities for benefit and harm influence the way people value treatments? Medical Decision Making, 36(4), 490-502. doi: 10.1177/0272989X15600708

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Chen, W., Lynd, L. D., FitzGerald, J. M., Marra, C. A., Balshaw, R., To, T., … for the Canadian Respiratory Research Network. (2016). Excess medical costs in patients with asthma and the role of comorbidity. European Respiratory Journal, 48(6), 1584-1592. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01141-2016

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Chen, W., Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., FitzGerald, J. M., Zafari, Z., & Sadatsafavi, M. (2016). The natural history of severe asthma and influences of early risk factors: A population-based cohort study. Thorax, 71(3), 267-275. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207530

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Davis, J. C., Dian, L., Khan, K. M., Bryan, S., Marra, C. A., Hsu, C. L., … Liu-Ambrose, T. (2016). Cognitive status is a determinant of health resource utilization among individuals with a history of falls: A 12-month prospective cohort study. Osteoporosis International, 27(3), 943-951. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3350-4

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Leung, V. W. Y., Soon, J. A., Lynd, L. D., Marra, C. A., & Levine, M. (2016). Population-based evaluation of the effectiveness of two regimens for emergency contraception. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 133(3), 342-346. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.017

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Rosenthal, M., Tsao, N. W., Tsuyuki, R. T., & Marra, C. A. (2016). Identifying relationships between the professional culture of pharmacy, pharmacists' personality traits, and the provision of advanced pharmacy services. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 12(1), 56-67. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.05.003

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Tsao, N. W., Lynd, L. D., Gastonguay, L., Li, K., Nakagawa, B., & Marra, C. A. (2016). Factors associated with pharmacists’ perceptions of their working conditions and safety and effectiveness of patient care. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 149(1), 18-27. doi: 10.1177/1715163515617777

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Zafari, Z., Sadatsafavi, M., Marra, C. A., Chen, W., & Fitzgerald, J. M. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty, omalizumab, and standard therapy for moderate-to-severe allergic asthma. PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0146003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146003

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Chen, W., Lynd, L. D., Fitzgerald, J. M., Marra, C. A., Rousseau, R., & Sadatsafavi, M. (2015). The added effect of comorbidity on health-related quality of life in patients with asthma. Quality of Life Research, 24(10), 2507-2517. doi: 10.1007/s11136-015-0995-6

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Davis, J. C., Bryan, S., Marra, C. A., Hsiung, G.-Y. R., & Liu-Ambrose, T. (2015). Challenges with cost-utility analyses of behavioural interventions among older adults at risk for dementia. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(20), 1343-1347. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092743

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Dragojlovic, N., Rizzardo, S., Bansback, N., Mitton, C., Marra, C. A., & Lynd, L. D. (2015). Challenges in measuring the societal value of orphan drugs: Insights from a Canadian stated preference survey. Patient, 8(1), 93-101. doi: 10.1007/s40271-014-0109-5

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Harrison, M., Marra, C., Shojania, K., & Bansback, N. (2015). Societal preferences for rheumatoid arthritis treatments: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment. Rheumatology, 54(10), 1816-1825. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev113

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Henrich, N., Tsao, N., Gastonguay, L., Lynd, L., & Marra, C. A. (2015). BC Medication Management Project: Perspectives of pharmacists, patients and physicians. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 148(2), 90-100. doi: 10.1177/1715163515569571

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Khakban, A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Ng, R., Zafari, Z., McManus, B., Hollander, Z., Marra, C. A., & Sadatsafavi, M. (2015). Ten-year trends in direct costs of COPD: A population-based study. Chest, 148(3), 640-646. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0721

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Khan, K. M., Windt, A., Davis, J. C., Dawes, M., Liu-Ambrose, T., Madden, K., Marra, C. A., … Adams, D. J. (2015). Group Medical Visits (GMVs) in primary care: An RCT of group-based versus individual appointments to reduce HbA1c in older people. BMJ Open, 5(7), e007441. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007441

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Law, M. R., Cheng, L., Kratzer, J., Morgan, S. G., Marra, C., Lynd, L. D., & Majumdar, S. R. (2015). Impact of allowing pharmacists to independently renew prescriptions: A population-based study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 55(4), 398-404. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2015.14262

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O'Hara, N. N., Roy, L., O'Hara, L. M., Spiegel, J. M., Lynd, L. D., Fitzgerald, J. M., … Marra, C. A. (2015). Healthcare worker preferences for active tuberculosis case finding programs in South Africa: A best-worst scaling choice experiment. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0133304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133304

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Trenaman, L., Sadatsafavi, M., Almeida, F., Ayas, N., Lynd, L., Marra, C., … Barnsback, N. (2015). Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness of patient decision aids for use in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A case study. Medical Decision Making, 35(5), 671-682. doi: 10.1177/0272989X14556676

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Tsao, N. W., Khakban, A., Gastonguay, L., Li, K., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2015). Perceptions of British Columbia residents and their willingness to pay for medication management services provided by pharmacists. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 148(5), 263-273. doi: 10.1177/1715163515597244

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van Dijk, W., Tan, W., Li, P., Guo, B., Li, S., Benedetti, A., … CanCOLD Study Group, including Marra, C. (2015). Clinical relevance of fixed ratio vs lower limit of normal of FEV1/FVC in COPD: Patient-reported outcomes from the CanCOLD cohort. Annals of Family Medicine, 13(1), 41-48. doi: 10.1370/afm.1714

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van Karnebeek, C. D. M., Mohammadi, T., Tsao, N., Sinclair, G., Sirrs, S., Stockler, S., & Marra, C. (2015). Health economic evaluation of plasma oxysterol screening in the diagnosis of Niemann-Pick Type C disease among intellectually disabled using discrete event simulation. Molecular Genetics & Metabolism, 114(2), 226-232. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2014.07.004

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Henrich, N., Marra, C. A., Gastonguay, L., Mabbott, D., Malkin, D., Fryer, C., … Lynd, L. (2014). De-escalation of therapy for pediatric medulloblastoma: Trade-offs between quality of life and survival. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 61(7), 1300-1304. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24990

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Levin, D., Bell, S., Sund, R., Hartikainen, S. A., Tuomilehto, J., Pukkala, E., … Marra, C., … on behalf of the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group, and the Diabetes and Cancer Research Consortium. (2014). Pioglitazone and bladder cancer risk: A multipopulation pooled, cumulative exposure analysis. Diabetologia, 58(3), 493-504. doi: 10.1007/s00125-014-3456-9

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Marra, C. A., Grubisic, M., Cibere, J., Grindrod, K. A., Woolcott, J. C., Gastonguay, L., & Esdaile, J. M. (2014). Cost-utility analysis of a multidisciplinary strategy to manage osteoarthritis of the knee: Economic evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial study. Arthritis Care & Research, 66(6), 810-816. doi: 10.1002/acr.22232

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Marra, F., Kaczorowski, J., Gastonguay, L., Marra, C. A., & Lynd, L. D. (2014). Pharmacy-based Immunization in rural Communities Strategy (PhICS): A community cluster-randomized trial. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 147(1), 33-44. doi: 10.1177/1715163513514020

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Raymakers, A. J. N., Mayo, J., Marra, C. A., & Fitzgerald, M. (2014). Diagnostic strategies incorporating computed tomography angiography for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses. Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 29(4), 209-216. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182999e41

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Sadatsafavi, M., Lynd, L. D., Marra, C. A., & Fitzgerald, J. M. (2014). Dispensation of long-acting β agonists with or without inhaled corticosteroids, and risk of asthma-related hospitalisation: A population-based study. Thorax, 69(4), 328-334. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203998

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Sadatsafavi, M., Marra, C., Aaron, S., & Bryan, S. (2014). Incorporating external evidence in trial-based cost-effectiveness analyses: The use of resampling methods. Trials, 15(1), 201. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-201

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Tsao, N. W., Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., Thomas, J. M., & Ferreira, E. (2014). Community pharmacist surveillance of hypertension in pregnancy: Are we ready for prime time? Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 147(5), 307-315. doi: 10.1177/1715163514543898

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Tsao, N. W., Shojania, K., & Marra, C. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of abatacept for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 14(1), 9-18. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2014.861742

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Zafari, Z., Thorlund, K., Fitzgerald, J. M., Marra, C. A., & Sadatsafavi, M. (2014). Network vs. pairwise meta-analyses: A case study of the impact of an evidence-synthesis paradigm on value of information outcomes. Pharmacoeconomics, 32(10), 995-1004. doi: 10.1007/s40273-014-0179-1

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Almeida, F. R., Henrich, N., Marra, C., Lynd, L. D., Lowe, A. A., Tsuda, H., … Ayas, N. (2013). Patient preferences and experiences of CPAP and oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A qualitative analysis. Sleep & Breathing, 17(2), 659-666. doi: 10.1007/s11325-012-0739-6

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Colmers, I. N., Majumdar, S. R., Yasui, Y., Bowker, S. L., Marra, C. A., & Johnson, J. A. (2013). Detection bias and overestimation of bladder cancer risk in type 2 diabetes: A matched cohort study. Diabetes Care, 36(10), 3070-3075. doi: 10.2337/dc13-0045

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Davis, E. M., Lynd, L. D., Grubisic, M., Kopec, J. A., Sayre, E. C., Cibere, J., … Marra, C. A. (2013). Responsiveness of health state utility values in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 40(12), 2075-2082. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130176

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Davis, J. C., Bryan, S., Marra, C. A., Sharma, D., Chan, A., Beattie, B. L., … Liu-Ambrose, T. (2013). An economic evaluation of resistance training and aerobic training versus balance and toning exercises in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e63031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063031

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Marra, F., Young, F., Richardson, K., & Marra, C. A. (2013). A meta-analysis of intradermal versus intramuscular influenza vaccines: Immunogenicity and adverse events. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 7(4), 584-603. doi: 10.1111/irv.12000

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Najafzadeh, M., Davis, J. C., Joshi, P., & Marra, C. (2013). Barriers for integrating personalized medicine into clinical practice: A qualitative analysis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 161A(4), 758-763. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35811

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Najafzadeh, M., Johnston, K. M., Peacock, S. J., Connors, J. M., Marra, M. A., Lynd, L. D., & Marra, C. A. (2013). Genomic testing to determine drug response: Measuring preferences of the public and patients using Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE). BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), 454. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-454

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Sadatsafavi, M., Barnsback, N., Zafari, Z., Najafzadeh, M., & Marra, C. (2013). Need for speed: An efficient algorithm for calculation of single-parameter expected value of partial perfect information. Value in Health, 16(2), 438-448. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.10.018

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Sadatsafavi, M., Fitzgerald, M., Marra, C., & Lynd, L. (2013). Costs and health outcomes associated with primary vs secondary care after an asthma-related hospitalization: A population-based study. Chest, 144(2), 428-435. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2773

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Sadatsafavi, M., Lynd, L., Marra, C., Bedouch, P., & Fitzgerald, M. (2013). Comparative outcomes of leukotriene receptor antagonists and long-acting β-agonists as add-on therapy in asthmatic patients: A population-based study. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 132(1), 63-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.02.007

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Sadatsafavi, M., Marra, C., & Bryan, S. (2013). Two-level resampling as a novel method for the calculation of the expected value of sample information in economic trials. Health Economics, 22(7), 877-882. doi: 10.1002/hec.2869

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Sadatsafavi, M., Marra, C., Marra, F., Moran, O., Fitzgerald, J. M., & Lynd, L. (2013). A quantitative benefit-risk analysis of isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection using incremental benefit framework. Value in Health, 16(1), 66-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.09.006

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Sweeney, K., Grubisic, M., Marra, C. A., Kendall, R., Li, L. C., & Lynd, L. D. (2013). Comparison of HRQL between unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Journal of Arthroplasty, 28(Suppl. 2), 187-190. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.009

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van der Kop, M. L., Ojakaa, D. I., Patel, A., Thabane, L., Kinagwi, K., Ekström, A. M., … Marra, C., … Lester, R. T. (2013). The effect of weekly short message service communication on patient retention in care in the first year after HIV diagnosis: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (WelTel Retain). BMJ Open, 3(6), e003155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003155

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Bedouch, P., Sadatsafavi, M., Marra, C. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., & Lynd, L. D. (2012). Trends in asthma-related direct medical costs from 2002 to 2007 in British Columbia, Canada: A population based-cohort study. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e50949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050949

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Davis, J. C., Liu-Ambrose, T., Khan, K. M., Robertson, M. C., & Marra, C. A. (2012). SF-6D and EQ-5D result in widely divergent incremental cost-effectiveness ratios in a clinical trial of older women: Implications for health policy decisions. Osteoporosis International, 23(7), 1849-1857. doi: 10.1007/s00198-011-1770-3

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Marra, C. A., Cibere, J., Grubisic, M., Grindrod, K. A., Gastonguay, L., Thomas, J. M., … Esdaile, J. M. (2012). Pharmacist-initiated intervention trial in osteoarthritis: A multidisciplinary intervention for knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 64(12), 1837-1845. doi: 10.1002/acr.21763

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Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., Colley, L., Harvard, S. S., Lacaille, D., Schwenger, E., … Esdaile, J. M. (2012). Risk of gastrointestinal events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after withdrawal of rofecoxib. Journal of Rheumatology, 39(5), 910-915. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110604

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Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., Grindrod, K. A., Joshi, P., & Isakovic, A. (2012). Evaluating the labour costs associated with pharmacy adaptation services in British Columbia. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, 145(2), 78-82. doi: 10.3821/145.2.cpj78

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Najafzadeh, M., Lynd, L. D., Davis, J. C., Bryan, S., Anis, A., Marra, M., & Marra, C. A. (2012). Barriers to integrating personalized medicine into clinical practice: A best-worst scaling choice experiment. Genetics in Medicine, 14(5), 520-526. doi: 10.1038/gim.2011.26

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Najafzadeh, M., Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., & Wiseman, S. M. (2012). Cost-effectiveness of using a molecular diagnostic test to improve preoperative diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Value in Health, 15(8), 1005-1013. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.06.017

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Najafzadeh, M., Marra, C. A., Lynd, L. D., Sadatsafavi, M., Fitzgerald, J. M., McManus, B., & Sin, D. (2012). Future impact of various interventions on the burden of COPD in Canada: A dynamic population model. PLoS ONE, 7(10), e46746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046746

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