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George kephart

Professor
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Dalhousie University
Canada

Biography

Dr. GEORGE KEPHART is affiliated to Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART is currently providing services as Professor. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART has authored I145and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART contributions have acclaimed recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART is actively associated with different societies and academies. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART academic career is decorated with several reputed awards and funding. Dr. GEORGE KEPHART research interests include Dr. Kephart is co-founder and former Director of the Population Health Research Unit (now Health Data Nova Scotia), which has established a large health data warehouse to support population and health services research.  His research interests include health policy evaluation, equity and access to health services,  chronic disease surveillance and chronic disease management.  His current research focus is the development of new measures of patient self-management that can be used for clinical assessment and research. He is also developing new methods for chronic disease surveillance using linked administrative and clinical data sources..

Research Interest

Dr. Kephart is co-founder and former Director of the Population Health Research Unit (now Health Data Nova Scotia), which has established a large health data warehouse to support population and health services research.  His research interests include health policy evaluation, equity and access to health services,  chronic disease surveillance and chronic disease management.  His current research focus is the development of new measures of patient self-management that can be used for clinical assessment and research. He is also developing new methods for chronic disease surveillance using linked administrative and clinical data sources.

Publications

  • Lavergne R, Kephart G. Examining variations in health within rural Canada. Rural and Remote Health. Rural and Remote Health, 2012; 12:1848.

  • Asada Y, Kephart G, Hurley J, Yoshida Y, Smith A, Bornstein S.  The role of proximity to death in need-based approaches to health care. Health Policy. 2012; 106(3): 291-302,

  • Packer TL, Kephart G, Ghahari S, Audulv Ã…, Versnel J, Warner G. The patient activation measure: A validation study in a neurological population. Qual Life Res 2015, Jan 6.

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