Exploring isolation, self-directed care and extensive follow-up: factors heightening the health and safety risks of bariatric surgery abroad among Canadian medical tourists

by Carly Jackson, Jeremy Snyder, Valorie A. Crooks, M. Ruth Lavergne
Published 2019-01-01

“I didn’t have to prove to anybody that I was a good candidate”: a case study framing international bariatric tourism by Canadians as circumvention tourism

by Carly Jackson, Jeremy Snyder, Valorie A. Crooks, M. Ruth Lavergne
Published 2018-07-01

Qualitative evaluation of a mandatory health insurance ‘wait period’ in a publicly funded health system: understanding health inequities for newcomer im/migrant women

by M Ruth Lavergne, Shira M Goldenberg, Maggie Hamel-Smith Grassby, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer
Published 2021-08-01

Changing Practice Patterns Among Canadian Primary Care Physicians: Cross-Provincial Analysis of Linked Health Data

by M. Ruth Lavergne, Sandra Peterson, Megan Ahuja, David Rudoler, Laurie J Goldsmith, Agnes Grudniewicz, Emily Gard Marshall
Published 2020-12-01

How long does it take patients to find a new primary care physician when theirs retires: a population-based, longitudinal study

by Lindsay Hedden, Megan A. Ahuja, M. Ruth Lavergne, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, Michael R. Law, Lucy Cheng, Morris L. Barer
Published 2021-07-01