Archives: Mehdi Ammi

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Mehdi Ammi is Looking into How Patients with Chronic Diseases were Affected by Health Resources Diverted to COVID-19 Care Instead

By Ellen Tsaprailis The multiple waves of COVID-19 has diverted considerable health-care resources away from patients who are dealing with chronic diseases since the spring of 2020. Canadians who are trying to overcome or manage diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes use a fair amount of health-care resources. The past two years... More

Friday, February 4, 2022

SPPA to host Canadian Health Economics Conference June 1-2, 2022

The School of Public Policy and Administration is pleased to announce that it will host, in coordination with the Department of Economics, the Faculty of Public Affairs and in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, the 20th Canadian Health Economists Study Group (CHESG) conference on June 1 and 2, 2022. CHESG is the main... More

Monday, December 20, 2021

2021 Highlights in SPPA

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) this year. While we faced many challenges, 2021 also presented new opportunities, which were embraced by the faculty, staff and students within FPA. What follows is... More

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

SPPA Prof. Mehdi Ammi Publishes Paper on Public Health Expenditures in Canada

Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi, along with Emmanuelle Arpin and Sara Allin, recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, "Interpreting forty-three-year trends of expenditures on public health in Canada: Long-run trends, temporal periods, and data differences" in Health Policy. This work is part of Canadian Institutes of Health... More

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Finding the Right Measurement to Quantify Impact of Public Health

By Tyrone Burke An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or at least that’s how the saying goes. When it comes to preventive health care, there is no precise measure of the return on investment. Public health makes up a relatively small percentage of overall health-care spending, but how much money... More

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Associate Professor Ammi new President-Elect of the Canadian Health Economics Association

SPPA Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi is the new President-Elect of the Canadian Health Economics Association (CHEA). CHEA aims to address the needs of economists working in the area of health and health care trained and/or working in Canada. It promotes the scholarly work and the professional development of health economists in the country, with... More

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Prof Mehdi Ammi Featured in “Another Take”

In Another Take: Mehdi Ammi, a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration looks at the causal relationship between access to health care, delayed or virtual medical appointments and the impact on population health. Read the full article... More

Monday, February 8, 2021

Health Policy Students Reflect on the Impact of COVID-19: Video Research Projects

While vaccines offer a welcome ray of hope, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely affect numerous aspects of our life. The role of public policy has rarely been as important as in addressing such an enormous challenge. During their time at the SPPA, health policy is one key area of public interventions that MPPA... More

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

SPPA Prof Mehdi Ammi Publishes Headlining Article in The Conversation

At a time when most eyes are on the evolution of COVID-19 cases in Canada, we shall not forget that healthcare systems will have to address the health needs of both COVID and non-COVID patients. Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi discusses the unmet healthcare needs of non-COVID patients in an article for the Conversation. Read... More

Friday, October 9, 2020

SPPA Prof. Mehdi Ammi Publishes Article on Policy, Technological and Economic Responses to COVID-19 in Health Policy and Technology

Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi, along with Zach Desson, Emmi Weller and Peter McMeekin, recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, “Comparative analysis of the policy and technological responses to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, France and Belgium” in Health Policy and Technology. Read the full article... More

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