October 27, 2023; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Public Engagement in Health Policy (PEHP) Project Community Fellows Fall Event hosted by the Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative (PPEC). The PPEC’s research and service activities focus on supporting organizations and teams to engage patients, family caregivers and community members in their health research, system planning and governance activities. The PPEC works at the interface of research, policy and practice to support high-quality engagement, offering consultation, tools and supports to build, sustain and evaluate equity-focused engagement-capable environments. Photo by Ron Scheffler for McMaster University.

Julia Abelson

Health Sciences

Overview

Julia Abelson’s research involves the engagement of older adults (as citizens and patients) in health system decision making and research (design, implementation and evaluation) and the development of public and health policies related to ageing and older adults (broad interests in the use of values and evidence to inform policy and understanding the determinants of policy making related to aging and older adults).

Affiliations

  • Professor
  • Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative
  • Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
  • Associate member, Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Education

  • MASc, Harvard University
  • PhD, University of Bath

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