Public health researcher and research manager working across occupational and environmental health, implementation, evaluation and evidence translation.
My work sits at the intersection of research and implementation. Over the past decade, I have worked and trained across public health programmes, research, monitoring and evaluation in India, Cambodia, South Korea and Canada.
I currently work manage multi-site research examining occupational exposure to hazardous antineoplastic drugs in healthcare settings. I am particularly interested in how research moves beyond identifying problems to informing better decisions, safer workplaces and meaningful changes in practice.
Hazardous Drug Exposure Prevention Program (HazDEPP)
I currently manage Hazardous Drug Exposure Prevention Program (HazDEPP), a multi-site occupational and environmental health research program examining workplace exposure to hazardous antineoplastic drugs across healthcare settings in British Columbia. The program combines environmental surface surveillance with research involving Pharmacy, Nursing and Environmental Services staff, alongside stakeholder engagement and knowledge translation.
My work spans study implementation, research coordination, ethics and approvals, data collection, stakeholder engagement, reporting and knowledge translation.
Not party politics. The quieter politics of what gets funded, who gets heard, which evidence gets acted on, and what health systems are realistically able to implement. When I first started working in public health, I probably thought about it much more technically than I do now. There was a health problem. We collected data.…
What waiting, prevention, primary care and shared responsibility can teach us about a health system under pressure Like many people in Canada, I have experienced the peculiar anxiety of waiting for health care. You notice something in your body. You wait to see your family doctor. Perhaps you are referred to a specialist. Then you…
It is called a national health care system. But Canada does not actually have one single national health service. If you are new to Canada, the health care system can seem surprisingly difficult to understand. You hear that Canada has “universal health care.” You receive a provincial health card. You can see a doctor or…
“Evidence should do more than describe the world. It should help us make it better.”
Somaya Iqubal
Understand deeply. Translate clearly. Act meaningfully.
