A methodological framework for constructing opioid agonist therapy episodes in administrative health data

Authors

Scott D. Emerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8055-3542)
Cassidy Tam
Christopher Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-0847)
Mary A. De Vera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-2683)
Katherine W. Kooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9530-5728)
Jason Trigg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-0725)
Kiana Yazdani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-729X)
Viviane Dias Lima
Julio S. G. Montaner
Robert S. Hogg
Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Institutions

University of British Columbia (CA)
Simon Fraser University (CA)
Research Canada (CA)
AIDS Vancouver (CA)
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)

Publication Details

Journal: BMC Methods
Published: 2026-03-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s44330-026-00064-9
Primary Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

Funders

Gilead Sciences
Fondation Brain Canada
ViiV Healthcare
Public Health Agency of Canada
Weston Brain Institute
Michael Smith Health Research BC
Genome British Columbia
Public Health Agency
Ministry of Health, British Columbia
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Victoria General Hospital Foundation
Allergan
Health Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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article

A methodological framework for constructing opioid agonist therapy episodes in administrative health data

Scott D. Emerson, Cassidy Tam, Christopher Fisher, Mary A. De Vera et al.

Mar 11, 2026

BMC Methods

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

article

A methodological framework for constructing opioid agonist therapy episodes in administrative health data

Scott D. Emerson, Cassidy Tam, Christopher Fisher, Mary A. De Vera, Katherine W. Kooij, Jason Trigg, Kiana Yazdani, Viviane Dias Lima, Julio S. G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

March 11, 2026article en

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BMC MethodsVol. 3(1)

University of British Columbia (CA), Simon Fraser University (CA), Research Canada (CA), AIDS Vancouver (CA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)

Gilead Sciences, Fondation Brain Canada, ViiV Healthcare, Public Health Agency of Canada, Weston Brain Institute, Michael Smith Health Research BC, Genome British Columbia, Public Health Agency, Ministry of Health, British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Victoria General Hospital Foundation, Allergan, Health Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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