Programme de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Médecine et l'Utilisation des Soins
Welcome to the PRIMUS research group
The Programme de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Médecine et l'Utilisation des Soins (Interdisciplinary research program on medicine and health care utilization) unites expertise in the fields of medicine, biology, epidemiology, psychology, rehabilitation, mathematics, biostatistics, geography/geomatics, health administration, economics and medical informatics. With a population-centered perspective, the PRIMUS group is interested in chronic diseases, mental disorders and aging, therefore addressing family medicine as well as many other specialities in medicine. Their common mission is the advancement of scientific knowledge through the collect and data analysis on patients and populations, the knowledge transfer to policy makers and health care providers, the improvement of healthcare services to the patients and, in the long term, the improvement of the population’s health.
The research at PRIMUS group
• Data interoperability, datamining
• Epidemiology, health geography
• Mechanisms of aging and healthcare
• Frequent users of emergency
• Learning health systems
• Care trajectories
• Health Administration
• Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy
• Interorganizational collaboration and Continuity of care
• Effectiveness of new medical technologies and new ways of organizing care
• Patient experience, Patient-Centered Care
• Telehealth
PRIMUS Researchers
Pasquale Roberge
PhD (psychology)
Associate professor and researcher
Isabelle Gaboury
PhD (Population health)
Full professor and researcher
Alain Vanasse
MD, PhD (Public health), CMFC
Full professor and clinician-researcher (2001-2021); Adjunct Professor (2022 ).
Thomas Poder
PhD (economy)
Adjunct Professor (Université de Sherbrooke), Assistant professor and researcher(Université de Montréal)
Magaly Brodeur, MA PhD MD CCMF (patient experience, Health politics)
Assistant professor and clinician-researcher
Catherine Hudon
MD, PhD (Clinical science), CMFC
Full professor and clinician-researcher
Alan Cohen, PhD (biology)
Associate professor and researcher
Jean-François Éthier
MD CM, PhD (medical informatics), FRCPC
Associate  professor and clinician-researcher
Simon Décary
PhD (rehabilitation)
Assistant professor and researcher
Martine Shareck
PhD (Epidemiology, Health promotion)
Assistant professor and researcher
PRIMUS Team
Josiane Courteau, PhD
Scientific Officer (Alain Vanasse)
Annie Benoit, MSc
Research professional (Pasquale Roberge)
Mireille Courteau, MSc
Research professional  (Alain Vanasse)
Véronique Legault, MSc
Research professional  (Alan Cohen)
Martine Dupont
Executive secretary, Financial Management Department
Mathieu Bisson, M.A.
Research professional  (Catherine Hudon)
Mingxin Liu, BSc, Research professional  (Alan Cohen)
Frédérique Daigle, MSc
Research professional  (Simon Décary)
Sophie Audette Chapdelaine, BCL LLB MA
Research professional  (Magaly Brodeur)
Camila Durand
MSc, Research professional (Pasquale Roberge)
Myriam Gélinas, BSc, Research professional (Pasquale Roberge)
Stéphanie Tremblay-Lavoie, M.A.,Research professional (Pasquale Roberge)
Nathalie Carrier, MSc, Research professional (Pasquale Roberge, Thomas Poder)
Anne-Marie Auger, M.A., Research professional (Magaly Brodeur)
Contact - How to reach us:

PRIMUS Research group
Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, université de Sherbrooke
3001, 12e avenue Nord, local Z7-3004
Sherbrooke, Québec,  J1H 5N4
Department Administrative Officer:
Martine Dupont

(819) 821-8000, ext. 70540
Partners (institutions, funding, networks, companies)
Alain Vanasse, MD, PhD (Public health), CMFC
Full professor and clinician-researcher (2001-2021); Adjunct Professor (2022 )
Pasquale Roberge, PhD (psychology)
Associate professor and researcher
Thomas Poder, PhD (economy)
Adjunct Professor (Université de Sherbrooke), Assistant professor and researcher(Université de Montréal)
Catherine Hudon, MD, PhD (Clinical science), CMFC
Full professor and clinician-researcher
Isabelle Gaboury,PhD (Population health)
Full professor and researcher
Jean-François Éthier, MD CM, PhD (medical informatics), FRCPC
Associate  professor and clinician-researcher
Simon Décary
PhD (rehabilitation)
Assistant professor and researcher
Martine Shareck
PhD (Epidemiology, Health promotion)
Assistant professor and researcher
Alan Cohen, PhD (biology)
Associate professor and researcher
Magaly Brodeur, MA PhD MD CCMF (patient experience, Health politics)
Assistant professor and clinician-researcher
Programme de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Médecine et l'Utilisation des Soins
Welcome to the PRIMUS research group
The Programme de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Médecine et l'Utilisation des Soins (Interdisciplinary research program on medicine and health care utilization) unites expertise in the fields of medicine, biology, epidemiology, psychology, rehabilitation, mathematics, biostatistics, geography/geomatics, health administration, economics and medical informatics. With a population-centered perspective, the PRIMUS group is interested in chronic diseases, mental disorders and aging, therefore addressing family medicine as well as many other specialities in medicine. Their common mission is the advancement of scientific knowledge through the collect and data analysis on patients and populations, the knowledge transfer to policy makers and health care providers, the improvement of healthcare services to the patients and, in the long term, the improvement of the population’s health.
The research at PRIMUS group
• Data interoperability, datamining
• Epidemiology, health geography
• Mechanisms of aging and healthcare
• Frequent users of emergency
• Learning health systems
• Care trajectories
• Health Administration
• Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy
• Interorganizational collaboration and Continuity of care
• Effectiveness of new medical technologies and new ways of organizing care
• Patient experience, Patient-Centered Care
• Telehealth
PRIMUS team
Updated: March 2022
Updated: March 2022
Updated: March 2022