Dr. Bruno Gagnon is a physician specialized in palliative care and an associate professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Laval University School of Medicine, and a clinician at the palliative care unit at Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. Also, he is a researcher with the Réseau Québécois de recherche en Soins PALliatifs et de fin de vie (RQSPAL) and the Équipe de Recherche Michel-Sarrazin en Oncologie psychosociale et Soins palliatifs (ERMOS).

His researches focus on healthcare, delirium, and cognitive loss in patients with advanced cancer, classification of pain related to cancer, the role of methadone and other NMDA receptor antagonist in the treatment of neuropathic pain, end of life care, administrative data, anorexia-cachexia, and clinical trials in palliative care.

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Arya A, Buchman S, Gagnon B, Downar J

Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives

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CMAJ, 192 (15), 2020.

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Cleophat JE, Marin A, Pelletier S, Joly Y, Gagnon P, Dery A, Chiquette J, Gagnon B, Roy L, Bitzas V, Nabi H, Dorval M

What do cancer patients' relatives think about addressing cancer family history and performing genetic testing in palliative care?

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Eur J Hum Genet, 28 (2), 2020.

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Evans JM, Mackinnon M, Pereira J, Earle C, Gagnon B, Arthurs E, Gradin S, Buchman S, Wright FC

Integrating early palliative care into routine practice for patients with cancer: A mixed methods evaluation of the INTEGRATE Project

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Psychooncology, 28 (6), 2019.

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Miladi N, Dossa R, Dogba MJ, Cleophat-Jolicoeur MIF, Gagnon B

Psychostimulants for cancer-related cognitive impairment in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Support Care Cancer, 27 (10), 2019.

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Cleophat JE, Pelletier S, Joly Y, Gagnon P, Dery A, Marin A, Chiquette J, Gagnon B, Roy L, Bitzas V, Nabi H, Dorval M

Addressing cancer family history at the end of life: How frequent, relevant, and feasible is it? A survey of palliative care providers

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Palliat Med, 33 (7), 2019.

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Gagnon B, Buchman S, Khan AI, MacKinnon M, Urowitz S, Walton T, Cleophat-Jolicoeur MIF, Pereira J

Do family health clinics provide primary-level palliative care in Ontario and the eastern regions of Quebec?

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Can Fam Physician, 65 (2), 2019.

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Rouleau G, Karazivan P, Bélisle-Pipon JC, Birko S, Fernandez N, Bilodeau K, Chao YS, De Pokomandy A, Lebouché B, Foley V, Gagnon B, Gontijo Guerra S, Lamoureux-Lamarche C, Khanji C, Rodrigue C, Lunghi C, Menear M, Riverin BD

Early career researchers’ perspectives and roles in patient-oriented research

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4 (35), 2018.

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Gonthier C, Pelletier S, Gagnon P, Marin A, Chiquette J, Gagnon B, Roy L, Cleophat JE, Joly Y, Dorval M

Issues related to family history of cancer at the end of life: a palliative care providers' survey

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Fam Cancer, 17 (2), 2018.

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Aburub AS, Gagnon B, Ahmed S, Rodriguez AM, Mayo NE

Impact of reconceptualization response shift on rating of quality of life over time among people with advanced cancer

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Support Care Cancer, 26 (9), 2018.

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Johns N, Stretch C, Tan BH, Solheim TS, Sørhaug S, Stephens NA, Gioulbasanis I, Skipworth RJ, Deans DA, Vigano A, Ross JA, Bathe OF, Tremblay ML, Kaasa S, Strasser F, Gagnon B, Baracos VE, Damaraju S, Fearon KC

New genetic signatures associated with cancer cachexia as defined by low skeletal muscle index and weight loss

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J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 8 (1), 2017.

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Active projects

  • Age-related patterns in the experience of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, from 2019-10-01 to 2024-09-30
  • Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux., from 2014-04-01 to 2023-03-31
  • Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative, from 2021-06-30 to 2026-03-31
  • Volet québécois d’un registre national de soins palliatifs pour les patients atteints de la COVID-19, from 2020-10-01 to 2023-03-31

Recently finished projects

  • Interdisciplinary team in Early Functional Optimization (InTEFO): introducing a new optimization clinic to improve accessibility and efficiency of quality palliative care in advanced cancer patients., from 2014-02-01 to 2022-01-31
Data provided by the Université Laval research projects registery