Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation of the Laval University School of Medicine, Clermont E. Dionne is also a regular investigator in the Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Axis, where he is in charge of research activities for the Quebec Centre of Excellence in Aging (CEVQ). He holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington (School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA). His research program focuses on the epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain (back, shoulder, knee, for example), a problem that imposes one of the heaviest health burdens on Western societies. A member of numerous national and international committees, Dr. Dionne is the Epidemiology Section Editor of Pain, the premier pain journal (FI: 6,027). Recently, he chaired the local organizing committee of the International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care that was held in Quebec City in July 2019.
Identifying the causes of musculoskeletal pain and its consequences
In many cases, the source of pain cannot be identified, and its intensity is only weakly correlated with radiological evidence. Many factors are involved in the perception of pain and in its functional and social consequences, including biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors. Much remains to be done to understand the effects of these factors and their interactions.
Offer the best treatments to the right patients at the right time
For about 10% of patients, musculoskeletal pain becomes chronic. The development, validation, and evaluation of first-line prognostic tools are essential to make the most of available treatments.
Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of treatments
Many interventions are offered to counter musculoskeletal pain. It is important to identify those that are supported by sound scientific evidence, and to determine their conditions of application.
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Quality of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care: Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Wound Care Clinic Using an Extended Donabedian Model Based on a Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal ArticleCan J Diabetes, 45 (4), 2021.
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Outcomes and prognosis of diabetic foot ulcers treated by an interdisciplinary team in Canada
Journal ArticleInt Wound J, 18 (2), 2021.
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Incidence of panic disorder in patients with non-cardiac chest pain and panic attacks
Journal ArticleJ Health Psychol, 26 (7), 2021.
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Tools Appraisal of Organizational Factors Associated with Return-to-Work in Workers on Sick Leave Due to Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Search and Review
Journal ArticleJ Occup Rehabil, 31 (1), 2021.
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Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Successful Workplace Interventions for Psychologically Healthy and Productive Workplaces: A Pattern Analysis of 57 Systematic Reviews
BookWork Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute, Vancouver, BC, 2020, ISBN: 9781988875026.
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L'approche DELPHI
Book ChapterM, Corbière; N, Larivière (Ed.): Méthodes qualitatives, quantitatives et mixtes dans la recherche en sciences humaines, sociales et de la santé 2ème édition, Presses de l'université de Québec, 2020, ISBN: 9782760551398.
Physical activity and disability in patients with noncardiac chest pain: a longitudinal cohort study
Journal ArticleBiopsychosoc Med, 14 , 2020.
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Effect of thermal therapy and exercises on acute low back pain: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Journal ArticleBMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 2020.
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Incidence of shoulder pain in 40 years old and over and associated factors: A systematic review
Journal ArticleEur J Pain, 24 (1), 2020.
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Shoulder Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Semantic Analyses of Recommendations
Journal ArticleArch Phys Med Rehabil, 101 (7), 2020.
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Active projects
- Coûts des maladies cardiovasculaires et des problèmes de santé mentale attribuables aux contraintes psychosociales au travail : Une étude longitudinale de 22 ans auprès de 9 000 cols blancs., from 2016-07-01 to 2024-03-31
- Disability, Employment, and Public Policies Initiative, from 2018-04-01 to 2024-03-31
- Epidemiology and prognostic implications of panic disorder and generalised anxiety disorder in patients with coronary artery disease, from 2019-07-01 to 2023-07-31
- Traduction et adaptation culturelle pour le Québec d’un questionnaire mesurant l’usage médical du cannabis, from 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Recently finished projects
- Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network, from 2016-09-01 to 2021-03-31
- La clinique des ainés : une transition innovante des soins pour aînés fragilisés – Éviter le retour à la case départ, from 2019-04-01 to 2021-03-31
- Le cannabis médical contre la douleur musculosquelettique chronique : des outils d'aide à la décision pour les patients et les cliniciens , from 2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
- Traduction et adaptation culturelle d'un questionnaire pour la mesure de l'utilisation médicale du cannabis dans le contexte québécois dans une perspective d'études prospectives sur les effets du cannabis médical, from 2021-11-17 to 2022-03-31