Clermont E. Dionne is professor in the Faculty of Medicine of Université Laval and chair of its Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. He is also a regular investigator in the Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Axis of the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval and in 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, 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. 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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Lafrance S, Charron M, Roy JS, Dyer JO, Frémont P, Dionne CE, Macdermid JC, Tousignant M, Rochette A, Doiron-Cadrin P, Lowry V, Bureau N, Lamontagne M, Sandman E, Coutu MF, Lavigne P, Desmeules F

Diagnosing, Managing, and Supporting Return to Work of Adults With Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline

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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 52 (10), 2022.

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Dionne CE, Laurin D, Desrosiers T, Abdous B, Sage NL, Frenette J, Mondor M

The Association Between Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking and Spinal Pain is Not Explained by Serum Cotinine Levels

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Ann Epidemiol, 67 , 2022.

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Hamel S, Denis I, Turcotte S, Fleet R, Archambault P, Dionne CE, Foldes-Busque G

Anxiety disorders in patients with noncardiac chest pain: association with health-related quality of life and chest pain severity

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Health Qual Life Outcomes, 20 (1), 2022.

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Djade CD, Diorio C, Laurin D, Dionne CE

An exploratory identification of biological markers of chronic musculoskeletal pain in the low back, neck, and shoulders

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PLoS One, 17 (4), 2022.

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Dionne CE, Rossignol M, Deyo RA, Koes B, Schoene M, Battié M

Back to the Future: A Report From the 16th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care and Updated Research Agenda

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Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 47 (19), 2022.

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Dyer JO, Doiron-Cadrin P, Lafrance S, Roy JS, Frémont P, Dionne CE, MacDermid JC, Tousignant M, Rochette A, Lowry V, Saulnier M, Vukobrat T, Desmeules F

Diagnosing, Managing, and Supporting Return to Work of Adults With Rotator Cuff Disorders: Clinical Practice Guideline Methods

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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 52 (10), 2022.

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Villotti P, Gragnano A, Larivière C, Negrini A, Dionne CE, Corbière M

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

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J Occup Rehabil, 31 (1), 2021.

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Duchaine CS, Brisson C, Talbot D, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Trudel X, Vézina M, Milot A, Diorio C, Ndjaboué R, Giguère Y, Mâsse B, Dionne CE, Maunsell E, Laurin D

Cumulative exposure to psychosocial stressors at work and global cognitive function: the PROspective Quebec Study on Work and Health

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Occup Environ Med, 78 (12), 2021.

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Foldes-Busque G, Dionne CE, Turcotte S, Tully PJ, Tremblay MA, Poirier P, Denis I

Epidemiology and prognostic implications of panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in patients with coronary artery disease: rationale and design for a longitudinal cohort study

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BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 21 (1), 2021.

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Heppell JL, Denis I, Turcotte S, Fleet RP, Dionne CE, Foldes-Busque G

Incidence of panic disorder in patients with non-cardiac chest pain and panic attacks

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J Health Psychol, 26 (7), 2021.

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