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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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
Journal ArticleBMC Cardiovasc Disord, 21 (1), 2021.
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Cumulative exposure to psychosocial stressors at work and global cognitive function: the PROspective Quebec Study on Work and Health
Journal ArticleOccup Environ Med, 78 (12), 2021.
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Les troubles musculo-squelettiques reconnus par la Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail de 2010 à 2012 : qui est à risque?
BookInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec. QC, 2021, ISBN: 9782550900252.
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Cannabis against chronic musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review on users and their perceptions
Journal ArticleJ Cannabis Res, 3 (1), 2021.
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Medical cannabis for chronic pain
Journal ArticleBMJ, 374 , 2021.
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Psychosocial stressors at work and inflammatory biomarkers: PROspective Quebec Study on Work and Health
Journal ArticlePsychoneuroendocrinology, 133 , 2021.
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Cross-cultural adaptation of Delphi definitions of low back pain prevalence in French (Delphi DOLBaPP-F)
Journal ArticleExplor Med, 2 (6), 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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Physical activity and disability in patients with noncardiac chest pain: a longitudinal cohort study
Journal ArticleBiopsychosoc Med, 14 , 2020.
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L'approche DELPHI
Book ChapterCorbière M, Larivière N (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.
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 2025-03-31
- Traduction et adaptation culturelle pour le Québec d’un questionnaire mesurant l’usage médical du cannabis, from 2022-04-01 to 2024-10-30
Recently finished projects
- 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
- La clinique des ainés : une transition innovante des soins pour aînés fragilisés – Éviter le retour à la case départ, from 2019-04-01 to 2024-03-31
- La part du traitement de la douleur chronique non ancéreuse d’origine musculosquelettique parmi les indications cliniques de nouvelles ordonnances d’opioïdes au Québec , from 2021-04-01 to 2024-03-31