Dr Michel Dorval is Full Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy. He holds a Master’s degree in Psychology (1984) and a Doctorate in Epidemiology (1997) from Université Laval, complemented by postdoctoral training from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Harvard Medical School) thanks to a Terry Fox Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute of Canada. From 1999 to 2011, he constantly held research career awards (Junior I, Junior II, Senior) from the Fonds de la recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS).

Since the beginning of his career, Dr. Dorval has used a variety of methodological approaches, both quantitative and qualitative, to better understand the impact of breast cancer at all stages of the disease on patients, women at risk and their families. He has always demonstrated a commitment to improving health services through active involvement in knowledge translation. For example, the results of his work led to the creation in 2012 of Centre ROSE (Ressources en Oncogénétique pour le Soutien et l’Éducation), which he co-founded with his colleague Dr. Jocelyne Chiquette. The mission of Centre ROSE was to inform and support people with hereditary cancer risk, and to provide evidence-based tools to health professionals. Center ROSE has received several awards, including the Hommage aux Innovations Sociales from Université Laval (2014), the Prix d’Excellence Innovation dans la Communauté from the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation (2016) and the Prix Promotion de la Santé et Prévention from the Direction générale de cancérologie du Québec (2016). In 2015, Centre ROSE evolved into Réseau ROSE (www.reseaurose.ca) by adding satellites in various regions of Quebec. As a continuation of the Réseau ROSE, work is underway since 2020 under the aegis of RUISSS-UL to create the Réseau en Oncogénétique de l’Est du Québec.

In addition to his work on breast cancer, Dr. Dorval has always been interested in palliative care. He is a member of the research team at the Maison Michel-Sarrazin and of the Réseau québécois de recherche en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (RQSPAL) since its founding. He is currently leading an interdisciplinary and intersectoral team whose work aims to 1) evaluate the social and professional acceptability of psilocybin-assisted therapy to relieve existential distress at the end of life, 2) identify issues to be considered for access to this innovative therapy and 3) propose recommendations establishing guidelines for the use of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in the Quebec medico-legal context.

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Lapointe J, Côté JM, Mbuya-Bienge C, Dorval M, Pashayan N, Chiquette J, Eloy L, Turgeon A, Lambert-Côté L, Brooks JD, Walker MJ, Blackmore KM, Joly Y, Knoppers BM, Chiarelli AM, Simard J, Nabi H

Canadian Healthcare Professionals' Views and Attitudes toward Risk-Stratified Breast Cancer Screening

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J Pers Med, 13 (7), 2023.

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Moreno PG, Knoppers T, Zawati MH, Lang M, Knoppers BM, Wolfson M, Nabi H, Dorval M, Simard J, Joly Y

Regulating cancer risk prediction: legal considerations and stakeholder perspectives on the Canadian context

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Hum Genet, 142 (7), 2023.

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Corbeil O, Soulard M, Huot-Lavoie M, Béchard L, Fournier É, Brodeur S, Essiambre AM, Desmeules C, Thériault C, Abdel-Baki A, Jacques C, Giroux I, Dorval M, Roy MA, Demers MF

Problem gambling among people with first-episode psychosis: protocol for a prospective multicenter cohort study

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BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1), 2023.

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Pomey MP, Nelea MI, Normandin L, Vialaron C, Bouchard K, Côté MA, Duarte MAR, Ghadiri DP, Fortin I, Charpentier D, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Fernandez N, Boivin A, Dorval M, Desforges M, Régis C, Ganache I, Bélanger L, Rosberger Z, Danino MA, Pelletier JF, Vu TTT, de Guise M

An exploratory cross-sectional study of the effects of ongoing relationships with accompanying patients on cancer care experience, self-efficacy, and psychological distress

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BMC Cancer, 23 (1), 2023.

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Pomey MP, Paquette J, Iliescu-Nelea M, Vialaron C, Mourad R, Bouchard K, Normandin L, Côté MA, Desforges M, Pomey-Carpentier P, Fortin I, Ganache I, Régis C, Rosberger Z, Charpentier D, Bélanger L, Dorval M, Ghadiri DP, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Boivin A, Pelletier JF, Fernandez N, Danino AM, de Guise M

Accompanying patients in clinical oncology teams: Reported activities and perceived effects

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Health Expect, 26 (2), 2023.

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Ouellet J, Lapointe J, Raîche C, Guerin A, Helal S, Fitzpatrick J, Dorval M, Nabi H

Scope of coverage of medical genetics and genomics in pre-clerkship programs of Canadian faculties of medicine: A curriculum analysis

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Am J Med Genet A, 191 (1), 2023.

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Espinoza Moya ME, Guertin JR, Dorval M, Lapointe J, Bouchard K, Nabi H, Laberge M

Examining interprofessional collaboration in oncogenetic service delivery models for hereditary cancers: a scoping review protocol

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BMJ Open, 12 (12), 2022.

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Lapointe J, Buron AC, Mbuya-Bienge C, Dorval M, Pashayan N, Brooks JD, Walker MJ, Chiquette J, Eloy L, Blackmore K, Turgeon A, Lambert-Côté L, Leclerc L, Dalpé G, Joly Y, Knoppers BM, Chiarelli AM, Simard J, Nabi H

Polygenic risk scores and risk-stratified breast cancer screening: Familiarity and perspectives of health care professionals

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Genet Med, 24 (11), 2022.

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Charron M, Kaiser B, Dauge A, Gallois H, Lapointe J, Dorval M, Nabi H, Joly Y

Integrating hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic counselling and testing into mainstream clinical practice: Legal and ethical challenges

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Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 178 , 2022.

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Hébert J, Bergeron AS, Veillette AM, Bouchard K, Nabi H, Dorval M

Issues associated with a hereditary risk of cancer: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses in oncology settings

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Can Oncol Nurs J, 32 (2), 2022.

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