Michael Verret

Dr. Verret obtained his medical degree from Université Laval in 2015. He then completed his residency in anesthesiology as well as a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology, as part of the clinician-researcher program (a program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons) at Université Laval. He later completed doctoral training in epidemiology at the University of Ottawa within the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (with the support of a Vanier CIHR Scholarship), where he gained methodological expertise in advanced inferential and descriptive analyses, randomized clinical trial planning, integrated knowledge application approaches (aimed at involving stakeholders in research), partnerships with patient collaborators, and knowledge synthesis. In this regard, he contributes to the training curriculum at Cochrane Canada Francophone.

Dr. Verret is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Université Laval, and he is a researcher at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, within the Population Health and Optimal Health Practices division. He practices anesthesiology at CHU de Québec-Université Laval.

Dr. Verret leads the research program Optimizing Patient-centred Outcomes Using Opioid Minimization Strategies (OPUS). The main objective of his program is to describe, assess, and guide perioperative clinical practices regarding the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological co-analgesic strategies. His program focuses on patient-centered clinical outcomes such as the quality of recovery, as well as pain and its functional impact, to identify effective alternatives to opioids that have a significant and lasting impact on the surgical patient population.

Dr. Verret relies on a collaborative approach, integrating several networks, interest groups, clinicians, and patient partners into his program, which is divided into five phases: 1) The development of an approach through integrated knowledge translation by involving a multidisciplinary team and patient partners; 2) the identification of promising alternative strategies to opioids in perioperative medicine; 3) the description of practices and beliefs among anesthesiologists; 4) the execution of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed at informing perioperative medical practices; and 5) the knowledge translation based on evidence and patient-centered outcomes (implementation science).