Research Axis of Public health and practice-changing research, CHUQ Research Centre (CRCHUQ)
Tel: 418-525-4437
Email: france.legare@mfa.ulaval.ca
Twitter: Follow @ SDM_ULAVAL

• Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care
• Full professor, Department of Family Medicine, Université Laval
• Clinical investigator, Public health and practice-changing research, CHUQ Research Centre
• Clinician-teacher, Family Medicine Unit, St-François d'Assise Hospital
• Director, Cochrane site of the CHUQ Research Centre and of Université Laval  

Research interests

• Shared decision making
• Knowledge transfer
• Systematic literature reviews
• Decision support tools
• Evidence based medicine
• Dyadic approaches

Biography

France Légaré practised family medicine in Quebec and is currently a full professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Université Laval, Quebec.  In 2005, she obtained her PhD in Population Health from the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Annette O’Connor. The same year, she was awarded a grant as a clinical investigator from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) for her research program entitled "Health professionals in primary care: From knowledge brokers to decision brokers." Since June, 2006, Dr. Légaré has held the title of Canada Research Chair in the Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care, junior level. She has also been the Canadian Cochrane Network Site representative at Université Laval (the CHUQ Research Centre) since 1999.

Research activities

• Interprofessional shared decision making in home care: Feasibility of implementation based on a conceptual framework. Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2010-04-01 to 2012-03-31
• Partnership in continuing professional development for knowledge application. Funding: CIHR Partnerships for Health System Improvement grant, 2010-04-01 to 2013-03-31
• Canadian Research Chair in Shared Decision Making Implementation in Primary Care. Funding: Canada Research Chairs Secretariat, 2011-06-01 to 2016-05-31
• Décision +, une formation pour les médecins de famille sur la prise de décision partagée afin d'optimiser les décisions cliniques concernant l'utilisation d'antibiotiques pour les infections aiguës des voies respiratoires (IAVR), Subvention, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQ-S), Recherches sur l'utilisation optimale des médicaments, du 2009-05-01 au 2013-04-30
• A research and knowledge network on genetic health services and policy building on the APOGEE-Net and CanGene Test experiences. Funding: CIHR Emerging Team grant, 2008-12-01 to 2013-11-30
• Fonds institutionnel d'exploitation des infrastructures pour l'Université Laval, Subvention, Fondation Canadienne pour l'innovation (La), Fonds d'exploitation des infrastructures (FEI), du 2002-04-01 au 2016-03-31
• Knowledge Translation Canada: Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research, Subvention, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, Init. strat. pour la formation en recherche dans le domaine de la santé (ISFRS), du 2009-04-01 au 2015-03-31
• Laboratory in Knowledge Translation Research in Primary Care, Partenariat, Fondation Canadienne pour l'innovation (La), Fonds des leaders (FL), du 2012-04-01 au 2013-09-30
• Scaling up implementation of evidence-based SDM training programs for health professionals Funding: CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination grant 2011-06-01 to 2012-05-31
• Meta-Network Learning and Research Center Meta-LARC, Subvention, National Institute of Health (USA), Subvention de recherche, du 2012-09-01 au 2013-08-31

For more details about other ongoing and previous research projects, consult Dr. France Légaré's webpage on the Vice-rectorat à la recherche et à la création website. 

Scientific papers 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=legare%20f