Pierre Pluye, Canada

Pierre Pluye is MD, PhD, full-time researcher, Professor at the Department of Family Medicine (McGill University), Associate Member of the School of Information Studies (McGill University), and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). He obtained Investigator Awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the ‘Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé’ (FRQS). He was a founding member and the first director of the McGill Practice Based Research Network, and of the Method Development component of the Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit in 2011 and 2015, respectively. In 2017, he received the 'Researcher of the Year Award' from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). In 2021, he received the NAGS Doctoral Teaching Award (Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools – Canada and USA) that recognizes excellence and creativity in the teaching of doctoral students, and innovation in graduate curriculum development and implementation. Pierre Pluye has expertise in mixed methods research (integrating quantitative and qualitative methods) and mixed studies literature reviews (including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies). His current studies are funded by the CIHR, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), and professional and philanthropic organizations. They are aimed to assess and improve outcomes of web-based (such as newsletters, videos and webpages) health information (e.g., treatment recommendations), including outcomes on clinicians, managers, patients and the public (health and well-being outcomes). See departmental webpage for details: https://www.mcgill.ca/familymed/pierre-pluye