Local Organizing Committee

McGill University, Montréal

DC, FCCS (C), MSc, PhD 

Dr. André Bussières is a professor in the Chiropractic Department at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières since 2002 and Adjunct Professor at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. He has clinical training in nursing (U. Montreal, 1987) and chiropractic (CMCC, 1991), and completed an MSc in Kinesiology (UQTR, 2008), and a PhD in Population Health (U. Ottawa, 2012). He was in private practice between 1993 and 2007. He is a Fellow of the College of Chiropractic Scientists (Canada), and serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association and BMC Health Service Research, and is an Editorial Board member of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies.

He held a Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF) Professorship in Rehabilitation Epidemiology (McGill University) while leading the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (2012-2018). His research interest focuses on clinical practice guidelines development and uptake to improve patient care and health outcome, knowledge synthesis, implementation research and professional behaviour change. 

Chu de Québec, CIRRIS

Dr Pinard trained as an anaesthesiologist at Université de Montréal. She now spends all her clinical time at the pain clinic of the Chu de Québec. She is a researcher at the Centre de Recherche du Chu de Quebec and associate researcher at the CIRRIS.

She is associate professor at Laval University, is the chairperson of the chair in educationnal leadership in chronic pain, and leader of the Quebec Chronic Pain Research network knowledge transfer initiative.  Dr Pinard is finishing a Master in educational technology, and is active as a researcher and a collaborator in the medical education field, in interprofessionnal collaboration and in clinical treatment of chronic pain.

CIRRIS, Université Laval

Hugo Massé-Alarie (PT, PhD) is an Early Career Researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS) and Assistant Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation at Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada. His research interests are divided in three main themes related to the control of the spine: (i) the underlying neural networks, (ii) the influence of low back pain and (iii) the influence of interventions. His objectives aim to test the influence of low back pain on the function of the nervous system, and to determine the effect of conventional (e.g. exercises) and novel (e.g. neurostimulation) non-invasive interventions on pain/disability and on neural function.

Rehabilitation Department at Université Laval and CIRRIS

Jean-Sébastien Roy (PT, PhD) is a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS) and an Associate Professor in the Rehabilitation Department at Laval University (Quebec City, Canada). His research interests lie in defining the central (neural) and peripheral (joint-level) factors associated with the occurrence and maintenance of musculoskeletal disorders, and to evaluate the effects of intervention approaches to prevent or rehabilitate musculoskeletal disorders. Other interests include mechanisms underlying motor learning or re-learning (post injury), and factors that impact both motor control and motor learning. He has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 3 book chapters, mainly on neuromuscular and biomechanical mechanisms of musculoskeletal disorders, and has given over 50 presentations at national and international conferences. 

Faculty of Medicine, at Université Laval and CIRRIS

Kadija Perreault PhD is a physiotherapist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, at Université Laval. She is a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS). Her work focuses on access and organization of services in rehabilitation and primary care, interprofessional collaboration, as well as on the evaluation of professional practices and interventions for persons experiencing pain.

McGill University, Montréal

M.D., M. Sc.
Specialist in Public Health, Epidemiology and Occupational Medicine. Scientific and Medical Advisor

Dr. Rossignol holds a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a medical degree from the Université de Sherbrooke, a Master's degree in Epidemiology and a training in Community Medicine from McGill University, as well as a specialty in Occupational Medicine from McGill University and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, United States. He has concurrently pursued a clinical career in Occupational Medicine in a dozen major Canadian companies, primarily in the transportation field, and a career in public health focused on knowledge assessments and clinical practice guidelines from a populational health perspective. His research expertise in the field of musculoskeletal health makes him a sought-after collaborator across Canada, the United States and several European countries. Dr. Rossignol has published close to 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and since 2006 has devoted his research activities to the field of pharmacoepidemiology on topics such as alternative medicine, cardiovascular health and autoimmune diseases.
Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University, his teaching activities occupy an important place. He was, in particular, the founding director of the Montreal Summer School in Public Health (1998 to 2010) and the co-founder of the complementary doctoral and post-doctoral training program in Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Policies of the Institutes of Public 

National Institute of Public Health, INSPQ

Nathalie Jauvin has a PhD in Applied Social Sciences (Université de Montréal) and a post doc at the Research Chair in Occupational Integration and the Psychosocial Environment of Work (Université Laval). An important part of her research is the development of preventive interventions in an institutional context, using mixed research methods. She has also developed an expertise in knowledge transfer. She currently works as a specialized scientific advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) and is also active with the CEVQ (Centre d’excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec)

Rehabilitation Department at Université Laval and Physio Interactive

Pierre Langevin completed his physiotherapy training at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, in 1997 and gained his FCAMPT title in 2002. He holds a Master of Clinical Science from University of Western Ontario completed in 2010. Pierre is the co-owner of Physio Interactive and Clinique Cortex. As a Clinical Professor and lecturer in physiotherapy at Université Laval, he has taught in that program since 1998.  He is sharing his professional time between clinical work, mainly with neck and back pain patients, teaching and engaging in clinical research on back and neck pain. He is an instructor, examiner and the Credentials Chair for the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Orthopaedic Division. He has published several scientific peer-reviewed papers and has been presenter of scientific posters and podium presentation in provincial, national and international congress. He holds 2 post graduate courses on evidence-informed practice for neck pain and concussion. Finally, he received the 2017 Excellence award of the Ordre de la physiothérapie du Québec.