Addiction medicine
Addiction: No judgement
Treating people with substance misuse issues with the respect and care they’re entitled to.
Reinventing care for drug users
Dr. Julie Bruneau, full professor, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, a leader in addiction medicine, wants to fight the stigma associated with opioid use and rethink treatment for users. What distinguishes her as a researcher is not only her advanced expertise but also the caring attitude she brings to treatment of a patient population with special issues.
A recognized authority in Canada
Dr. Bruneau’s research program as the Canada Research Chair in Addiction Medicine addresses issues of equity and quality of care for this vulnerable population. She and her research team are investigating ways to improve the well-being of drug users and working to inform best practices in harm reduction for people who inject drugs.
Better care through prevention
Members of the research community at the University of Montreal are working together to better understand the multiple dimensions of addiction from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Didier JUTRAS_ASWAD
Addiction psychiatry
Patricia CONROD
Addiction prevention
Sarah LARNEY
Addiction epidemiology
CRISM Quebec-Atlantic Node
The Quebec-Atlantic Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), housed at the CHUM Research Centre, brings together a network of Canadian researchers in substance use disorders. CRISM’s researchers collaborate to generate the knowledge needed to improve clinical treatment, intervention and harm reduction models.