Special Seminar

Pierre Ernst, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(c)

Professor of Medicine, McGill University

Travels in Pharmacoepidemiology: From Clinical Care to Epidemiologic Methods

ALL ARE WELCOME

Abstract:

Dr. Ernst will review his involvement in some of the major controversies in respiratory medicine and the contribution of epidemiology to their resolution. He will then describe more recent developments in pharmaco-epidemiologic methods as illustrated in recent studies carried out with the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES). Success in pharmaco-epidemiology, defined as having a significant impact on clinical care, relies on the coming together of clinical and methodologic expertise.

Bio:

Pierre Ernst graduated in Medicine from Université de Montreal, completed internal medicine and pulmonary training at McGill University, after which he completed an M.Sc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill. He is currently an attending physician in the Pulmonary Division of the Department of Medicine at the Jewish General Hospital and a Professor of Medicine at McGill University.

Dr. Ernst’s current research activities centre on the safety of medications as used in the general population after approval for commercialization. He is an investigator with the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which collaborates with the Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN), and is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).

Website - https://www.cnodes.ca/investigators/