Research and Innovation

Research in the Department of Family Medicine

Research in the Department of Family Medicine is committed to enhancing the discipline of family medicine and primary care through rigorous and relevant creation of original evidence to address important knowledge gaps.

Firmly anchored in the patient experience, our internationally recognized researchers investigate problems that affect patients and other populations, including multimorbidity, undifferentiated presentations and organization of care.

These problems can range from prevention and health promotion to the diagnosis, treatment and management of health problems. They span the spectrum from family and community intervention, to governance, access to services, economic and workforce development and the three C’s of high-quality primary care: Continuity, Coordination and Comprehensiveness.

This is done through the development and use of different research methodologies that equally value qualitative and quantitative evidence generated by researchers framed in multiple research paradigms. The richness of expertise, experience and interdisciplinarity ensures that our research program is actively contributing to our discipline and the health of local communities, across Canada and globally.

2022: A year of world-leading research

The Department of Family Medicine remains a world leader in topics such as mixed methods research, Indigenous health research, Alzheimer’s and HIV research, social prescribing and global health.

Our expertise in family medicine education research and in artificial intelligence in primary care are hot emerging topics, and we’re developing a patient cohort in our university family medicine groups that we will be able to use for a variety of research projects in family medicine and primary care.

Over the last year, our academics, clinician-scientists, and clinician-teachers have conducted a tremendous breadth of projects in family medicine and primary care, many of which have received local, national or international recognition.

Highlights from the 2022 Research Report n Research on Organization of healthcare Services for Alzheimer’s (ROSA) n Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit Method Development Component (SPOR: Strategy for Patient Oriented Research; SUPPORT: Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials) n Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care n McGill Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) n Family Medicine Education Research Group (FMER) n Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies (CIET) n Advancing HIV Care: Highlights of Dr. Bertrand Lebouché’s Research Team’s Accomplishments n Advancing Research for Equity and Empowerment: Highlights of Prof. Kathleen Rice’s Research Team’s Accomplishments n Bridging Health Divides: Highlights of Dr. Alayne Adams’ Research

To read the full 2022 Research Report, please visit the following page: mcgill.ca/familymed/research/ annual-reports