Communications

39th North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Banff, 12-16 nov 2011
Vanasse A, Courteau J, Lesage A, Fleury M-J, Grégoire J-P, Moisan J, Lauzier S, Bergeron C., Mood disorders: health care inequalities and their outcomes in the province of Quebec

Brouwers F, Courteau J, Vanasse A., No systemic health inequality observed in the pharmaceutical care of 4 chronic diseases in Quebec, Canada

38th North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Seattle, 13-17 nov 2010
Vanasse A, Ouarda T, Orzanco MG, Martel B, Courteau J, Gosselin P., Climate change and public health in Quebec: exploring the relationship between weather and hip fractures to develop a surveillance system

Vanasse A, Orzanco MG, Lovato C, Bates J, Slade S, Grand’maison P, Medical graduates beginning a residency in Family Medicine: Retrospective study from two Canadian universities

Drouin C, Courteau J, Orzanco MG, Leroux D, Vanasse A, Social environment: does it matter for those who suffered a myocardial infarction?

Vanasse A, Courteau J, Fleury MJ, Gregoire JP, Lesage A, Moisan J., Incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia in the province of Quebec using administrative data

International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes research (IPSOR) 14th Congress, Madrid, 5-8 nov 2011
Moisan J, Lauzier S, Vanasse A, Lesage A, Courteau J, Fleury M-J, Grégoire J-P, Deprivation and use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia

American Public Health Association 138th Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, 6-10 nov 2010
Modarres R; Ouarda TBMJ, Vanasse A, Orzanco MG, Gosselin P, Modeling seasonal variation of hip fracture incidence in Montreal, Canada

Vanasse A, Asghari S, Cohen AA, Brais G, Couture E, Desnoyers S, Fortin-Langelier B, Simard A, Healthcare providers’ absenteeism during the H1N1 pandemic in Quebec: Is care for unimmunized relatives a problem?

Family Medicine Forum 2010, Vancouver, 14-16 oct 2010

Barcellos De Souza J, Asghari S, Cisse A, Dion D, Choiniere M, Marchand S, Vanasse A., Portrait de la douleur chronique au Canada: les femmes souffrent-elles plus que les hommes?

Journée scientifique de la Chaire Eli Lilly Canada de recherche en schizophrénie, Montréal, 29 sept 2010

Vanasse A, Courteau J, Fleury MJ, Gregoire JP, Lesage A, Moisan J., Incidence et prévalence de la schizophrénie au Québec: utilisation de banques de données médico-administratives

Colloque "La psychose dans tous ses états", Chaire Eli Lilly Canada de recherche en schizophrénie, Montreal, 29 sept 2010

Vanasse A, Courteau J, Fleury MJ, Gregoire JP, Lesage A, Moisan J., Incidence et prévalence de la schizophrénie au Québec: utilisation de banques de données médico-administratives
First prize, poster

Canadian Public Health Association, Toronto, June 13-16, 2010
Asghari S, Courteau J, Drouin C, Carpentier A, Vanasse A, Comparaison des profils thérapeutiques chez les patients diabétiques entre les régions rurales et urbaines au Québec

Vanasse A, Ouarda T, Orzanco Mg, Courteau J, Asghari S, Martel B, Chebana F, Charron C, Gosselin P, Regional specificity of secular trends of hip fractures in Quebec

15th Colloque Emerging New Researcher in the Geography of Health and Impairment, Paris, June 10-11, 2010
Drouin C, Courteau J, Orzanco G, Leroux D, Vanasse A, Do Linguistic barriers have an impact on health disparities in Québec? A look at the situation for myocardial infarction cases

78th congrès de l’Acfas, Montréal, May 10-14, 2010

Drouin C, Orzanco Mg, Courteau J, Leroux D, Vanasse A, Identification des communautés anglophones du Québec : Approche populationnelle dans le cadre de l’évaluation des disparités de santé associées à l’infarctus du myocarde

6th international conference on geomedical systems (GEOMED 2009), Charleston, November 14-16, 2009

Vanasse A, Courteau J, Orzanco G, Boucher D, Plante M, Asghari S, Courteau M, The Spatio-Temporal Information System on Chronic Diseases SIST-MC

North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Montréal, November 14-19, 2009
Vanasse A, Orzanco G, Courteau J, Asghari S, Scott, S., Link between students’ personal characteristics, background and medical training and their plans to serve an underserved community

Science Colloquium on the health of official language minority communities (OLMCs), Ottawa, November 5-6, 2009
Drouin C, Courteau J, Orzanco G, Leroux D, Vanase A., Barrière linguistique et inégalités de santé au Québec: le cas de l’infarctus du myocarde
Prize Health Canada/Canadian Heritage for the poster presented by Catherine Drouin

Géomatique 2009, Montreal, October 22, 2009
Vanasse A, Courteau J, Orzanco G, Boucher D, Plante M, Asghari S, Courteau M, Système d’Information Spatio-temporel sur les maladies chroniques

20th World Diabetes Congress, Montreal, October 18-22, 2009
Asghari S, Courteau J, Drouin C, Orzanco G, Vanasse A, Do Geographical Disparities Affect the Pattern of Medication Use in Diabetic Patients?

Canadian Public Health Association 2009 Annual Conference, Winnipeg, June 7-10, 2009
Vanasse A, The Spatio-Temporal Information System on Chronic Diseases SIST-MC

Vanasse A, Asghari S, Courteau J, Drouin C, Carpentier C, Time to Insulin Initiation in Diabetic Patients: A Quebec Population-Based Analysis

11th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Vancouver, May 27-29, 2009
Drouin C, Orzanco MG Vanasse A., Minorités linguistiques au Québec : impact du choix de la variable linguistique sur l’identification et la localisation d’une clientèle particulière


AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference Physician Workforce, Washington, April 30 - May 1, 2009
Vanasse A, Orzanco G, Courteau J, Scott S., Future Medical Workforce in Canada: Insight provided by the 2007 National Physician Survey for medical students on their intentions to practice in Family Medicine

Vanasse A, Orzanco G, Courteau J, Scott S., Future Medical Workforce in Canada : Insight provided by the 2007 National Physician Survey

AHA 9th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Washington, April 23-25, 2009
Asghari S, Courteau J, Drouin C, Vanasse A., Underutilization of Cardiovascular Protection Therapies in Diabetic Patients

Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Edmonton, May 2-6, 2009
Bourque S, Orzanco MG, Grand’Maison P, Vanasse A., Evaluation of MD student interest for future practice: development of a longitudinal survey

Family Medicine Forum (FMF), Toronto, 27-29 nov 2008
Vanasse A, Scott S., Migration of family physicians in Canada: Intentions and Trends

North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Rio Grande, November 15-19, 2008
Vanasse A , Scott S, Courteau J, Orzanco G ., Inter-Provincial Migration of Family Physicians in Canada

Orzanco MG, Grand’Maison P, Bourque S, Côté DJ, Gendreau L, Vanasse A , Who are the medical students who will care for vulnerable populations? A retrospective study at the Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Drouin G, Courteau J, VANASSE A, Myocardial infarction follow-up: Is health care services utilization by linguistic minorities different?

Asghari S, Courteau J, Vanasse A, Methodological Framework to Identify Diabetes Incident Cases using Quebec Health Service Registry Database

Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) annual meeting, Montreal, october 15-17, 2008

Vanasse A, Carpentier A, Courteau J, Asghari S. Cardiovascular events associated with rosiglitazone use

Vanasse A, Asghari S, Courteau J, Carpentier A. Pattern of Diabetes Therapeutic Prescription in Rural and Urban Areas in Quebec

Vanasse A, Asghari S, Courteau J, Carpentier A. Diabetes Incident Case & National Diabetes Surveillance System Case Definition

International Medical Workforce Collaborative IMWC, Edinburgh, September 17-20, 2008
Vanasse A, Orzanco MG, Gagnon F, Lovato C, Bates J, Grand’Maison P, Slade S. Linking workforce to education: students, medical education, and choice of practice

10th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Niagara Falls, May 28-30, 2008
Vanasse A, Courteau J, Plante M, Orzanco G, Courteau M, Boucher D, Asghari S. The Spatio-Temporal Information System on Chronic Diseases: Project overview

Vanasse A, Courteau J, Plante M, Orzanco G, Courteau M, Boucher D, Asghari S. The Spatio-Temporal Information System on Chronic Diseases: Technological overview

Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Conference, Baltimore, April 30 to May 2, 2008
Vanasse A, de Brum-Fernandes A, Courteau J, Pilon D., Use of NSAIDs in patients with acute myocardial infarction and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes

AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference, Crystal City, April 30 to May 2, 2008
Vanasse A , Lovato C, Orzanco M, Gagnon f, slade s, Grand’Maison P, Bates j., Link between students’ personal characteristics, background and medical training and their choice of practice (type and location) at two Canadian universities

ACR (American College of Rheumatology) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, November 6-11, 2007
Vanasse A, Pilon D, Courteau J, de Brum-Fernandes A., Use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors with patients with acute myocardial infarction and its impact on cardiovascular outcome

North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Vancouver, Oct 20-23, 2007
Vanasse A, PRIMUS research Group, The Spatio-Temporal Information System on Chronic Diseases Project

Orzanco G, Vanasse A, Courteau J, Niyonsenga T., Delimiting immigrant populations: a comparaison of two approaches

Canadian Public Health Geomatics Conference, Ottawa, Sept 16-19, 2007
Orzanco G, Vanasse A, Courteau J, Niyonsenga T ., Populations immigrantes : une approche spatiale pour les délimiter

9th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Halifax, June 6-8, 2007
VANASSE A , COURTEAU J, ORZANCO G, COURTEAU M, PLANTE M, DEAN C, DAGENAIS P, GRÉGOIRE J-P, NIYONSENGA T. The SIST-MC project: context, realizations and impacts

VANASSE A, COURTEAU J, PLANTE M, ORZANCO G, COURTEAU M, DEAN C, DAGENAIS P, GRÉGOIRE J-P, NIYONSENGA T. The SIST-MC project: Technological Model

ORZANCO G, VANASSE A , NIYONSENGA T, COURTEAU J. Immigrants et intarctus du myocarde à Montréal : qu'est-ce qui fait la différence?

Medical Education Conference, Vancouver, May 5-9, 2007
ALAIN VANASSE, CHRIS LOVATO, MARIA GABRIELA ORZANCO, PAUL GRAND’MAISON, JOANNA BATES, STEVE SLADE. Evaluation of Medical Education Initiative Addressing National Workforce Issues: Conceptual framework

Physician Workforce Conference, Bethesda, MD, May 4-5, 2007
VANASSE A, RICKETTS T. Baby Boomer Primary Care Physicians: Rural / urban migration over 22 years in US (1981-2003)

Conférences de la recherche, Centre de recherche clinique du CHUS, Sherbrooke, Feb 14, 2007
VANASSE A., COURTEAU J., ORZANCO G., PLANTE M., COURTEAU M. L'infarctus du myocarde : une approche populationnelle

Société québécoise d'hypertension artérielle, Montréal, Jan 18-20, 2007
CLOUTIER L, VANASSE A, TALBOT L., L'évaluation des connaissances théoriques et pratiques des infirmières pour la mesure de la pression artétielle.

XXIII International Methodology Symposium, Methodological Issues in Measuring Population Health, Gatineau, November 1-3, 2006
ORZANCO G., VANASSE A., COURTEAU J. Populations immigrantes et infarctus du myocarde

2006 Family Medicine Forum, Québec, Nov 2, 2006
VANASSE A, SCOTT S. Migration of Clinically Active Family Physicians in Canada in 2004

10e Journées annuelles de santé publique, Montréal, October 2006
VANASSE A, ROULEAU J. Le réseau québécois de santé en mutation: un survol historique des 15 dernières années

VANASSE A., COURTEAU J., ORZANCO G. Maladies chroniques: évolution des déterminants de santé des populations rurales et urbaines au Québec

ORZANCO G., VANASSE A., COURTEAU J. Populations immigrantes et infarctus du myocarde

VANASSE A., COURTEAU J , HEMIARI A. Les fumeurs au Canada: où et combien?

8th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Banff, May 2006
VANASSE A., ROULEAU J, COURTEAU M, COURTEAU J , HEMIARI A, NIYONSENGA T, DEAN C, GREGOIRE JP, GOSSELIN P. SIST-MC: analyse de besoins

ORZANCO G, VANASSE A. Infarctus du myocarde: les immigrants et les canadiens de naissance sont-ils différents?

BEAUDOIN M, VANASSE A. Geographical Accessibility to Bone Densitometry for High Risk Women in Quebec

RIFFON J , VANASSE A. Measure of health Inequalities

Physician Workforce Conference, Washington, May 3-5, 2006
VANASSE A, RICKETTS T. Clinically Active Primary Care Physicians (CAPCP): Migration Over 22 Years in the US , 1982-2003

Société québécoise d'hypertension arthérielle, Montréal, Jan 12-14, 2006
CLOUTIER L, VANASSE A. Les résultats probants pour la mesure de la pression artérielle en clinique.

Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Montreal, Oct 22-26, 2005
CLOUTIER L, VANASSE A. Review of evidence for office blood pressure.

NAPCRG 33th Annual Conference, Quebec, Oct 15-18, 2005
VANASSE A, DEMERS M, HEMIARI A, COURTEAU J. Canadian regional variability in obesity and related behaviours.

7th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Quebec, May 2005
VANASSE A ., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A, DEMERS M. Traditionnal maps and cartograms: Complementary visual information for health care Complementary visual information for health care policy.

VANASSE A ., BEAUDOIN M., NIYONSENGA T., HÉMIARI A., COURTEAU J. SIST-IM, le Système d’Information Spatio-Temporel sur l’Infarctus du Myocarde
1st Prize for the poster presented by Mathieu Beaudoin

VANASSE A ., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A., DAGENAIS P., GRÉGOIRE JP. Le Système d’Information Spatio-Temporel ; Résultats des travaux de la phase II

NIYONSENGA T., DEAN C., VANASSE A., CIAMPI A, COURTEAU J, HEMIARI A. Spatial Statistics and Geomatics: Connected and indispensable tools to better understand health issues

HEMIARI A, EBENER S, MORJANI Z, BLACK M, HE DC, MORIN D, VANASSE A. Mesure de l'accessibilité physique aux centres de soins par une approche géomatique aux centres de soins par une approche géomatique

International Health GIG Conference (ESRI), Washington, October 2004
VANASSE A ., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A. Health Geomatics and Spatial Epidemiology

72e congrès de l'ACFAS, Montréal, May 2004
LOSLIER J., VANASSE A., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A., Ruralité et infarctus du myocarde dans la province de Québec entre 1995 et 1997.

VANASSE A ., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A., LOSLIER J., Le syndrome coronarien aigu : existe-il un lien entre la procédure cardiaque invasive, la durée de séjour hospitalier et réhospitalisation précoce?

XXVIe journées de statistiques, Société française de statistique, Montpellier (France), May 2004
NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HEMIARI A, BÉNIÉ, G., VANASSE, A. Géomatique, épidémiologie et biostatistique : une application au Syndrôme coronarien aigu

6th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Gatineau, May 2004
COURTEAU J., NIYONSENGA T., HEMIARI A., DEAN C., VANASSE A. Une application de méthodes d’analyses spatiales au syndrome coronarien aigu.

VANASSE A., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HEMIARI A. Système d’information spatio-temporelle sur les maladies chroniques et les soins de première ligne

NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HEMIARI A., DEAN C., VANASSE A. Spatial statistics, spatial epidemiology and Geomatics: Need to integrate analytic tools into a GIS environment

VANASSE A., HEMIARI A., HE D., MORIN D., EBENER S., EL MORJANI Z. Measure of physical accessibility to health care (part I: Image processing development - primary results)

EBENER S., EL MORJANI Z., VANASSE A., HEMIARI A., ALEXAKIS E., DIAZ A., BLACK M. Measurement of accessibility to Health care (Part II: GIS development)

LOSLIER J., VANASSE A., NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., HÉMIARI A., Ruralité et infarctus du myocarde dans la province de Québec entre 1995 et 1997

7e Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP), Montréal, Dec 2003
LOSLIER J, VANASSE A, NIYONSENGA T, COURTEAU J, HEMIARI A . Ruralité au Québec et Infarctus du Myocarde.
1st Prize for the poster presented by Julie Loslier

5th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Victoria, May 2003
NIYONSENGA T., VANASSE A., CIAMPI A., DEAN C., DAGENAIS P., BÉNIÉ G., GOÏTA K., GRÉGOIRE JP., COURTEAU J., HEMIARI A. Statistique spatiale et Géomatique: Des outils indissociables et indispensables pour mieux comprendre les issues de santé.

VANASSE A., NIYONSENGA T., BÉNIÉ G., GRÉGOIRE JP., DEAN C., GOÏTA K., COUREL MF., BEAULIEU MD., COURTEAU J., HEMIARI A. Le système d’information spatio-temporel sur l’infarctus du myocarde (SIST-IM).

XXIVe journées de statistiques, Société française de statistique, Bruxelles, May 2002
NIYONSENGA T., COURTEAU J., VANASSE A., BÉNIÉ G. Géomatique, épidémiologie et biostatistique

4th Annual Scientific Conference of the GEOIDE network, Toronto, May 2002
VANASSE A , BÉNIÉ GB, NIYONSENGA T, GRÉGOIRE JP, BEAULIEU MD, COUREL MF, DEAN C, GOÏTA K. Système d’Information Spatio-Temporel sur l’Infarctus du Myocarde (SIST-IM)