Quebec’s leading health professionals gather to honour 2006 recipients of eighth annual IMS Canada Awards
Second row, from left to right: Dre Marie-Andrée Roy, Dr Jean-Daniel Duhaime, Dre Lydia Di Liddo, Roxanne Therrien (pharmacist), Christopher Marquis (pharmacist), Mme Anne-Marie Lafond (student), Mme Sophie Bruneau (student).
First row, from left to right: Dr Jules Martin (President, Health Information Advisory Board), Mme Tamara Mijovic (student), Mme Sylvie Gaumond (Director, Eastern Canada, Public Affairs and Government Relations, IMS), Dr Paul Brassard, Mme Anik Desgroseillers (student), Mme Caroline Morin (pharmacist) Dr Germain Thériault, M. Gary Fabian (Vice President, Public Affairs and Government Relations, IMS).
Not Pictured: Mme Nadia Baribault (student), Mme Isabelle Nolef (student), Mme Caroline Nacher (student).
Montreal, Quebec, April 3, 2007 – IMS Health Canada (IMS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the IMS Canada Awards, recognized at a ceremony held today. The IMS Canada Awards recognize Quebec physicians and pharmacists for their contribution to the continuing education of their peers. The 2006 Award recipients were recognized for their published works on the appropriate use of medications. In addition, scholarships were presented to medical students with the highest academic standing in pharmacology and to the top pharmacy students from each of the faculties of pharmacy in Quebec. A total of $30,000 was shared by the recipients of the IMS Canada Awards.
The Selection Committee was comprised of members of the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ), the Fédération des médecins omnipracticiens du Québec (FMOQ), the Association québécoise des pharmacies propriétaires (AQPP) as well as members from each of the university faculties of pharmacy and medicine. Representatives from each professional association on the Selection Committee as well as representatives from the universities of Laval, Montreal and McGill were on hand for the awards ceremony at the Mont Royal Club in Montreal.
The 2006 IMS Canada Awards winners are:
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
• Dr. Marie-Andrée Roy
Hôpital Sacré-Cœur, Emergency Department
• Dr. Jean-Daniel Duhaime
Hôpital Sacré-Cœur, Emergency Department
Article: Une ICT, c’est assez!!!
Le Médecin du Québec, June 2006, Vol. 41, No. 6
• Dr. Germain Thériault
Laval University in Québec, Sports Medicine Clinic and Department of Physical Education
Article: L’infiltration de substances corticoïdes, un outil indispensable
Le Médecin du Québec, August 2006, Vol. 41, No. 8
SPECIALISTS
• Dr. Lydia Di Liddo
Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine division
Article: Etomidate versus midazolam for procedural sedation in pediatric outpatients:
A randomized controlled trial
Annals of Emergency Medicine, October 2006, Vol. 48, No. 4
• Dr. Paul Brassard
McGill University Health Center, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (McGill University) and Clinical Epidemiology (Royal Victoria Hospital)
Article: Antirheumatic drugs and the risk of tuberculosis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 September 2006, Vol. 43
PHARMACISTS
• Ms. Caroline Morin, B. Pharm., MSc.
Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine
Article: Besoins nutritionnels et malaises courants de la grossesse
Québec Pharmacie, October 2006, Vol. 53, No. 9
• Ms. Roxane Therrien, B. Pharm., MSc.
Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine
• Mr. Christopher Marquis, B. Pharm.
Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine, candidat à la maîtrise en pratique pharmaceutique, option établissement de santé, Département de pharmacie
• Ms. Geneviève Ouellet, B. Pharm., MSc.
Centre de santé et de services sociaux du Suroît
Article: Pharmacothérapie des nausées et vomissements induits par la chimiothérapie
Pharmactuel, August-September 2006, Vol. 39, No. 4
MEDICAL STUDENTS
(for distinction in their pharmacology studies)
• Montreal University
o Ms. Anik Desgroseillers
• Sherbrooke University
o Ms. Nadia Baribault
• Laval University
o Ms. Anne-Marie Lafond
• McGill University
o Ms. Tamara Mijovic
PHARMACY STUDENTS
(recognizes overall academic standing)
• Montreal University
o Ms. Sophie Bruneau
• Laval University
o Ms. Isabelle Nolet
o Ms. Caroline Nachef
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