Jacques Tremblay, MD
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President, Council of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists, Douglas Institute
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Areas of expertise
Dual diagnosis, clinical epidemiology
Profile
Since his arrival at the Douglas Institute in 1998, Jacques Tremblay has been actively involved in quality assurance, and in improving the safety of medication use. He provides consultation services for persons with dual disorders, presenting with substance use/induced disorder and mental illness, and is involved in teaching medical students, psychiatry residents, staff, and colleagues about the diagnosis and treatment of dual disorders, as well as epidemiological methods.
As a researcher, Jacques Tremblay has contributed to the field of clinical epidemiology, with the introduction of Drug Use Review, a quality assurance approach to medical prescribing, and assessment of the quality of medical care with explicit criteria in Canada. He has been a Carnegie Commonwealth Fund Research Fellow, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, and a Health & Welfare Canada Research Fellow and National Health Scholar.
His current research deals with community psychiatry, and with the assessment of:
As a researcher, Jacques Tremblay has contributed to the field of clinical epidemiology, with the introduction of Drug Use Review, a quality assurance approach to medical prescribing, and assessment of the quality of medical care with explicit criteria in Canada. He has been a Carnegie Commonwealth Fund Research Fellow, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, and a Health & Welfare Canada Research Fellow and National Health Scholar.
His current research deals with community psychiatry, and with the assessment of:
- Substance use disorder treatment effectiveness
- Persons who drive under the influence of alcohol
- Persons who were victims of torture or political violence in the Peruvian Highlands
- Integrated mental health services in Québec.
Contact information
| Douglas Institute Dobell Pavilion Room B-2118 6875, boulevard LaSalle Montreal (Quebec) H4H 1R3 |
Phone : 514 761-6131 ext.: 2704 Fax : 514 888-4070 |
