• Evidence-based medicine
• Clinical research methodology
• Evaluation
• Integrative medicine
• Complementary and alternative medicine

Areas of research:

• The use of clinical research methodology to address questions of public health interest and facilitate decision making.  Examples include determining which drugs have the best effectiveness/safety profiles, and practice evaluation in order to determine the best way to administer care.
• Development and evaluation of patient-centred approaches through the promotion of integrative medicine.  One specific interest in this domain is the evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine integrated with usual conventional care.
• Randomized clinical trial methodology, in particular for the development of pragmatic trials to assess usual care practice.

The effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and Qigong on improving quality of life of cancer patients: a pilot randomized clinical trial (CIHR-funded)
This project is a factorial RCT aimed at assessing the efficacy, safety and feasibility of conducting a complex RCT of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including herbal medicine (against placebo) and Qi gong (against group exercise) to increase energy and quality of life of patients with advanced lung cancer.

TRIPICU study (Transfusion requirements in pediatric intensive care units: a pilot study) (CIHR-funded)
This project is a RCT aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of using different thresholds to transfuse patients hospitalized in intensive care units.

COMPASS study (Cannabis for the management of pain: assessment of safety study) (CIHR-funded)
This project is a matched prospective cohort study aimed at assessing the safety and subjective efficacy of Cannabis use for compassionate reasons.

COPD study in China (Disease burden and management practice of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a pilot study) (CIHR-funded)
This project is a cohort study conducted in China to assess overall change of quality of life over one year in patients with different levels of COPD severity.

Lacroix J, Hebert PC, Hutchison JS, Hume HA, Tucci M, Ducruet T, Gauvin F, Collet JP, Toledano BJ, Robillard P. Transfusion requirements in Pediatrics Intensive Care Units (TRIPICU) Study - a multicenter randomized controlled noninferiority clinical trial. New Eng J Med 2006, accepted.

Bourbeau J, Collet JP, Schwartzman K, Ducruet T, Nault O, Bradley C, and capo axis of Respiratory Health Network of the Fond de la recherché en sante du Quebec. Economic benefits of self-management education in capo. Chest 2006; 130:1704-11.

Xu W, Towers Ad, Li P, Collet JP. Traditional Chinese Medicine in cancer care: perspectives and experiences of patients and professionals in China. European J of Cancer Care 2006; 15:397-403.

Xu W, Tamin H, Shapiro S, Stang MR, Collet JP. Use of antidepressants and risk of colorectal cancer: a nested case-control study. Lancet Oncol 2006; 7:301-8.

Tarride JE, Collet JP, Choiniere M, Rousseau C, Gordon A. The economic burden of neuropathic pain in Canada. J Med Economics 2006; 9:56-68.

Hanley JA, Csizmadi I, Collet JP. Two-stage case-control studies: precision of parameter estimates and considerations in selecting sample size. Am J Epidemiol 2005; 162:1225-34.

Quach C, Collet JP, LeLorier J. Effectiveness of amoxicillin, azithromycin, cefprozil and clarithromycin in the treatment of acute otitis media in children: a population-based study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005; 14:163-70.

Vasiliadis HM, Collet JP, Penrod JR, Ferraro P, Poirier C. A cost-effectiveness and cost-utility study of lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005: 24:1275-83.

Corcos J, Collet JP, Shapiro S, Herschorn S, Radomski SB, Schick E, et al. Multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing surgery and collagen injections for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Urology 2005; 65:898-904.

Chercheur-Boursier, Research Scholar Senior, Fonds de la recherche en santé Quebec (FRSQ) - 2003-2007
Chercheur-Boursier, Research Scholar Junior 2, FRSQ - 1999-2002
Chercheur-Boursier, Research Scholar Junior 1, FRSQ - 1997-1999
Dean's Honor List, PhD, Distinction, McGill University - 1992-1994
Post-doc Merck Fellowship in Pharmacoepidemiology, Merck Canada - 1992-1994
Research Fellowship, Montreal Children's Research Institute - 1986-1988
Bourse d'echange France-Quebec, French Government, Canada - 1985-1986

Marie-Helene Mayrand - CIHR Mentorship Program
Tongtong Wang - PhD student
Wanning Xu - PhD student