Our interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team is composed of researchers, clinicians, and citizens with complementary expertise and experiences in palliative and end-of-life care, epidemiology, public health, psychology, addiction, bioethics, law, psychedelic therapies, psychiatry, and nursing. All share a commitment to improving health care through research and knowledge transfer activities.
Researchers
![Michel Dorval. Notre équipe](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/michel-paysage-1024x683.jpg)
Michel Dorval, Ph.D.
• Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
• Research Center of CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
![Jean-Sébastien Fallu](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC1562-200x300.png)
Jean-Sébastien Fallu, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, School of Psychoeducation, Université de Montreal
• Center for Public Health Research (CReSP)
• Institut Universitaire sur les Dépendances
• Recherche et Interventions sur les Substances Psychoactives - Quebec (RISQ)
![Photo Yann Joly. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/yann-joly-223x300.png)
Yann Joly, Ph.D. (DCL), FCAHS, Ad.E.
• Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
• Director, Centre for Genomics and Policy (CGP) Human Ethics, McGill University
![Photo Houman Farzin. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Houman-Farzin.jpg)
Houman Farzin, MD, M.Sc, CCFP
• Family and Palliative Care Physician, Jewish General Hospital
• Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
![Photo de Pierre Gagnon. Notre équipe](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Photo-pierre-gagnon-300x259.jpg)
Pierre Gagnon, MD, FRCPC
• Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
• Director, Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
![Photo Johanne Hébert. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Johanne-300x300.jpg)
Johanne Hébert, inf., Ph.D.
• Full Professor, Department of Health Sciences, UQAR
• Research Center of CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
• Réseau de recherche sur les interventions infirmières du Québec (RRISIQ)
Collaborators
![Photo Sue-Ling Chang. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photo-sue-ling-247x300.png)
Sue-Ling Chang, MPH, M.Sc.
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer, Université Laval
![Photo de Pierre Deschamps. Notre équipe](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pierre-deschamps-225x300.jpg)
Pierre Deschamps, C.M., Ad. E.
• Member of the Quebec Bar
• Member of the End-of-Life Care Commission
![Photo Robert Foxman. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Robert_Foxman-200x300.jpg)
Robert Foxman
• Robert, a cancer survivor and recipient of a Health Canada Section 56 exemption allowing for legal possession and use of psilocybin for a one-year period, has undergone two psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
![Jean-François Stephan. Notre équipe](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/photo-projet16439-225x300.jpg)
Jean-François Stephan, MD.
![Diane Tapp. Notre équipe](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Diane-Tapp-199x300.jpg)
Diane Tapp, inf., Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval
• Director, Institut de Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie Michel-Sarrazin – Université Laval
• Co-Director, Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
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Florence Moureaux
• After a recurrence of metastatic cancer in February 2021, Florence underwent three sessions of psilocybin-assisted therapy, made possible, initially, through an exemption under Section 56, and later through Health Canada's Special Access Program.
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Olivia Nguyen
MD, MM, CCMF(SP), FCMF, FRCPC
• Palliative care physician, CIUSSS NIM
• Assistant clinical professor, Faculty of Medecine, Université de Montréal
• President of the Société québécoise des médecins de soins palliatifs (SQMDSP)
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Marion Barrault-Couchouron, PhD
• Psychologist-psychotherapist, Bergonié Institute, Bordeaux
• Researcher, INSERM U1219, Université de Bordeaux
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Nicolas Garel
• Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, CHUM
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Université de Montréal
• Regular Researcher, CHUM Research Center
Students
![Louis Plourde. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Louis-Plourde-Photo-2022-1280x192016076-1-200x300.jpg)
Louis Plourde, M.Sc.
• Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
• Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer, Université Laval
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
![Marianne Masse-Grenier. Notre équipe. Our team](https://p3a.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/marianne-photo-professionnelle16161-236x300.jpg)
Marianne Masse-Grenier, B.Sc.
• Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
• Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer, Université Laval
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
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Ariane Bélanger, inf. B.Sc.
• Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche en Soins Palliatifs et de Fin de Vie (RQSPAL)
• Clinical Nurse, Quebec University Institute of Cardiology and Pulmonology
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François Provost, B.Sc.
• Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
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Gabriel Bélanger
• Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division
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