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Congratulations to Anne Saint-Laurent and Marylie Laberge Sévigny

Oct 7, 2026 — Congratulations to our Desjardins Training Grant recipients. The CHU de Québec Foundation’s Evening Celebrating Emerging Talent and Innovation in Research, presented by Desjardins, highlighted the excellence and dynamism of the next generation of researchers. We are proud to recognize Anne Saint-Laurent and Marylie Laberge Sévigny, who were among the recipients of… Read more »

Dr. Alexis Turgeon Receives the Canadian Trialist Award

Sep 25, 2026 – The 5th Annual Meeting of the ACT-AEC Consortium was held in Edmonton, Alberta, from September 24 to 25, 2026, bringing together researchers and professionals committed to advancing the development and conduct of clinical trials across Canada. We are proud to announce that Dr. Alexis Turgeon has received the Canadian Trialist Award from… Read more »

Congratulations to Thierry Rouleau-Bonenfant on MSc thesis submission

Sep 10, 2026 – The Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS), Mrs. Annie Pilote, warmly congratulates Thierry on the final submission of his Master’s thesis (Master of Science in Epidemiology with Thesis program of Université Laval). We wish Thierry every success in his future projects.

Important publication in Lancet Global Health

Jun 2, 2026 – The Chair is proud to recognize the recent publication of “Time to Confront the Global Health Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Traumatic Brain Injury Belongs on the Global Health Agenda” in The Lancet Global Health. This publication marks an important milestone in international efforts to raise awareness of the immense and… Read more »

Kendy Imrith awarded an FRQ MD-MSc Research Scholarship

May 5, 2026 – Congratulations to Kendy Imrith, who has been awarded a 2026–2028 MD-MSc Research Scholarship for Medical Students from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). The scholarship will support his research project entitled: “Association between Hemoglobin Concentration and Neurological Recovery in Anemic Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit:… Read more »

Kendy Imrith receives a CIHR Master’s Award

Apr 9, 2026 – Kendy Imrith, a Master’s student in Epidemiology under the supervision of Dr. Turgeon, has been awarded a scholarship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) as part of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship — Master’s program. Her research project consists of a secondary analysis of the international randomized clinical trial HEMOTION… Read more »

Thierry Rouleau-Bonenfant receives the Maurice Trahan Anesthesiology Scholarly Achievement Award

Apr 8, 2026 – Congratulations to Thierry Rouleau-Bonenfant, recipient of the Maurice Trahan Anesthesiology Scholarly Achievement Award. This award recognizes an anesthesiology resident who has distinguished themselves through the quality of their scholarly project presented at the Scientific Day of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Université Laval. The award was presented during… Read more »

Treatment of TBI in Adults: Excitatory Amino Acid Inhibitors

Apr 2, 2026 – Recent publication: A systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at evaluating the effect of excitatory amino acid (EAA) inhibitors in adult patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Intervention studied: Early administration (within the first week) of EAA inhibitors compared with placebo, standard care, or other interventions. Number of studies… Read more »

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