Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD, is a full-time researcher and Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, and also an Associate Member of the School of Information Studies at Â鶹ԼÅÄ. He recently won a grant, as principal candidate, from Quebec SPOR Support Unit for his project entitled "Communicating Clearly and Simply in Health". The co-principal candidate is Dr. Christine Loignon and the co-candidates are Amélie Bouchard, Esther Filion and Dr. Anik Giguère.
The project involves two axes of the Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit (USSAQ): Methodology & Data Valorization, and Patient Public Organization Partnerships. It also involves the Canadian Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) and Diabetes Action Canada. It is conducted in partnership with two non-governmental organizations: La Jarnigoine (a community organization with a long history of literacy work) and Communic'Action (a Quebec coalition promoting health literacy). All in all, the project aims to reduce health information inequalities.
About Pierre Pluye
Pierre Pluye leads the international association "Méthodes mixtes francophonie" and is the North American representative of the WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) Working Party on Research, and a co-director of the Axis ‘Data Valorization’ of the Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit (Unité SSA Québec). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and a founding member of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Family Medicine Education Research (FMER) group, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Practice Based Research Network (PBRN), and the Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit.
In 2017, he received the 'Researcher of the Year Award' from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. In 2021, he received the NAGS Doctoral Teaching Award (Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools – Canada and USA) that recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of doctoral students, and in the development and implementation of curriculum. He has expertise in mixed methods research and mixed studies reviews. His current studies are aimed to assess and improve outcomes of online health information ().