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Lucie Blais is a Full Professor at the Faculté de pharmacie of Université de Montréal, serving as Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and International Relations. She is affiliated with the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal and holds the AstraZeneca Chair in Respiratory Health. Her research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology, particularly in respiratory diseases, medication adherence, and pregnancy outcomes.
Her work leverages administrative databases to study chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD, with a focus on optimizing medication use and healthcare policies. She leads research projects on machine learning for adherence prediction, pregnancy-related asthma risks, and long-term outcomes of preterm birth. Over 20 students have completed theses under her supervision, addressing topics such as asthma management, medication costs, and health insurance impacts.
Dr. Blais collaborates with networks like the Réseau québécois de recherche sur le médicament (RQRM) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Her grants include funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQS), focusing on drug safety, adherence tools, and chronic disease trajectories.
Her research outputs span over 20 peer-reviewed articles, emphasizing methodological innovations in cohort studies and real-world drug effectiveness. She actively contributes to policy discussions on optimizing medication use and improving care pathways for chronic conditions.