End-of-life Care for People with Neurodegenerative Diseases

End-of-life Care and Social Services for People with Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS)

Project Trainee(s)

Andrée-Anne Poirier

Collaborator(s)

Denis Roy

Funding Source(s)

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
  • Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux

Project Objectives

To identify the clinical and organizational interventions that have demonstrated a favourable or unfavourable impact on the quality of health care and social services for people with neurodegenerative disease at the end of life.

Research Approach

Systematic Review

Project Lead(s)

Annie LeBlanc

Position: Laval University, Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Email: annie.leblanc@fmed.ulaval.ca

Annie LeBlanc is a clinical epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Investigator in the Research Center of the Quebec Institute of Primary Healthcare and Social Services, Quebec, Affiliate Investigator, Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, USA, and Interim Director, Capacity Building & Professional Development Core, Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Quebec SUPPORT Unit, Quebec.

Dr. LeBlanc’s research centers around the translation of comparative effectiveness research into practice through the design, evaluation, implementation, and sustainability of patient-centered interventions and their impact on patient important outcomes. She lives in Quebec City with her husband and two children.

Annie LeBlanc

Laval University, Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit

Annie LeBlanc is a clinical epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the...