Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de lUniversit de Montral CRCHUM

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Centre de recherche duCentre hospitalier de
lUniversité de Montréal (CRCHUM)

• A hospital-based research centre oriented towards
  discovery, therapeutic innovation, non-invasive
  exploration of human beings and transfers to
  patients and populations

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Mission

• To improve the health of adults through a
  continuum of high-quality academic research.
• To provide a training environment that ensures
  renewal and a commitment to excellence.

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Vision

• The CRCHUM is committed to excellence in the
  development of new knowledge. In keeping with the
  mission of the hospital, the CRCHUM improves the
  health of adults through an understanding of
  etiological and pathogenic mechanisms, the
  development, implementation and evaluation of new
  preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic
  strategies, and health promotion.
• The CRCHUM seeks to foster cross-disciplinary
  exchanges and to harmonize laboratory research
  collaborations for the benefit of patients and
  the population.

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Main Partners

• Université de Montréal
• Canadas second-ranked university for income by
  researcher
• Largest faculty of medicine in Canada
  encompasses all disciplines
• 4th largest faculty of medicine in North America
• CHUM
• Quebec's largest teaching hospital
• More than 500,000 patient visits annually
• Heads up Quebec's largest integrated health
  network
• CRCHUM
• International network of partnerships and
  alliances with the academic, industrial and
  public sectors

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Major Strengths

• Cancer
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Cardiometabolic diseases
• Musculoskeletal diseases
• Neuroscience
• Public Health
• February 2008
• The CRCHUMs strengths and vision rated as
  exceptional by an external review committee of
  the Fonds de Recherche en Santé du Québec

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Major Strengths

• Unique capacities in clinical research
• Phase I/IIa/IIb trials
• Phase III/IV trials
• Optimal integration of basic, clinical,
  epidemiological and evaluative research
• Unique integration of public health research
• Highly cross-disciplinary and multi-sector
  environment
• Enhanced recruitment and training potential
• Magnet for partnerships with industry
• Benefits for the population
• Direct impact on health policy, care delivery and
  services in Quebec, Canada and abroad (developing
  countries)
• Knowledge and technology transfers to users
  population, public sector, private sector

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Evolution of research income (M CDN)
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Human Resources

• 1,300 people on six sites
• 286 clinician researchers (MD MD/PhD)
• 101 researchers PhD
• 6 engineers PhD
• 356 students
• - 118 MSc
• - 137 PhD
• - 101 Post docs et Fellows
• 445 professionals, technicians, office
  personnel
• 96 research coordinators

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Research Themes

• Cancer
• Breast cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Prostate cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Neuroscience
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Public health

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Research Themes

• Cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular diseases stroke, hypertension,
  embolisations, cardiac regeneration
• Cystic fibrosis
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Neuroscience
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Public health

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Axes de recherche

• Cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis B C
• Transplantation
• Burns
• Neuroscience
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Public health

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Axes de recherche

• Cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Neuroscience
• Degenerative genetic diseases Lou Gehrigs
  disease, Alzheimers disease, multiple sclerosis,
  Parkinsons disease, epilepsy, ataxias, Cushing's
  disease, muscular dystrophy, encephalopathies,
  dystonia, Tourette syndrome,
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Public health

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Axes de recherche

• Cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Neuroscience
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Arthrosis
• Arthritis et rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Biomedical engineering scoliosis, joint
  reconstruction and treatment
• Public health

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Axes de recherche

• Cancer
• Cardio-metabolic diseases
• Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
• Neuroscience
• Musculo-skeletal diseases
• Public health
• Risks to health
• Global health
• Health care system and services

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Research Themes

• Public health
• Three themes
• Risks to health ex modifiable causes of cancer
  and HIV/AIDS, potential links between behaviour
  or the environment and a given disease.
• Global health action-research in developing
  countries health care equity, maternal
  mortality, chronic diseases and access to health
  care, consultancy service for health
  infrastructure projects.
• Health care system and services health care
  system as a determinant of health, impact of
  modes of service organization on clinical
  practices, service quality and access to
  front-line services.
• Integration of researchers from regional health
  boards and the Institut national de santé
  publique du Québec
• Ensures the link between basic and clinical
  research with regard to the behavioural and
  environmental (social and physical) bases of
  disease development.