Researcher profile - Alan Pavilanis, AB, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP, Dip.Epi
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Current academic and hospital titlesAssociate Professor of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal Chief, Department of Family Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Centre, Montreal Director, Family Medicine Centre, St. Mary's Hospital Centre, Montreal |
Current research interests
- Primary care
- Family medicine
- Applied health sciences
- Health services delivery
- Education
- Health promotion
- Adolescent medicine
- Eating disorders
Current research grants and collaborations
Collaborator: "Daytime functioning and sleep disorders in older adults: predicting sleep apnea in a prospective primary care study".
Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). October 2010 - October 2015.
Co-Investigator: "Pilot study of 3 methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy".
Funded by Competition Attracting Research Excellence (CARE). 2010 - 2011.
Co-Investigator: "Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates".
Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). October 2008 - October 2009.
Representative recent publications
Sewitch MJ, Fournier C, Dawes M, Yaffe M, Snell L, Roper M, Zanelli P, Pavilanis A. Do Physician Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening Differ by Patient Age? Can J Gastroenterol. 21(7):435-8, 2007.
Sewitch MJ, Burtin P, Dawes M, Yaffe MJ, Snell L, Roper M, Zanelli P, Pavilanis A. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Physicians’ Knowledge of Risk Assessment and Guidelines, Practice and Description of Barriers and Facilitators. Can. J. Gastroenterology. 20:713-718, 2006.
