Brett Thombs
professor
Psychiatry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Awards that Dr. Thombs has received in recognition of his accomplishments include the Cochrane Collaboration’s Bill Silverman Prize (2013), an Investigator Salary Award from the Arthritis Society (2013), the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine’s Research Award (2013), the Association of Rheumatology Health Professional’s Distinguished Scholar Award (2013), a Chercheurs-boursiers, Junior II award from the FRSQ (2013-2015; declined), the Jewish General Hospital Award for Excellence in Clinical Research (2010), the Canadian Psychological Association Health Psychology Section Early Career Award (2010), the Canadian Psychological Association’s President’s New Researcher Award (2010), an American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation Health Professional Investigator Award (2009), a CIHR New Investigator Award (2008-2013), and a Chercheurs-boursiers, Junior I award from the FRSQ (2008-2012; declined). In 2014, he was one of two recipients of the inaugural version of the McGill Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers, which is awarded to McGill’s top investigators within 10 years of their highest degree from any of its 13 faculties and schools.
Research Interest
Evidence Synthesis, depression screening, rare diseases, clinical trials
Publications
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Knowledge translation tools in preventive health care. Moore AE, Straus SE, Kasperavicius D, Bell NR, Dickinson JA, Grad R, Singh H, Thériault G, Thombs BD, Colquhoun H.
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Visites médicales préventives périodiques : une meilleure prestation des services de prévention: Par le Groupe d’étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs. Birtwhistle R, Bell NR, Thombs BD, Grad R, Dickinson JA.
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Outils d’application des connaissances en soins de santé préventifs. Moore AE, Straus SE, Kasperavicius D, Bell NR, Dickinson JA, Grad R, Singh H, Thériault G, Thombs BD, Colquhoun H.
