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Raoul Daoust

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Raoul Daoust

Researcher

Medicine

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Acute Pain Elder-Centered Care Elderly Emergency Departments Fractures Healthcare Services Implementation Knowledge Transfer

Latest papers

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.
CJEM · 2026
A comparison of collision factors and toxicologic characteristics for rural and urban drivers presenting to the emergency department after a vehicular collision.
Traffic injury prevention · 2026
Polypharmacy, Outpatient Prescriptions and TBI Risk: a systematic review.
Injury · 2026

All 45 publications

Latest funding

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,526,175
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 11 grants and awards

45 publications.

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

Kleiner BB, Dong K, Kaczorowski J, Orkin A, Daoust R, Kestler A

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01167-6 PMID: 42065805

A comparison of collision factors and toxicologic characteristics for rural and urban drivers presenting to the emergency department after a vehicular collision.

Besserer F, Simmons S, Erdelyi S, Wells A, Atkinson P, Rowe BH, Vaillancourt C, Taylor J, Chan H, Davis P, Clarke DB, Daoust R, Eppler J, Emond M, Lee J, MacPherson A, Magee K, Mercier E, Ohle R, Parsons M, Rao J, Wishart I, Brubacher JR

Traffic injury prevention2026

DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2628945 PMID: 41941750

Polypharmacy, Outpatient Prescriptions and TBI Risk: a systematic review.

Dahel H, Wang HT, Dumais C, Giraldeau G, Hoang TS, Daoust R, Cavayas YA, Burry L, Williamson D

Injury2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.113011 PMID: 41468799

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided external aortic compression compared to manual external aortic compression: a prospective crossover trial on healthy volunteers.

Turcotte AS, Cournoyer A, Paquet J, Piette É, Zhu N, Bédard Michel W, Bilodeau L, Daoust R

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01149-8 PMID: 42043775

Association between quality of life before an acute pain event and the development of chronic pain-related disability.

Beaudin A, Daoust R, Paquet J, Yan JW, Williamson D, Perry JJ, Huard V, Lang E, Bossard C, Cournoyer A, OPUM group (Quantity of Opioids for Acute Pain and Limit Unused Medication) on behalf of the Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers.

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-025-04143-2 PMID: 41460543

The Synergistic Effect of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury on the Development of Chronic Pain: A Populational Cohort Study on Neurotrauma Patients in Canada.

Dionne A, Daoust R, Paquet J, Richard-Denis A, de Beaumont L, Cournoyer A, Lavigne G, Émond M, Mac-Thiong JM

Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.46292/sci24-00034 PMID: 41268132

The prevalence of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics and their impact on injury severity among older adults involved in motor vehicle collisions: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Benhamed A, Emond M, Erdelyi S, Mercier E, Larouche L, Chan H, Blanchard PG, Daoust R, Vaillancourt C, Rowe BH, Lee JS, Atkinson P, Davis P, Clarke DB, Taylor J, Macpherson A, Parsons M, Wishart I, Magee K, Rao J, Brubacher JR

Journal of safety research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2025.06.026 PMID: 40930644

Influence of cannabis and alcohol on motor vehicle injury severity in Canadian trauma centres: a prospective study.

Simmons SM, Donoghue M, Erdelyi S, Chan H, Vaillancourt C, Atkinson P, Besserer F, Clarke DB, Davis P, Daoust R, Émond M, Eppler J, Lee JS, MacPherson A, Magee K, Mercier E, Ohle R, Parsons M, Rao J, Rowe BH, Taylor J, Wishart I, Brubacher JR

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2025-045642 PMID: 40670142

Prevalence of Impairing Substance Use in Injured Drivers.

Brubacher JR, Erdelyi S, Chan H, Simmons S, Atkinson P, Besserer F, Clarke DB, Davis P, Daoust R, Émond M, Eppler J, Lee JS, MacPherson A, Magee K, Mercier E, Ohle R, Parsons M, Rao J, Rowe BH, Taylor J, Vaillancourt C, Wishart I

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6379 PMID: 40261650

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study.

Lakkadghatwala R, Lane D, Scheuermeyer F, Hilburt J, Buxton J, Johnson C, Nolan S, Sutherland C, Moe J, Daoust R, Dong K, Christenson J, Miles I, Orkin A, Whyte M, Kestler A

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-023-00578-3 PMID: 38383467

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - General

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Moore, Kieran M; Rizzuti, Francesco A; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Cheng, Ivy S; Fok, Patrick T; Grant, Jennifer; Janjua, Naveed Z; Jelic, Tomislav; Leeies, Murdoch A; Legault, Gabrielle; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McRae, Andrew D; Morrison, Laurie J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Picard, Christopher T; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Saxinger, Lynora; Stone-McLean, Jordan; Wiemer, Hana M

Keywords: Health Data; Health Emergencies Preparedness; Influenza; Observational Studies; Pandemic Preparedness; Surveillance

$3,000,000

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Addictions Care; Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$1,526,175

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Jelic, Tomislav; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Olszynski, Paul A; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$100,000

Impact of Vitamin C on the Reduction of Opioid Consumption After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Daoust, Raoul

Keywords: Acute Pain; Chronic Pain; Emergency Department; Home Pain Management; Musculoskeletal Pain; Opioid Consumption Reduction; Opioids; Placebo; Randomized Controlled Trial; Vitamin C

$401,626

Quantity of Opioids for Acute Pain and Limit Unused Medication (OPUM study)

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Daoust, Raoul

Keywords: Acute Pain; Emergency Medicine; Opioid Misuse; Opioids; Pain Intensity; Pain Trajectory; Unused Opioids

$742,051

Relative frequency and risk factors for prolonged opioid therapy following surgery and trauma among adults: a systematic review

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Page, Gabrielle; Kudrina, Irina

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Incidence; Meta-Analysis; Opioid; Postoperative; Prolonged Opioid Therapy; Risk Factors; Surgery; Systematic Review; Trauma

$109,800

Vers des Urgences Accueillantes pour les Aînés: Agir Ensemble pour une Meilleure Gestion de la Douleur

Nominated PICIHR2014Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Daoust, Raoul; Gelinas, Céline; Gosselin, Claire; Lussier, David; Mayo, Nancy E; Morais, José A; Richer, Marie-Claire; Morin, Suzanne N

Keywords: Acute Pain; Elder-Centered Care; Elderly; Emergency Departments; Fractures; Healthcare Services; Implementation; Knowledge Transfer; Length Of Stay; Pain Management

$400,000

A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Adverse Events Among Patients Discharged with Sentinel Cardiovascular Emergency Department Diagnoses

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Calder, Lisa A

Keywords: Adverse Event; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Diagnoses; Emergency Department; Follow-Up; Heart Failure; Patient Safety; Syncope

$428,830

Completion of the Derivation of a Clinical Decision Rule to Predict Mobility Decline among Independent Seniors with Minor Injuries in the Emergency Department (Phase 1B)

Principal investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Emond, Marcel; Daoust, Raoul; Griffith, Lauren E; Lee, Jacques S; Perry, Jeffrey J; Sirois, Marie-Josée; Verreault, René

Keywords: Clinical Decision Rule; Functional Decline; Injury; Mobility; Prediction Tool/Prognosis; Seniors

$472,096

The Canadian Emergency departments team initiative (CETI) of mobility after an injury in seniors

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Emerging Team Grant: Alliances in Mobility in Aging - full application

Principal investigators: Emond, Marcel; Griffith, Lauren E; Lee, Jacques S; Perry, Jeffrey J; Sirois, Marie-Josée; Veillette, Nathalie; Verreault, René

Keywords: Functional Decline; Injury; Mobility; Prediction Tool/Prognosis; Seniors

$1,493,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Raoul Daoust

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Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

A comparison of collision factors and toxicologic characteristics for rural and urban drivers presenting to the emergency department after a vehicular collision.

Polypharmacy, Outpatient Prescriptions and TBI Risk: a systematic review.

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided external aortic compression compared to manual external aortic compression: a prospective crossover trial on healthy volunteers.

Association between quality of life before an acute pain event and the development of chronic pain-related disability.

The Synergistic Effect of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury on the Development of Chronic Pain: A Populational Cohort Study on Neurotrauma Patients in Canada.

The prevalence of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics and their impact on injury severity among older adults involved in motor vehicle collisions: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Influence of cannabis and alcohol on motor vehicle injury severity in Canadian trauma centres: a prospective study.

Prevalence of Impairing Substance Use in Injured Drivers.

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study.

Frequent collaborators

Gilles Lavigne

Alexis Cournoyer

David Williamson

Marcel Emond

Eric Mercier

Andrew Kestler

Kathryn Dong

Christian Vaillancourt

Jessica Moe

Debra Eagles

Frank Scheuermeyer

Jocelyn Gravel

Seonaid Nolan

Irina Kudrina

Hance Clarke

Cheyenne Johnson

Eddy Lang

Aaron Orkin

Jane Buxton

Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

Janusz Kaczorowski

Lauren Griffith

Caroline Arbour

Andrew Worster

Rhonda Rosychuk

Louis De Beaumont

Sylvie Cossette

Patrick Archambault

Jacques Lee

Michelle Welsford

John Lee