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Patricia Poulin

ResearcherChronic Disease EpidemiologyUniversity of Ottawa

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Patricia Poulin

Researcher

Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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121

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Research

Chronic Pain Indigenous Health Indigenous Peoples Pain Substance Use Disability Quality Of Life Access To Care

Latest papers

Implementation-effectiveness of the power over pain portal for patients awaiting a tertiary care consultation for chronic pain: A pilot feasibility study
Digital Health · 2025 · senior author
Implementation and Effectiveness of the Power Over Pain Portal for Patients Awaiting a Tertiary Care Consultation for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Pilot, Prospective, Cohort, Mixed Methods Study
JMIR Research Protocols · 2025 · senior author
Patient-Reported Wait Times and the Impact of Living with Chronic Pain on their Quality of Life: A Waiting Room Survey in Chronic Pain Clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec
Canadian Journal of Pain · 2024

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Chronic Pain Priority Setting Partnership: Impact on Research, Policy, and Care in Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$25,000
Partnering with Patients to Co-Produce a National AI Priority Agenda for Chronic Pain
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Improving Chronic Pain Care with and for Indigenous Peoples: Planning for the Co-Development and Implementation of Indigenous Chronic Pain Resources Using A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$50,000

All 14 grants and awards

23 publications.

Implementation-effectiveness of the power over pain portal for patients awaiting a tertiary care consultation for chronic pain: A pilot feasibility study

King AC, Zahrai A, Bisson EJ, Shergill Y, Rice D, Wai E, Nedden NZ, Cooper L, James D, Rash JA

Digital Health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251326229

Implementation and Effectiveness of the Power Over Pain Portal for Patients Awaiting a Tertiary Care Consultation for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Pilot, Prospective, Cohort, Mixed Methods Study

Zahrai A, Bisson EJ, Shergill Y, Rice D, Nedden NZ, Cooper L, James D, Rash JA, Bosma R, Ramsay T

JMIR Research Protocols2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/64801

Patient-Reported Wait Times and the Impact of Living with Chronic Pain on their Quality of Life: A Waiting Room Survey in Chronic Pain Clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec

Liddy C, Cooper L, Bellingham G, Deyell T, Ingelmo P, Moroz I, Poulin P, Singer A, Logan GS, Visca R

Canadian Journal of Pain202417 citations

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2024.2345612

Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine during surgery under general anaesthesia on patient-centred outcomes: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis protocol.

Verret M, Le JBP, Lalu MM, McIsaac DI, Nicholls S, Turgeon AF, Hutton B, Zivkovic F, Graham M, Le M, Geist A, Berube M, Gilron I, Poulin P, Daudt H, Martel G, McVicar J, Moloo H, Fergusson DA

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080012 PMID: 38307526

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimisation strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review.

Verret M, Lam NH, Lalu M, Nicholls SG, Turgeon AF, McIsaac DI, Hamtiaux M, Bao Phuc Le J, Gilron I, Yang L, Kaimkhani M, Assi A, El-Adem D, Timm M, Tai P, Amir J, Srichandramohan S, Al-Mazidi A, Fergusson NA, Hutton B, Zivkovic F, Graham M, Lê M, Geist A, Bérubé M, Poulin P, Shorr R, Daudt H, Martel G, McVicar J, Moloo H, Fergusson DA, Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials (PACT) group

British journal of anaesthesia2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.006 PMID: 38331658

Acceptability of the power over pain portal among patients awaiting tertiary care consultation: A qualitative study of patients' perceptions.

King AC, Zahrai A, Bisson E, Shergill Y, Andreev P, Bosma R, MacNeil AO, Radhakrishnan A, Rash JA, Wilson R, Poulin P

Digital health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241288748 PMID: 39381808

Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine on patient-centred outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.

Verret M, Le JBP, Lalu MM, Jeffers MS, McIsaac DI, Nicholls SG, Turgeon AF, Ramchandani R, Li H, Hutton B, Zivkovic F, Graham M, Lê M, Geist A, Bérubé M, O'Hearn K, Gilron I, Poulin P, Daudt H, Martel G, McVicar J, Moloo H, Fergusson DA

British journal of anaesthesia2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.007 PMID: 39019769

Evaluating the impacts of patient engagement on a national health research network: results of a case study of the Chronic Pain Network

Tripp L, Richards DP, Daly-Cyr J, Lane T, Linkiewich D, Begley KN, Buckley N, Hudspith M, Poulin P, Abelson J

Research Involvement and Engagement202313 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00491-w PMID: W4386289683

Pain, mental health and healthcare utilization: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on youth with chronic pain, parents and siblings

Soltani S, Killackey T, Birnie KA, Brennenstuhl S, Kopala‐Sibley DC, Choiniere M, Pagé MG, Dassieu L, Lacasse A, Lalloo C

European Journal of Pain202311 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2157

Transition to Virtual Care Services during COVID‐19 at Canadian Pain Clinics: Survey and Future Recommendations

Debono VB, Neumark S, Buckley N, Zacharias R, Hapidou E, Anthonypillai J, Faria S, Meyer C-L, Carter T, Parker N

Pain Research and Management20235 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2023/6603625 PMID: W4362576625

Chronic Pain Priority Setting Partnership: Impact on Research, Policy, and Care in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2025CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes - Research Impact

Principal investigators: Poulin, Patricia A

Keywords: Access To Care; Chronic Pain; Chronic Pain Management; Delphi; Health Research; Networks; Patient-Oriented Research; Priority-Setting Partnerships

$25,000

Partnering with Patients to Co-Produce a National AI Priority Agenda for Chronic Pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Radhakrishnan, Arun K; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; Haaland, Kevin; Mamdani, Muhammad; McIntyre, Virginia; Bosma, Rachael L; El Emam, Khaled; Poulin, Patricia A; Rash, Josh A

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence In Health (Direct-To-Consumer Tools); Chronic Pain; Co-Design / Co-Production Partnerships; Digital Health Policy & Governance (Privacy-Aware); Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility; Health Services & Policy Research; Knowledge Mobilization & Implementation; Patient-Oriented Research / Pwlle Engagement; Primary Care; Priority Setting (James Lind Alliance Approach)

$125,000

Improving Chronic Pain Care with and for Indigenous Peoples: Planning for the Co-Development and Implementation of Indigenous Chronic Pain Resources Using A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Poulin, Patricia A; Lopatina, Elena

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Culturally Safe; Education; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Peoples; Mental Health; Pain; Substance Use

$50,000

Developing a Culturally Safe Evaluation and Research Plan for the Indigenous Chronic Pain and Substance Use Project Extension for Community Health Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Poulin, Patricia A; Koscielniak, Andrew; Mushquash, Christopher J

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Cultural Safety; Evaluation; Health Care Access; Implementation Evaluation; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Peoples; Pain; Qualitative Research; Substance Use

$24,600

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimization strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Fergusson, Dean A; Lalu, Manoj M

Keywords: Integrated Knowledge Translation; Intraoperative; Opioid Minimization Strategies; Patient Engagement; Patient-Centred Outcomes; Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use; Pharmacology; Scoping Review

$100,000

Evaluation of Project ECHO Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship in Ontario: Impact on Primary Care Practitioners' Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, and Prescribing Behaviours

Nominated PICIHR2018Op. Gr: Ev. of Interv. to Address Opioid Crisis- Non-pharm. interv. in pain mngt

Principal investigators: Poulin, Patricia A; Salisbury, Garry; Furlan, Andrea D; Larocque, Timothy; Zhao, Jane

Keywords: Buprenorphine; Chronic Pain; Chronic Pain Management Self-Efficacy; Co-Analgesics; Continuing Medical Education; Gender Effects; Non-Pharmacological Approach To Pain Management; Opioid; Opioid Use Disorder; Prescribing Patterns

$98,874

Improving Access to Specialist Care through eConsult for Patients Living with Chronic Pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liddy, Clare E; Ahmed, Sara; Buckley, David N; Singer, Alexander G; Visca, Regina

Keywords: Access To Care; Chronic Pain; Electronic Consultation; Implementation Science; Primary Care; Wait Times

$1,129,141

Comparing Psychosocial Interventions and Establishing Core Outcomes for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Hutton, Brian E; Taha, Sheena A; Corace, Kimberly M

Keywords: Core Outcomes; Network Meta-Analysis; Opioid Use Disorder; Psychosocial; Survey; Systematic Review; Treatment

$108,100

Putting patients first: A national patient-centered evaluation of electronic consultations to improve access to specialists

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liddy, Clare E; Archibald, Douglas B; Bello, Aminu; Fairclough, Lee; Horsley, Tanya A; Keely, Erin J; Kossey, Sandi; Kuziemsky, Craig E; Lai, Lillian; Mitera, Gunita; Tuot, Delphine

Keywords: Econsult; Electronic Consultation; Improving Access; Patient Experience; Patient-Centered; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Primary Care; Quality Of Care; Randomized Controlled Trial

$100,000

Building Access to Specialist Care for remote, rural populations through eConsultation (BASE).

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Liddy, Clare E; Affleck, Ewan; Bello, Aminu; Ireland, Laurie; Keely, Erin J; Macdonald, Susan M; Samis, Stephen M

Keywords: Econsult; Ehealth; Electronic Consultation; Improving Access; Primary Care; Sustainability

$350,000

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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Patricia Poulin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Implementation-effectiveness of the power over pain portal for patients awaiting a tertiary care consultation for chronic pain: A pilot feasibility study

Implementation and Effectiveness of the Power Over Pain Portal for Patients Awaiting a Tertiary Care Consultation for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Pilot, Prospective, Cohort, Mixed Methods Study

Patient-Reported Wait Times and the Impact of Living with Chronic Pain on their Quality of Life: A Waiting Room Survey in Chronic Pain Clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec

Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine during surgery under general anaesthesia on patient-centred outcomes: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis protocol.

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimisation strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review.

Acceptability of the power over pain portal among patients awaiting tertiary care consultation: A qualitative study of patients' perceptions.

Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine on patient-centred outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.

Evaluating the impacts of patient engagement on a national health research network: results of a case study of the Chronic Pain Network

Pain, mental health and healthcare utilization: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on youth with chronic pain, parents and siblings

Transition to Virtual Care Services during COVID‐19 at Canadian Pain Clinics: Survey and Future Recommendations

Frequent collaborators

Ian Gilron

Chitra Lalloo

Jennifer Stinson

Brian Hutton

Jason McVicar

Marco Battaglia

Husein Moloo

Fiona Campbell

Guillaume Martel

Michael Verret

Michael Verret

Tieghan Killackey

Melanie Noel

Danielle Rice

Samina Ali

Rachael Bosma

Norman Buckley

Regina Visca

Catherine Smyth

Mélanie Bérubé

Howard Nathan

Andrew Smith

Taylor Hatchard

Kednapa Thavorn

Scott Duggan

Arun Radhakrishnan

Jason Walter Busse

Eleni Hapidou

David Moher

Bonnie Stevens

Monica Taljaard

S Ramesh Zacharias

Julia Abelson

Alfonso Iorio

Peter Szatmari

Maiko Schneider

Sheri Findlay