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Isabelle Vedel

ResearcherSociologyMcGill University

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Isabelle Vedel

Researcher

Sociology

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
61 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 28 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 18 research grants (18 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 8 trainee awards (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

116

Publications

477

Citations

153

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Grants

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Research

Dementia Health Services Research Chronic Care Banques De Données Administratives Recherche Sur Les Services Et Politiques De Santé Accès Aux Soins Continuité Des Soins Intersectionalité

Latest papers

Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Health policy and planning · 2026 · senior author
Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International psychogeriatrics · 2026

All 116 publications

Latest funding

Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,147,500
Care Trajectories of Older Adults with Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mixed Methods Study
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$761,176

All 41 grants and awards

116 publications.

Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Li Z, Vedel I, Quesnel-Vallée A

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119188 PMID: 41849856

Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Wang Z, Ma X, Su C, Zhang Y, Zou X, Balogun M, Bergman H, Liu X, Sourial N, Vedel I

Health policy and planning2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaf061 PMID: 41147695

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Guseva E, Vedel I, Gore G, Lungu O, Ismail Z, Wittich W, Wilchesky M

International psychogeriatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100218 PMID: 42185187

Implementation of pharmacists' services into the care trajectory of older adults with neurocognitive disorder in multidisciplinary primary care clinics: A mixed-methods study.

Bonnan D, Kröger E, Maheu A, Morin M, Bélanger L, Vedel I, Wilchesky M, Sirois C, Dallaire C, Durand É, Couturier Y, Sourial N, Guénette L

Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2026.100786 PMID: 42100106

Toward compassionate communication: a rapid review on facilitating the dementia disclosure process

Ménard A, Clark E, Hagerman L, Dobbins M, Smith EE, Vedel I, Chambers LW, Iroanyah N, Hothi S, Sivananthan S

Alzheimer's and Dementia20255 citations

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70466

Equipping family physicians to thrive: Scholarship as a core competency.

Piccinini-Vallis H, Archibald D, Aubrey-Bassler K, Bruneau J, Gaboury I, Gruneir A, Kouyoumdjian F, Paquette J-S, Ramsden VR, Selby P

Canadian Family Physician20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.7106e105 PMID: W4411344505

Culturally sensitive CLEAR guidelines on disclosing and communicating a diagnosis of dementia

Ismail Z, Sivananthan S, Main S, Ménard A, McLaren‐Beato J, Chambers LW, Welch V, Vedel I, Smith EE, Ewa V

Alzheimer's and Dementia20251 citations

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70744

Prevalence and sequence of chronic conditions in older people with dementia: a multi-province, population-based cohort study

Bronskill SE, Artani A, Maclagan LC, Wang X, Chung H, Paterson JM, Gruneir A, Phillips KA, Ojasanya R, Ye X

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada20251 citations

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.45.5.01

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.

Cetin-Sahin D, Sourial N, Bronskill SE, Seitz D, Maclagan LC, Godard-Sebillotte C, Massamba VK, Rochette L, Wilchesky M, Feldman S, Gruneir A, Smith EE, Beuscart JB, Montero-Odasso M, Diong C, Arsenault-Lapierre G, Kosteniuk J, Sivananthan S, Bosson-Rieutort D, Le Berre M, Miskucza K, Vedel I, COVID-ROSA Research Team

Family practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf105 PMID: 41569844

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Khanassov V, Cetin-Sahin D, Feldman S, Sivananthan S, Grill A, Vedel I

BMC primary care2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02710-7 PMID: 39810146

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Vedel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Isabelle Vedel

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Implementation of pharmacists' services into the care trajectory of older adults with neurocognitive disorder in multidisciplinary primary care clinics: A mixed-methods study.

Toward compassionate communication: a rapid review on facilitating the dementia disclosure process

Equipping family physicians to thrive: Scholarship as a core competency.

Culturally sensitive CLEAR guidelines on disclosing and communicating a diagnosis of dementia

Prevalence and sequence of chronic conditions in older people with dementia: a multi-province, population-based cohort study

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Frequent collaborators

Nadia Sourial

Claire Godard-Sebillotte

Howard Bergman

Vladimir Khanassov

Yves Couturier

Pierre Pluye

Carrie McAiney

Machelle Wilchesky

Catherine Hudon

Kim Engler

Saskia Sivananthan

Nadine Kronfli

Caroline Sirois

Zahinoor Ismail

Serge Gauthier

Andrea Gruneir

Manuel Montero Odasso

Isabelle Gaboury

Isabelle Dufour

Mylaine Breton

Linda Lee

Dallas Seitz

Tibor Schuster

Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Debra Morgan

Jean-Pierre Routy

Christine Loignon

Marina Klein

Kenneth Rockwood

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Simon Bergman

Danielle Laurin

Pamela Baxter

Shelley Doucet

Jenny Ploeg

Jeannie Haggerty

Mira Johri

Jalila Jbilou

Larry William Chambers