Janie Coulombe, McGill University

Research

Cardiovascular Disease Cohort Hypertension Sex Stroke

Latest papers

National healthcare-associated infections surveillance programs - comparison between provincial and national case definitions in Canada.
Population health metrics · 2026 · senior author
Multiply robust estimation of marginal structural models in observational studies subject to covariate-driven observations.
Biometrics · 2024 · first author
Gabapentinoids and Risk for Severe Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Annals of internal medicine · 2024

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Optimizing Multiple Sclerosis Care Through Real-World Data Insights
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Getting to hepatitis B elimination in Canada: Where are the gaps and how best to fill them?
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,239,300
Towards equitable hypertension care: sex differences in blood pressure targets, variability and trajectories.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$359,552

All 6 grants and awards

23 publications.

01

National healthcare-associated infections surveillance programs - comparison between provincial and national case definitions in Canada.

Poirier E, Quach C, MacLaurin A, Coulombe J

Population health metrics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12963-026-00508-y PMID: 42687182

02

Multiply robust estimation of marginal structural models in observational studies subject to covariate-driven observations.

Coulombe J, Yang S

Biometrics2024First author

DOI: 10.1093/biomtc/ujae065 PMID: 39011739

03

Gabapentinoids and Risk for Severe Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Rahman AA, Dell'Aniello S, Moodie EEM, Durand M, Coulombe J, Boivin JF, Suissa S, Ernst P, Renoux C

Annals of internal medicine2024

DOI: 10.7326/m23-0849 PMID: 38224592

04

Generating synthetic data from administrative health records for drug safety and effectiveness studies.

Ayilara OF, Platt RW, Dahl M, Coulombe J, Ginestet PG, Chateau D, Lix LM

International journal of population data science2023

DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2176 PMID: 38414538

05

Estimating individualized treatment rules in longitudinal studies with covariate-driven observation times.

Coulombe J, Moodie EE, Shortreed SM, Renoux C

Statistical methods in medical research2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/09622802231158733 PMID: 36927216

06

Privacy-preserving estimation of an optimal individualized treatment rule: a case study in maximizing time to severe depression-related outcomes.

Moodie EEM, Coulombe J, Danieli C, Renoux C, Shortreed SM

Lifetime data analysis2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10985-022-09554-8 PMID: 35499604

07

Intraoperative phlebotomies and bleeding in liver transplantation: a historical cohort study and causal analysis.

Carrier FM, Ferreira Guerra S, Coulombe J, Amzallag É, Massicotte L, Chassé M, Trottier H

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2022

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02197-1 PMID: 35112303

08

Estimating the marginal effect of a continuous exposure on an ordinal outcome using data subject to covariate-driven treatment and visit processes.

Coulombe J, Moodie EEM, Platt RW

Statistics in medicine2021First author

DOI: 10.1002/sim.9151 PMID: 34340246

09

No Change in Surgical and Hospitalization Trends Despite Higher Exposure to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Québec Provincial Database From 1996 to 2015.

Verdon C, Reinglas J, Coulombe J, Gonczi L, Bessissow T, Afif W, Vutcovici M, Wild G, Seidman EG, Bitton A, Brassard P, Lakatos PL

Inflammatory bowel diseases2021

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa166 PMID: 32676662

10

Weighted regression analysis to correct for informative monitoring times and confounders in longitudinal studies.

Coulombe J, Moodie EEM, Platt RW

Biometrics2021First author

DOI: 10.1111/biom.13285 PMID: 32333384

Optimizing Multiple Sclerosis Care Through Real-World Data Insights

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mésidor, Miceline M; Coulombe, Janie

Keywords: Adaptative Treatment Strategy; Multiple Sclerosis; Optimal Treatment; Precision Medicine

$240,000

Getting to hepatitis B elimination in Canada: Where are the gaps and how best to fill them?

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Greenaway, Christina A; Janjua, Naveed Z; Sander, Beate H; Wong, William Wai Lun

Keywords: Economic Analyses; Health Disparities; Hepatitis B; Immigrants; Screening & Treatment Strategies; Vaccination

$1,239,300

Towards equitable hypertension care: sex differences in blood pressure targets, variability and trajectories.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel; Coulombe, Janie

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Cohort; Hypertension; Sex; Stroke

$359,552

Dihydropyridines for the prevention of dementia among patients with hypertension

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel

Keywords: Cohort Study; Dementia; Dihydropyridines; Electronic Medical Records; Pharmacoepidemiology

$210,376

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel

Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Drug Safety; Gabapentinoids; Pharmacoepidemiology

$120,000

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Grant

Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel

Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Drug Safety; Gabapentinoids; Pharmacoepidemiology

$15,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Clinical Epidemiology
Neonatal Unit
Département de santé buccale
Community Health Sciences
Médecine interne
Other

Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Christel Renoux

Clinical Epidemiology

7 shared papers, latest 2024

Marie Brossard-Racine

Neonatal Unit

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Paul Brassard

Clinical Epidemiology

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Caroline Quach

Département de santé buccale

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Harminder Singh

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Madeleine Durand

Médecine interne

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cardiovascular Disease Dear Professor Coulombe, 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 "National healthcare-associated infections surveillance programs - comparison between provincial and national case definitions in Canada." (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 "Optimizing Multiple Sclerosis Care Through Real-World Data Insights" (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]

Janie Coulombe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

National healthcare-associated infections surveillance programs - comparison between provincial and national case definitions in Canada.

Multiply robust estimation of marginal structural models in observational studies subject to covariate-driven observations.

Gabapentinoids and Risk for Severe Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Generating synthetic data from administrative health records for drug safety and effectiveness studies.

Estimating individualized treatment rules in longitudinal studies with covariate-driven observation times.

Privacy-preserving estimation of an optimal individualized treatment rule: a case study in maximizing time to severe depression-related outcomes.

Intraoperative phlebotomies and bleeding in liver transplantation: a historical cohort study and causal analysis.

Estimating the marginal effect of a continuous exposure on an ordinal outcome using data subject to covariate-driven treatment and visit processes.

No Change in Surgical and Hospitalization Trends Despite Higher Exposure to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Québec Provincial Database From 1996 to 2015.

Weighted regression analysis to correct for informative monitoring times and confounders in longitudinal studies.

Optimizing Multiple Sclerosis Care Through Real-World Data Insights

Getting to hepatitis B elimination in Canada: Where are the gaps and how best to fill them?

Towards equitable hypertension care: sex differences in blood pressure targets, variability and trajectories.

Dihydropyridines for the prevention of dementia among patients with hypertension

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Frequent collaborators

Samy Suissa

Christel Renoux

Marie Brossard-Racine

Paul Brassard

Alain Bitton

Vicky Tagalakis

Talat Bessissow

Caroline Quach

Waqqas Afif

Harminder Singh

Antonios Douros

Madeleine Durand

Janie Coulombe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

National healthcare-associated infections surveillance programs - comparison between provincial and national case definitions in Canada.

Multiply robust estimation of marginal structural models in observational studies subject to covariate-driven observations.

Gabapentinoids and Risk for Severe Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Generating synthetic data from administrative health records for drug safety and effectiveness studies.

Estimating individualized treatment rules in longitudinal studies with covariate-driven observation times.

Privacy-preserving estimation of an optimal individualized treatment rule: a case study in maximizing time to severe depression-related outcomes.

Intraoperative phlebotomies and bleeding in liver transplantation: a historical cohort study and causal analysis.

Estimating the marginal effect of a continuous exposure on an ordinal outcome using data subject to covariate-driven treatment and visit processes.

No Change in Surgical and Hospitalization Trends Despite Higher Exposure to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Qu&#xe9;bec Provincial Database From 1996 to 2015.

Weighted regression analysis to correct for informative monitoring times and confounders in longitudinal studies.

Optimizing Multiple Sclerosis Care Through Real-World Data Insights

Getting to hepatitis B elimination in Canada: Where are the gaps and how best to fill them?

Towards equitable hypertension care: sex differences in blood pressure targets, variability and trajectories.

Dihydropyridines for the prevention of dementia among patients with hypertension

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Frequent collaborators

Samy Suissa

Christel Renoux

Marie Brossard-Racine

Paul Brassard

Alain Bitton

Vicky Tagalakis

Talat Bessissow

Caroline Quach

Waqqas Afif

Harminder Singh

Antonios Douros

Madeleine Durand

No Change in Surgical and Hospitalization Trends Despite Higher Exposure to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Québec Provincial Database From 1996 to 2015.