Jean-Pierre Després

Research

Behaviour Change Chronic Disease Prevention Co-Construction Diabetes Prevention And Management Patient Partner Physical Activity Promotion Precision Health Primary Care

Latest funding

Co-constructing and evaluating a precision health strategy to promote physical activity in primary care: a multi-stakeholder plan
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD)
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$1,051,344

All 2 grants and awards

Co-constructing and evaluating a precision health strategy to promote physical activity in primary care: a multi-stakeholder plan

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Barnett, Tracie A; Bélanger-Gravel, Ariane; Després, Jean-Pierre; Gauvin, Lise

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Chronic Disease Prevention; Co-Construction; Diabetes Prevention And Management; Patient Partner; Physical Activity Promotion; Precision Health; Primary Care; Stakeholder Engagement; Tailoring

$20,000

Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD)

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Industry-partnered Collaborative Research - Rx&D partner

Principal investigators: Bourbeau, Jean; Tan, Wan

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Cohort Study; Copd; Prospective Longitudinal Study; Tissue Bank

$1,051,344

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Behaviour Change Dear Professor Després, 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]. Your research on behaviour change 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 "Co-constructing and evaluating a precision health strategy to promote physical activity in primary care: a multi-stakeholder plan" (2022), 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]