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Pierre Ernst
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Latest papers
Initial Treatment of COPD with LABA-LAMA Versus LAMA: Real-World Comparative Effectiveness and Safety.
COPD · 2026 · senior author
Effectiveness of Beta-Blockers in COPD and Cardiovascular Disease: Real-World Effects on Mortality.
Chest · 2026 · senior author
Short-Acting Beta-Agonists or No Short-Acting Beta-Agonists for Mild Asthma.
Chest · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $298,350
Sex differences in the risk of severe exacerbations associated with sedative drugs alone or in combination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $221,850
Short courses of oral corticosteroids and the risk of acute adverse events in mild-to-moderate asthma: a population-based real-world study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $271,576
Optimisation of precision therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A dynamic treatment regime analysis
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
97 publications.
Initial Treatment of COPD with LABA-LAMA Versus LAMA: Real-World Comparative Effectiveness and Safety.
Suissa S, Cherian M, Dell'Aniello S, Ernst P
Effectiveness of Beta-Blockers in COPD and Cardiovascular Disease: Real-World Effects on Mortality.
Suissa S, Dell'Aniello S, Renoux C, Ernst P
Short-Acting Beta-Agonists or No Short-Acting Beta-Agonists for Mild Asthma.
Suissa S, Ernst P
Impact of risk mitigation measures on oral fluoroquinolone prescribing: a multi-site population-based Canadian cohort study
Lix LM, Dahl M, St-Jean A, Golandouz HM, Ling V, Janzen D, Ronksley PE, Scory TD, Dutton DJ, Manning D
Transient Oral Corticosteroid Use and Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Mild-to-Moderate Asthma: A Case-Crossover Study.
Li J, Ernst P, Suissa S
Single-Inhaler Triple vs Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist-Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy for COPD: Comparative Safety in Real-World Clinical Practice.
Suissa S, Dell'Aniello S, Ernst P
Risk of Severe Exacerbation Associated with Gabapentinoid Use in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Olaoye O, Dell'Aniello S, Ernst P, Suissa S, Renoux C
Prompt versus Delayed Triple Therapy in COPD: Solutions to Time-Related Biases in Observational Studies.
Suissa S, Dell'Aniello S, Webster-Clark MA, Ernst P
Initial treatment of COPD with LABA-ICS or LABA-LAMA: real-world comparative effectiveness.
Suissa S, Cherian M, Dell'Aniello S, Ernst P
Letter Reply to: Reassessing Gabapentinoids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Emerging Respiratory Safety Concerns.
Olaoye O, Dell'Aniello S, Ernst P, Suissa S, Renoux C
Sex differences in the risk of severe exacerbations associated with sedative drugs alone or in combination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel
Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Sedative Drugs; Sex
Short courses of oral corticosteroids and the risk of acute adverse events in mild-to-moderate asthma: a population-based real-world study
Principal investigators: Suissa, Samy
Keywords: Asthma; Bias; Cardiovascular Events; Case-Crossover; Gastrointestinal Complications; Infections; Oral Corticosteroids; Pharmacoepidemiology; Psychosis/Delirium
Optimisation of precision therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A dynamic treatment regime analysis
Principal investigators: Suissa, Samy
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness; Data Analysis; Database Research; Inhaled Corticosteroids; Long-Acting Bronchodilators; Pharmacoepidemiology
Statins as adjuncts to first-line therapy for tuberculosis disease
Principal investigators: Brassard, Paul
Keywords: Adjunctive Therapy; Cohort Study; Pharmacoepidemiology; Statins; Tuberculosis Disease
Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel
Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Drug Safety; Gabapentinoids; Pharmacoepidemiology
Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel
Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Drug Safety; Gabapentinoids; Pharmacoepidemiology
Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES)
Principal investigators: Suissa, Samy; Dormuth, Colin R; Henry, David A; Platt, Robert W; Sketris, Ingrid S
Keywords: Databases; Drug Effectiveness; Drug Safety; Observational Studies; Pharmacoepidemiology
Statistical Methods in Pharmacoepidemiology and Perinatal Epidemiology
Principal investigators: Platt, Robert W
Keywords: Causal Inference; Perinatal Epidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology; Propensity Score
Propensity scores and marginal structural models in drug safety research
Principal investigators: Platt, Robert W
Keywords: Marginal Structural Models; Meta-Analysis; Pharmacoepidemiology; Propensity Scores; Statistical Methods
Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES)
Principal investigators: Suissa, Samy; Dormuth, Colin R; Henry, David A; Levy, Adrian R; Martens, Patricia J; Platt, Robert W
Keywords: Databases; Drug Effectiveness; Drug Safety; Observational Studies; Pharmacoepidemiology
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- James Brophy and Jay Brophy: 539 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Samy Suissa: 89 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Robert Platt: 80 shared papers
- Lisa Lix and Laura Targownik: 67 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Oriana Yu: 65 shared papers
- Samy Suissa and Pierre Ernst: 64 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Oriana Yu: 57 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Antonios Douros: 56 shared papers
- Christel Renoux and Samy Suissa: 55 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Kristian Filion: 45 shared papers
- Samy Suissa and Paul Brassard: 33 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Christel Renoux: 31 shared papers
- Christel Renoux and Antonios Douros: 29 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Oriana Yu: 29 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Robert Platt: 27 shared papers
- Antonios Douros and Oriana Yu: 27 shared papers
- James Brophy and Samy Suissa: 21 shared papers
- Samy Suissa and Jay Brophy: 21 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Colin Dormuth: 20 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Colin Dormuth: 18 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Colin Dormuth: 18 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Pierre Ernst: 16 shared papers
- Christel Renoux and Janie Coulombe: 16 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Robert Platt: 15 shared papers
- Samy Suissa and Janie Coulombe: 15 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Roland Grad: 14 shared papers
- Madeleine Durand and Christel Renoux: 14 shared papers
- Sara Ahmed and Robyn Tamblyn: 14 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Kristian Filion: 13 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Baiju Shah: 13 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Lisa Lix: 12 shared papers
- James Brophy and Robert Platt: 12 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Pierre Ernst: 12 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Jay Brophy: 12 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Paul Ronksley: 11 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Francine Ducharme: 11 shared papers
- Colin Dormuth and Ingrid Sketris: 10 shared papers
- Colin Dormuth and Pierre Ernst: 10 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Baiju Shah: 9 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Lisa Lix: 9 shared papers
- Baiju Shah and Lisa Lix: 9 shared papers
- Baiju Shah and Paul Ronksley: 9 shared papers
- Robert Platt and Janie Coulombe: 9 shared papers
- Lisa Lix and Paul Ronksley: 9 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Pierre Ernst: 7 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Madeleine Durand: 7 shared papers
- James Brophy and Paul Brassard: 7 shared papers
- Sara Ahmed and Pierre Ernst: 7 shared papers
- Robyn Tamblyn and Pierre Ernst: 7 shared papers
- Lisa Lix and Pierre Ernst: 7 shared papers
- Paul Ronksley and Pierre Ernst: 7 shared papers
- Paul Brassard and Jay Brophy: 7 shared papers
- Laurent Azoulay and Pierre Ernst: 6 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Laura Targownik: 6 shared papers
- Kristian Filion and Ingrid Sketris: 6 shared papers
- Baiju Shah and Pierre Ernst: 6 shared papers
- Robyn Tamblyn and Roland Grad: 6 shared papers
- Colin Dormuth and Laura Targownik: 6 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Madeleine Durand: 5 shared papers
- J Michael Paterson and Ingrid Sketris: 5 shared papers
- Madeleine Durand and Pierre Ernst: 5 shared papers
- Christel Renoux and Pierre Ernst: 5 shared papers
- Paul Brassard and Pierre Ernst: 5 shared papers
- Antonios Douros and Pierre Ernst: 5 shared papers
- Oriana Yu and Pierre Ernst: 5 shared papers
- Pierre Ernst and Roland Grad: 5 shared papers
- James Martin and Pierre Ernst: 4 shared papers
- Francine Ducharme and Pierre Ernst: 4 shared papers
- Laura Targownik and Pierre Ernst: 4 shared papers
- James Brophy and Pierre Ernst: 3 shared papers
- Sara Ahmed and Lisa Lix: 3 shared papers
- Francine Ducharme and Roland Grad: 3 shared papers
- Janie Coulombe and Pierre Ernst: 3 shared papers
- Ingrid Sketris and Pierre Ernst: 3 shared papers
- Pierre Ernst and Jay Brophy: 3 shared papers
- James Martin and Sara Ahmed: 1 shared paper
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
- Department of Family Medicine
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- College of Community and Global Health
- Department of 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.
Samy Suissa
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
64 shared papers, latest 2026
Kristian Filion
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
16 shared papers, latest 2026
Robert Platt
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
12 shared papers, latest 2026
Colin Dormuth
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
10 shared papers, latest 2026
Lisa Lix
College of Community and Global Health
7 shared papers, latest 2022
J Michael Paterson
Department of Family Medicine
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Sara Ahmed
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
7 shared papers, latest 2016
Paul Ronksley
Department of Community Health Sciences
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Robyn Tamblyn
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
7 shared papers, latest 2016
Sara Ahmed
Family Medicine
7 shared papers, latest 2016
Laurent Azoulay
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
6 shared papers, latest 2022
Baiju Shah
Department of Medicine
6 shared papers, latest 2022
Roland Grad
Department of Family Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2023
Paul Brassard
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
5 shared papers, latest 2022
Christel Renoux
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Oriana Yu
Endocrinology and Metabolism
5 shared papers, latest 2022
Antonios Douros
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
5 shared papers, latest 2021
Madeleine Durand
Médecine interne
5 shared papers, latest 2024
James Martin
Rheumatology
4 shared papers, latest 2010
Francine Ducharme
Département de médecine sociale et préventive
4 shared papers, latest 2017
Laura Targownik
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2016
Jay Brophy
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
3 shared papers, latest 2012
Pierre Fiset
Department of Anesthesia
1 shared papers, latest 2007
Cynthia Wu
Medicine Dept
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Gisèle Li
Faculté de médecine - Département d'ophtalmologie
1 shared papers, latest 2010
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