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Pierre-Gilles Blanchard

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Pierre-Gilles Blanchard

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Adultes Hémorragie Personnes Âgées Règle De Décision Clinique Tccl Tomodensitométrie Traumatisme Crâniocérébral Léger

Latest papers

One in Twenty: Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Brought to EDs Under Québec's P-38 Mental Health Act-A Retrospective Cohort Study: Un patient sur vingt : prévalence et résultats chez les patients ayant été admis au service des urgences en vertu de la loi p-38 du Québec sur la santé mentale-Étude de cohorte rétrospective.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026
Simultaneous aortic dissection and myxedema coma in a 47-year-old woman: a case report.
CJEM · 2026 · senior author
Time to Resume Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients, Balancing Recurrence, Thromboembolism, and Mortality: A Systematic Review.
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation · 2026

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Development and Validation of a Geriatric Glasgow Coma Scale (GeriGCS): An AI Approach to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Severity Assessment in older adults
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$527,850
Traitement de la pyélonéphrite aiguë non compliquée au département d'urgence : utilisation judicieuse des antibiotiques
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Redéfinir la neuro-imagerie pour les patients âgés/adultes souffrant de traumatisme crâniocérébral léger.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,189,576

All 5 grants and awards

42 publications.

One in Twenty: Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Brought to EDs Under Québec's P-38 Mental Health Act-A Retrospective Cohort Study: Un patient sur vingt : prévalence et résultats chez les patients ayant été admis au service des urgences en vertu de la loi p-38 du Québec sur la santé mentale-Étude de cohorte rétrospective.

Dumont MS, Boucher V, Tardif PA, Gagnon AP, Benhamed A, Blanchard PG, Dumais-Michaud AA, Émond M, Mercier E

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261468893 PMID: 42506935

Simultaneous aortic dissection and myxedema coma in a 47-year-old woman: a case report.

Ouellet-Dupuis F, Arslanian D, Blanchard PG

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01162-x PMID: 41915318

Time to Resume Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients, Balancing Recurrence, Thromboembolism, and Mortality: A Systematic Review.

Gossiome A, Benhamed A, Labrecque-Binet A, Boucher V, Sirois C, Mercier E, Blanchard PG, Carmichael PH, D'Astous M, Tazarourte K, Dubucs X, Émond M

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000001164 PMID: 42092350

Management of acute pyelonephritis: a systematic review of oral versus single-dose intravenous followed by oral antibiotic treatment.

Enlow W, Fortier-Dumais F, Tardif PA, Boucher V, Émond M, Blanchard PG

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-025-05356-6 PMID: 41222820

The increased mortality of older patients with moderate traumatic brain injury.

Isaac CJ, Benhamed A, Boucher V, Lauzon S, Blanchard PG, Malo C, Bernard F, Chauny JM, Bérubé M, Mercier E, Gossiome A, D'Astous M, Émond M

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00941-2 PMID: 40451992

External retrospective validation of the STUMBL score for patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma presenting to the emergency department.

Blais S, Boucher V, Brière R, Tardif A, Malo C, Mercier É, Blanchard PG, Benhamed A, Fouzail M, Émond M

Injury2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112761 PMID: 40976766

Accuracy of Published Screening Tools for Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Suspected Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Desmeules F, Emond M, Nadeau A, Blanchard PG, Tardif PA, Benhamed A, Capolla-Daneau N, Camden MC, Mercier E

Annals of emergency medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.07.030 PMID: 40974366

Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Adults Sustaining a Head Injury in Ground-Level Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Dubucs X, Gingras V, Boucher V, Carmichael P-H, Ruel M, De Wit K, Grewal K, Mercier É, Blanchard P-G, Benhamed A

Annals of Emergency Medicine20269 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.05.021 PMID: W4412561539

Just the Facts: Diagnosis and management of pertussis in the emergency department.

Desmeules F, Gilbert S, Baril L, Blanchard PG

CJEM2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00949-8 PMID: 40681904

The prevalence of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics and their impact on injury severity among older adults involved in motor vehicle collisions: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Benhamed A, Emond M, Erdelyi S, Mercier E, Larouche L, Chan H, Blanchard PG, Daoust R, Vaillancourt C, Rowe BH, Lee JS, Atkinson P, Davis P, Clarke DB, Taylor J, Macpherson A, Parsons M, Wishart I, Magee K, Rao J, Brubacher JR

Journal of safety research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2025.06.026 PMID: 40930644

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adultes Dear Professor Blanchard, 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 "One in Twenty: Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Brought to EDs Under Québec's P-38 Mental Health Act-A Retrospective Cohort Study: Un patient sur vingt : prévalence et résultats chez les patients ayant été admis au service des urgences en vertu de la loi p-38 du Québec sur la santé mentale-Étude de cohorte rétrospective." (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 "Redéfinir la neuro-imagerie pour les patients âgés/adultes souffrant de traumatisme crâniocérébral léger." (2024), 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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Pierre-Gilles Blanchard

Research

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Simultaneous aortic dissection and myxedema coma in a 47-year-old woman: a case report.

Time to Resume Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients, Balancing Recurrence, Thromboembolism, and Mortality: A Systematic Review.

Management of acute pyelonephritis: a systematic review of oral versus single-dose intravenous followed by oral antibiotic treatment.

The increased mortality of older patients with moderate traumatic brain injury.

External retrospective validation of the STUMBL score for patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma presenting to the emergency department.

Accuracy of Published Screening Tools for Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Suspected Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Adults Sustaining a Head Injury in Ground-Level Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Just the Facts: Diagnosis and management of pertussis in the emergency department.

The prevalence of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics and their impact on injury severity among older adults involved in motor vehicle collisions: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Development and Validation of a Geriatric Glasgow Coma Scale (GeriGCS): An AI Approach to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Severity Assessment in older adults

Traitement de la pyélonéphrite aiguë non compliquée au département d'urgence : utilisation judicieuse des antibiotiques

Redéfinir la neuro-imagerie pour les patients âgés/adultes souffrant de traumatisme crâniocérébral léger.

High-dose cephalexin for cellulitis (HI-DOCC): a randomized controlled trial

Validation et raffinement prospectif multicentrique des Quebec Brain Injury Categories pour les patients ayant subi un traumatisme cranio-cérébral léger compliqué

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