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David Lessard

ResearcherMédecine interneUniversité de Montréal

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David Lessard

Researcher

Médecine interne

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Adaptive Trials Hiv Implementation Science Stbbi Training

Latest papers

Coconstructing CHAMP, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Pediatric Infectious Symptoms Management: Protocol for a Multiphase Participatory Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026
A multi-phase project to develop a patient-reported measure of barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence for use in HIV care: The 7-Item I-Score.
PloS one · 2026
Perspective on patient and non-academic partner engagement for the responsible integration of large language models in health chatbots.
Research involvement and engagement · 2025

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Building Capacity in Innovative Adaptive Trial Designs for HIV and STBBI Research: The CTN-Québec Training Platform
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$800,000
Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVe Study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$459,000
Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVE Study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 7 grants and awards

43 publications.

Coconstructing CHAMP, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Pediatric Infectious Symptoms Management: Protocol for a Multiphase Participatory Study.

Lin J, Jaiswal N, Ma Y, Lebouché B, Villanueva S, Achiche S, Lessard D, Engler K, Berthelot S, Buckeridge D, Celi LA, Gagnon I, Gravel J, Plotnick LH, Poenaru D, Pomey MP, Vang ZM, CHAMP Co-Construction Committee, Osmanlliu E

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/89852 PMID: 42189574

A multi-phase project to develop a patient-reported measure of barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence for use in HIV care: The 7-Item I-Score.

Engler K, Lessard D, Vicente S, Tan DHS, Lacombe K, Lebouché B

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324241 PMID: 41494011

Perspective on patient and non-academic partner engagement for the responsible integration of large language models in health chatbots.

Jaiswal N, Ma Y, Lebouché B, Poenaru D, Pomey MP, Achiche S, Lessard D, Engler K, Montiel Z, Acevedo H, Gameiro RR, Celi LA, Osmanlliu E

Research involvement and engagement2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00804-1 PMID: 41430630

Studied factors and metrics of patient portal use among people with HIV: a rapid scoping review.

Chehab M, Engler K, Schuster T, Lessard D, Osmanlliu E, Cadri A, Lebouché B

AIDS care2025

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2532596 PMID: 40705755

The first AI-based Chatbot to promote HIV self-management: A mixed methods usability study.

Ma Y, Achiche S, Tu G, Vicente S, Lessard D, Engler K, Lemire B, MARVIN chatbots Patient Expert Committee, Laymouna M, de Pokomandy A, Cox J, Lebouché B

HIV medicine2025

DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13720 PMID: 39390632

Development of a core patient-reported outcome set for use in HIV care at the individual patient level in Montreal: protocol for a two-phased multimethod project.

Engler K, Lessard D, Lacombe K, Palich R, Lebouché B

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088822 PMID: 39819929

Implementing a Patient Portal for the Remote Follow-Up of Self-Isolating Patients With COVID-19 Infection Through Patient and Stakeholder Engagement (the Opal-COVID Study): Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

Ma Y, Lessard D, Vicente S, Engler K, Rodriguez Cruz A, Laymouna M, Opal-COVID Patient Expert Committee, Hijal T, Del Balso L, Thériault G, Paisible N, Kronfli N, Pomey MP, Peiris H, Barkati S, Brouillette MJ, Klein M, Cox J, de Pokomandy A, Asselah J, Bartlett SJ, Lebouché B

Journal of participatory medicine2024

DOI: 10.2196/48194 PMID: 39631058

Needs-Assessment for an Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbot for Pharmacists in HIV Care: Results from a Knowledge-Attitudes-Practices Survey.

Laymouna M, Ma Y, Lessard D, Engler K, Therrien R, Schuster T, Vicente S, Achiche S, El Haj MN, Lemire B, Kawaiah A, Lebouché B

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12161661 PMID: 39201222

Roles, Users, Benefits, and Limitations of Chatbots in Health Care: Rapid Review.

Laymouna M, Ma Y, Lessard D, Schuster T, Engler K, Lebouché B

Journal of medical Internet research2024

DOI: 10.2196/56930 PMID: 39042446

Patient-reported outcomes and experiences of migrants enrolled in a multidisciplinary HIV clinic with rapid, free, and onsite treatment dispensation: the 'ASAP' study.

Arora AK, Vicente S, Engler K, Lessard D, Huerta E, Ishak J, Kronfli N, Routy JP, Cox J, Lemire B, Klein M, de Pokomandy A, Del Balso L, Sebastiani G, Vedel I, Quesnel-Vallée A, Lebouché B, ASAP Migrant Advisory Committee

AIDS research and therapy2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12981-024-00632-5 PMID: 38890671

Building Capacity in Innovative Adaptive Trial Designs for HIV and STBBI Research: The CTN-Québec Training Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2025HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network - Phase 2

Principal investigators: Durand, Madeleine; Beaudry, Sylvain; Fontaine, Guillaume; Gilbert, Caroline; Golchi, Shirin; Greenstreet, Peter J; Hedrich, Tanguy; Lebouché, Bertrand; Lessard, David; Vicente, Sergio

Keywords: Adaptive Trials; Hiv; Implementation Science; Stbbi; Training

$800,000

Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVe Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lebouché, Bertrand; Engler, Kim; Pomey, Marie-Pascale A; Schuster, Tibor

Keywords: Clinical Practice; Effectiveness; Hiv; Implementation; Patient Portal; Patient-Centered Care; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Retention In Care; Smartphone Application; Stakeholder Engagement

$459,000

Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVE Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Lebouché, Bertrand; Engler, Kim; Pomey, Marie-Pascale A; Schuster, Tibor

Keywords: Clinical Practice; Hiv; Mobile Health; Patient Portal; Patient-Centered Care; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Retention In Care; Self-Management; Smartphone Application; Stakeholder Engagement

$100,000

CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS (REACH 3.0) - A National Canadian Research and Knowledge Mobilization Network to Connect People to Testing and Care and Reduce Stigma for HIV, HCV and other Sexually and Bloodborne Infections (STBBI)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Centres for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs Research

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; McLeod, Albert; Monteith, Kenneth M; Payne, Michael J; Proctor-Simms, Michelle; Tharao, Wangari E; Visser, Florentius; Anis, Aslam H; Gahagan, Jacqueline C; Gill, Michael J; Ibanez-Carrasco, Francisco; Jackson, Lois A; Kelly, Deborah V; Kim, John E; Larcombe, Linda A; miller, patricia M; Mishra, Sharmistha; O'Brien, Kelly K; Otis, Joanne; Pai, Nitika; Restall, Gayle; Thavorn, Kednapa; Worthington, Catherine A

Keywords: Hiv; Hiv Testing And Linkage To Care; Hiv-Related Stigma; Stbbi

$4,808,015

L'accès aux soins et aux traitements antirétroviraux pour les personnes vivant avec le VIH sans considérer le statut d'immigration : Vers une couverture sanitaire universelle au Québec

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Monteith, Kenneth M; Bissonnet, Hugo M; Jean-Gilles, Joseph; Zarowsky, Christina

Keywords: Accès; Droit; Immigration; Qualitative; Quantitative; Santé Publique; Vih

$38,978

The CIHR CBR Collaborative: A Program of REACH

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Collaborative Centres of HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research - General Stream

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Jones, Jennifer E; McLeod, Albert; Mercredi, Jason; Monteith, Kenneth M; Payne, Michael J; Visser, Florentius; Yetman, Gerard F; Gartner, Kali; Kirkland, Susan A; Marshall, Zack; Oliver, Brent W; Otis, Joanne; Worthington, Catherine A

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community-Based Research; Community-Driven; Ethics; Hiv/Aids; Interdisciplinarity; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Partnership Development; Research Project Development

$1,500,000

Mentoring new patient-oriented researchers in innovative HIV e-care

Co-investigatorCIHR2016SPOR Mentorship Chair in Innovative Clinical Trials

Principal investigators: Lebouché, Bertrand

Keywords: Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy; E-Medicine; Hiv Infection; Innovative Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Patient Engagement; Patient-Centered Care; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Stakeholder Engagement

$439,400

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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David Lessard

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Coconstructing CHAMP, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Pediatric Infectious Symptoms Management: Protocol for a Multiphase Participatory Study.

A multi-phase project to develop a patient-reported measure of barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence for use in HIV care: The 7-Item I-Score.

Perspective on patient and non-academic partner engagement for the responsible integration of large language models in health chatbots.

Studied factors and metrics of patient portal use among people with HIV: a rapid scoping review.

The first AI-based Chatbot to promote HIV self-management: A mixed methods usability study.

Development of a core patient-reported outcome set for use in HIV care at the individual patient level in Montreal: protocol for a two-phased multimethod project.

Implementing a Patient Portal for the Remote Follow-Up of Self-Isolating Patients With COVID-19 Infection Through Patient and Stakeholder Engagement (the Opal-COVID Study): Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

Needs-Assessment for an Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbot for Pharmacists in HIV Care: Results from a Knowledge-Attitudes-Practices Survey.

Roles, Users, Benefits, and Limitations of Chatbots in Health Care: Rapid Review.

Patient-reported outcomes and experiences of migrants enrolled in a multidisciplinary HIV clinic with rapid, free, and onsite treatment dispensation: the 'ASAP' study.

Building Capacity in Innovative Adaptive Trial Designs for HIV and STBBI Research: The CTN-Québec Training Platform

Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVe Study

Implementation of a patient portal and tailored patient-reported outcome measures to improve health problem detection and retention in HIV care: The DRHIVE Study

CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS (REACH 3.0) - A National Canadian Research and Knowledge Mobilization Network to Connect People to Testing and Care and Reduce Stigma for HIV, HCV and other Sexually and Bloodborne Infections (STBBI)

L'accès aux soins et aux traitements antirétroviraux pour les personnes vivant avec le VIH sans considérer le statut d'immigration : Vers une couverture sanitaire universelle au Québec

The CIHR CBR Collaborative: A Program of REACH

Mentoring new patient-oriented researchers in innovative HIV e-care

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