2025 MRM Talks: Dr. Jason Robert Guertin and Dr. Simon Lafrance
The MRM Network presents: the MRM Talks. Join us to learn more about stem cells and regenerative medicine. Our webinar series will showcase prominent scientists in the field, including MRM Principal Investigators and external guest speakers.
During each seminar, we will also showcase the work of one MRM Trainee, who will present alongside our guest speaker.
In this edition of the MRM Talks:
Dr. Jason Robert Guertin,
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Université Laval
“Cost Analyses and Budget Impact Analyses – What are they and why should you care”
Co-presenter:
Dr. Simon Lafrance,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Université Laval
“The Power of Health Economics: Shaping Smarter Healthcare Decisions”
THURSDAY, January 16, 2025
12:00 – 1:00 PM
VIRTUAL – Registration required
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About the speakers:
Dr. Jason Robert Guertin is an Associate Professor in Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies at Université Laval, Director of the short master-level program in Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies and a Researcher at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval research center and Université Laval’s Tissue Engineering Laboratory (LOEX). His research program, supported via an FRQS Chercheur-boursier Junior 2 award (2023-2027), aims to support the economic evaluation of various regenerative medicine technologies using real-world cost-effectiveness analyses. In addition to his academic appointment, he is the Director of the Réseau ThéCell’s Economic Infrastructure in Regenerative Medicine and the Director of the RQRM’s (Réseau québécois de recherche sur les medicaments) Pharmacoeconomics Axis, two of the FRQS’s thematic research networks, and acts as a consultant in Health Economics for the Institut d’excellence en santé et des services sociaux (INESSS) and other health technology assessment agencies.
Simon Lafrance, PT, PhD. Postdoctoral fellow at the Université Laval. Dr. Lafrance earned his masters in Physical Therapy (2016) at McGill University and his PhD in Rehabilitation Science (2024) at Université de Montréal. His research interests involve the assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions, the evaluation of advanced practice physiotherapy models of care and health economics evaluations. In addition to his roles in the academia, Dr. Lafrance continues to work as a clinician on a weekly basis.
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