POPCORN Welcomes Dr. Olivier Drouin as Network Director
POPCORN is pleased to welcome Dr. Olivier Drouin as the platform’s new Network Director, following the leadership of founding Network Director Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh.
In his new role, Dr. Drouin will continue to build on the strong foundation established under Dr. Quach-Thanh’s leadership. POPCORN extends our gratitude to Dr. Quach-Thanh for her vision and leadership in building a national collaborative platform that connects researchers, clinicians, and institutions across the country, aiming to advance pediatric and maternal research infrastructure. POPCORN is thrilled to wish Dr. Quach-Thanh all the very best as she takes on her new role as Quebec’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with her in her new capacity as a valued knowledge user.
Dr. Drouin is a clinician-scientist in General Pediatrics at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montréal, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at Université de Montréal. He has actively been involved in POPCORN as Co-Lead of the Knowledge Mobilization Pillar, where he first brought his extensive experience in pediatric research and leadership to the platform. His expertise in inpatient and outpatient general pediatrics, health services research, behavioural sciences, implementation science, health economics and public health, along with his long-standing commitment to POPCORN and to collaboration across Canada's pediatric research community, will help guide and support POPCORN's next phase of growth and impact as we continue to strengthen connections and drive innovation throughout Canada's pediatric and maternal health research community.
We welcome Dr. Olivier Drouin as our new POPCORN Network Director and look forward to continuing to grow and strengthen our platform under his leadership! We send our deepest thanks to Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh for her outstanding contributions to POPCORN since our inception and congratulate her on her remarkable new role!