Lise Bjerre,

Biography

Dr Lise M. Bjerre is the inaugural University of Ottawa and Institut du Savoir Montfort Chair in Family Medicine, a position she has held since January 1, 2021. Dr. Bjerre holds a B.Sc. Honors in Biology from Concordia University, an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Epidemiology from McGill University, a medical degree (MDCM) from McGill University, and a Medical Doctorate (Dr. med.) from the University of Göttingen, Germany. She also holds certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP). In addition to her clinical career in family medicine, which she has led on two continents, she has extensive research experience as a clinician-researcher with the DMF since 2010 and is also affiliated with the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. The accomplished researcher is also an Adjunct (full-status) Scientist at ICES – the agency responsible for Ontario’s population health databases, which she uses for several of her studies.  

Research interests

• Access to primary health care (particularly for vulnerable and underserved populations, including Francophones minorities and rural populations)
• Appropriate use of medications at the population level.
• Evidence synthesis to improve clinical practice
• Artificial intelligence (AI) in combination with population databases