Simon Bacon talks to CBC St-John about growing anger surrounding pandemic management. « People are very smart. We can help curb frustration with more transparency. »

An MBMC-led survey of global attitudes around the COVID-19 pandemic takes a close look at what drives people to get vaccinated and what would motivate those who are not.

Dr. Simon Bacon speaks to the CBC about talking with loves ones who are unvaccinated about what’s to gain rather than what there is to lose.

Dr. Simon Bacon suggests that focusing on the positives of being vaccinated (rather than the negatives) is more likely to help boost rates.

MBMC research trainee Vincent Gosselin Boucher receives an award for an mobile app exercise intervention to support Canadian healthcare professionals overwhelmed by the demands of the pandemic

Dr. Simon Bacon talks about those still hesitating about COVID-19 vaccination and suggests they may be more receptive to education than vaccine passports.

Dr. Bacon says that implementing vaccine passports would do little to boost New Brunswick’s vaccination rates, but they could help protect unvaccinated people from contracting the virus.

Selon la Dre Kim Lavoie, le passeport vaccinal doit davantage être une mesure préventive qu’une incitative dans la lutte contre la COVID-19.

Episode 5 of the COVID Quotes podcast series, designed to help healthcare practioners (HCPs) help their patients with COPD live better, talks with Dr. Simon Bacon about addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

Dr. Kim Lavoie draws parallels between freedoms and choices in other high-risk situations in talking about Québec’s vaccine passports and suggests they will protect those at risk and the unvaccinated.

MBMC researchers Drs. Jovana Stojanovic and Kim Lavoie talk about implementation and guidelines for those asked to verify and enforce rules associated with vaccination passports.

L’étudiant instigateur du jeu Pandémie et vérité, Vincent Gosselin-Boucher, parle avec Marie-Lou St-Onge à l’émission Sur le vif sur les ondes de OhDio de Radio-Canada (et nombreuses autres entrevues)

Sur la plateforme Vérité ou Pandémie, le youtubeur Thomas Gauthier s’entretient avec la professeure et psychologue Kim Lavoie, spécialiste dans les comportements de santé. Quand tu dis à une population au complet de changer, euh, tout… comment ça se passe? On l’a vécu, maintenant on va en apprendre sur la science derrière le comportement.

Dr. Simon Bacon talks about how the Habs win and the reopening create a “perfect storm of hope” that has its own set of risks.

Dr. Kim Lavoie talks about the difficulties of Quebec having to pull back on its date-based reopening should any unexpected setbacks arise

In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, MBMC co-director Dr. Kim Lavoie talks about how the Legault government might frame the loosening of pandemic restrictions for the summer.

Des chercheurs australiens et canadiens (du Centre de médecine comportementale de Montréal) fournissent une autre preuve, chiffres à l’appui, que le SRAS-CoV-2 et le virus de l’influenza sont bien différents.

MBMC researcher Jovana Stojanovic talks to the media about how influenza was basically annulled across both the north and south hemispheres, which speaks volumes about how contagious COVID-19 is compared to influenza.

The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmission. A team of MBMC researchers show how in a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.

La Dre Kim Lavoie parle avec le Devoir à propos de la gestion de la transparence par les gouvernements en contexte de pandémie.

Dre Kim Lavoie parle avec Le Devoir que contrairement à d’autres gouvernements — dont les gouvernements fédéral et ontarien —, Québec ne consulte pas directement des experts en santé comportementale depuis le début de la crise de la COVID-19.

Dr. Kim Lavoie talks to CJAD radio about the risks of inconsistent messages and how messaging is just as important as the measures themselves.

Simon Bacon, professor in behavioural science at Concordia University, is concerned the earlier curfew may frustrate Quebecers and make them less likely to follow public health regulations.

La Dre Lavoie propose au gouvernement Legault d’établir un message « plus clair et cohérent », dont notamment à Québec de fournir aux citoyens « des objectifs clairs » à atteindre.

La Dre Kim Lavoie parle avec Robert Pilotte à l’émission radio Midi Plus sur les ondes des 106.9 Mauricie à propos de la gestion pandémique du gouvernement Legault.

Several studies have shown a population’s willingness to comply with public health directives correlates directly with its faith in government measures, said Simon Bacon, professor in Concordia University’s Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology and co-director of the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre.

«La semaine passée, ils disaient qu’on résistait à la troisième vague … avec ce qui se passait autour de nous avec les variants, ce n’était pas le cas du tout», déplore en entrevue la Dre Kim Lavoie, titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada en médecine comportementale et professeure titulaire à l’UQAM.

Dr. Simon Bacon spoke with Global News about how mixed messages undermined the public’s trust. “One of the biggest problems, especially here in Quebec, has been the inconsistent messaging.”

« From a behavioral perspective, as the days get longer, it’s going to seem less and less natural to be in the house after a certain time, » said Dr. Kim Lavoie, who is currently studying adherence to COVID-19 measures around the world.

Le projet Vérité ou pandémie propose aux jeunes un jeu en ligne qui permet d’obtenir une nouvelle compréhension de la science liée à la COVID-19 et où nos comportements changent l’histoire.

Le Dr Simon Bacon a participé à une émission entièrement consacrée à la COVID-19 diffusée sur les ondes d’ICI Radio Canada où l’on parle des stratégies gagnantes et perdantes à travers le monde et au Canada.

“The big question is going to be will we see the upsurge in cases two weeks from now when schools are back in full flow as we saw in the September period,” Dr. Simon Bacon explained “My projection is we will see another week and a half of downward trend before it comes up again.”

As Ontario moves into a new lockdown, Dr. Simon Bacon comments that the basis of these decisions should be communicated to improve adherence.

Le Québec doit retourner en confinement : comment susciter l’adhésion de la population? Entrevue avec Kim Lavoie, titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada en médecine comportementale et professeure titulaire à l’UQAM.

Behavioural science expert, Dr. Simon Bacon, says Québec may need to change its decision to use fines as its approach to crackdown on those not following health measures.

«Ce qu’on observe […] c’est que la pandémie ne fait qu’augmenter la disparité au niveau de la santé et des soins», explique la professeure de psychologie en médecine du comportement à l’UQAM, Kim Lavoie, en entrevue avec Geneviève Pettersen.

School-aged children and teens account for a growing percentage of Quebec’s rising COVID-19 case count — a worrying trend, said Kim Lavoie, professor and Canada Research Chair in behavioural medicine at the University of Quebec at Montreal.

Le CIUSSS-NIM félicite la Dre Kim Lavoie et le Dr Simon Bacon du Centre de médicine comportementale pour l’obtention de quatre nouvelles subventions des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada.

La murale COVIDArtQc à Lac-Mégantic, qui s’inspirera des travaux de la Dre Kim Lavoie, chercheuse en médecine comportementale, qui mène une étude sur les effets de la pandémie sur les comportements de la population mondiale, sera la première d’un ensemble de murales que la Commission des arts, de la culture et du patrimoine souhaite implanter … Lire la suite

Entrevue avec Kim Lavoie, professeure de psychologie en médecine du comportement à l’UQAM, sur QUB Radio

As many Montreal children return to school, some parents fear it could undermine months of efforts to keep their families safe, particularly in households where members of the family are at higher risk. As a professor conducting research on COVID-19, Dr. Kim Lavoie has long thought about how the pandemic is affecting children. But as … Lire la suite

L’UQAM a obtenu 3,9 millions de dollars pour la création de quatre Chaires de recherche du Canada. La professeure au Département de psychologie Kim Lavoie a obtenu une chaire de niveau 1 en médecine comportementale. Le programme de recherche développera et testera de nouvelles interventions comportementales pour améliorer les comportements de santé en contexte d’obésité, tout … Lire la suite

How do you keep your distance in social settings? “I think people appreciate it is contagious but, I’m not sure they appreciate the potential problems from catching it, especially younger people who have generally been told that they will be fine (which is not actually the case,)” says Simon Bacon, behavioural medicine researcher at Concordia … Lire la suite

The number of governments recommending face coverings has gone up significantly over the past six months. The changes appear to be partly due to a better understanding of how Covid-19 spreads. There is more awareness that the risk of transmission is higher in poorly ventilated indoor spaces. Chair of behavioural medicine at the University of … Lire la suite

Animateur à ICI-RDI Christian Latreil discuter avec Dre Kim Lavoie. « La plupart des jeunes n’écoutent pas nécessairement les communiqués de presse du gouvernement. Il faut utiliser le média qui va vraiment les rejoindre. » Source: ICI-RDI (Radio-Canada) – Écouter l’entretien

As the debate over masks rages around them, people in Cote-Saint-Luc are available now to answer all your questions on mask-wearing. Their suburb officially went all-in on masks since July 1. Bylaws like this are interesting partly because they circumvent one of the major reasons psychologists say people aren’t wearing masks more frequently—that they just … Lire la suite

When electronic cigarettes first hit the market in the mid-2000s, they were marketed as a safe alternative to their combustible counterparts. And while manufacturers continue to make this argument, more and more scientific research is calling this claim into question.

A global online survey led by researchers in Montreal is looking at how countries and their citizens are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also examining how different government responses are affecting people’s awareness, attitudes and behaviours toward the disease. “The overall goal is to feed the data back to governments and health authorities … Lire la suite

Social distancing and quarantine protocols may cause anxiety in some. While cabin fever is not a clinical diagnosis, Dr. Kim Lavoie, who is Chair of Behavioral Medicine at the University of Quebec at Montreal and Co-Director of the Montreal Behavioral Medicine Centre, says those who are used to busy, social, and active lifestyles may be … Lire la suite

Some exercise is better than none and more is better than less. Even a short duration of physical activity could be enough to reduce depression, senior study author Simon Bacon of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, said. « To some degree our study reinforces this point, » the researcher added.

Concordia Master’s student and MBMC researcher Tasfia Tasbih is studying the prevalence of cardiorespiratory illnesses among men and women who vape. “Most e-cigarette devices contain some of the harmful constituents of regular cigarettes,” explains Tasbih.

Research shows that those of us who perceive a lot of stress in our lives are at higher risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems over the long term. […] The latest evidence comes from a new study of siblings in Sweden. « When people have stress disorders, these systems are being activated at all … Lire la suite

Dr. Robert M. Kaplan, colleague of MBMC Co-Directors Kim Lavoie, PhD and Simon Bacon, PhD, writes an op-ed article in the LA Times about the University of California reaching an impasse with one of the world’s biggest publishers of academic journals over whether the company’s publications would be included in the university’s digital library. Source: … Lire la suite

Canadians have a right to see what’s inside their medical records. It’s well established in Canadian law. But it isn’t always easy. While Alberta’s patient portal is expected to come with links to information about the tests and the results, Kim Lavoie, a clinical health psychologist and researcher at the University of Quebec in Montreal, wonders if … Lire la suite

Les codirecteurs du CMCM, Dr. Simon Bacon et Dre. Kim Lavoie, feront partie du jury du Prix Manuvie 2019 pour la promotion de la santé active.

Prendre des antidépresseurs aurait des effets bénéfiques pour la santé mentale, mais aussi pour le cœur, selon une récente étude québécoise menée par Kim Lavoie, du Département de psychologie de l’UQAM. Une bonne chose si c’est exact car, comme le tabac et la sédentarité, la dépression s’avère un des facteurs de risque de troubles cardiovasculaires. … Lire la suite

Le codirecteur du CMCM Dr Simon Bacon, qui mène actuellement une étude sur le tabagisme et la réactivité au stress psychologique, était au Congrès canadien sur la santé cardiovasculaire (CCSC) à Vancouver en octobre 2017 pour participer à un débat sur l’utilisation des cigarettes électroniques comme stratégie de réduction des risques parallèlement à d’autres pharmacothérapies … Lire la suite

Écoutez les discours de la Dre. Kim Lavoie et du Dr. Simon Bacon durant la Marche pour la sciences de Montréal en avril 2017 (vidéos)

Trop souvent, le comportement d’un patient va à l’encontre de son propre bien. Comment expliquer, par exemple, que 65 % des médicaments prescrits par des spécialistes de la santé ne sont pas consommés? Certains patients font de l’évitement, car ils n’aiment pas l’idée d’être malades, tandis que d’autres avec des conditions qui n’ont, la plupart … Lire la suite

Les maladies chroniques ont beaucoup de facteurs de risque comportementaux et psychologiques communs. Parmi eux, il y a le tabagisme, la mauvaise alimentation, l’inactivité physique, la sédentarité, la surconsommation d’alcool et le stress.

Ignoring symptoms of a disease with a high mortality rate is a surprisingly common phenomenon, says Dr. Kim Lavoie, co-director of the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre and a psychology professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal. “People will cognitively avoid things they don’t want to be real; it’s a natural defence mechanism,” she says.

Health | Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:22pm EDT By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with moderate to severe asthma who add aerobic exercise to their treatment regimen may have an easier time controlling common symptoms than people who rely on drugs alone, a small study suggests. Patients randomly assigned to a three-month treadmill exercise … Lire la suite

Published in: theGlobeandMail.com | Globe Life | July 20, 2010 A study conducted at the Montreal Heart Institute has yielded a surprising result – living with children is linked to a reduction in physical activity. Concordia University professor Doctor Simon L. Bacon led the study with included 7556 participants. The study assessed the impact of … Lire la suite

La force de notre pensée peut-elle nous aider à guérir? Très en vogue, ce courant de pensée est fort séduisant. Mais est-il fondé? Les preuves sont insuffisantes: «Je crois honnêtement que le lien existe probablement, mais pour prouver cela, les études devront être réalisées sur une longue période…», explique Kim Lavoie

Les objectifs de la thèse sont d’évaluer la prévalence du trouble panique (TP) chez une population de travailleurs et d’en mesurer l’influence sur le plan médical, la symptomatologie et les répercussions sur la qualité de vie.

ScienceDaily | December 17, 2009 Individuals with more education suffer less from asthma. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Respiratory Research have found that having less than 12 years of formal schooling is associated with worse asthma symptoms. Drs. Kim Lavoie and Simon Bacon from the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Canada, worked … Lire la suite

By Janet Rowe | Homemakers.com | June 8, 2009 All that worry and anxiety can really put a strain on your body and make you sick. Find out why prioritizing stress relief may be just what the doctor ordered. Why stress is bad for your health A temperamental teen. Moving day and half the house … Lire la suite

The widely accepted view that exercise helps dispel depression and anxiety is misleading, since a common set of genes makes the most mentally healthy also the most prone to exercising.

By Susan Hayes | Prevention.com | September 21, 2004 Protect your blood-pumping muscle by increasing relaxation and exercise time Garden-variety stress–little spats, minor frustrations, short-lived blue moods–can raise your odds for fatal and irregular heartbeats, new research suggests. When 135 heart patients tracked their moods for 2 days while wearing portable heart monitors, scientists found … Lire la suite