“Our research is changing medical practice for the greater well-being of the
patients. Without discovery, medical care in cardiology, respirology and
obesity would not be what it is today.’’
–Dr. Denis Richard, Director of the Research Centre
FEBRUARY 2018
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Business Elite Canada
spoke with Dr.
DenisRichard, Directorof theResearch
Centre, about the ground-breaking
research conducted at the centre for
the advancement in the treatment
and prevention of the SCDs. To say
the work being done is outstanding is
an understatement; the the QHLI Re-
search Centre’s world-class research-
ers are generating some of the most-
cutting-edge research in these fields
in the world today.
The QHLI is a supraregional hospital
offering specialized (tertiary) care
and services in cardiology, pulmon-
ology and obesity surgery, serving a
population base of over 2 million. The
only hospital in Canada to offer in one
location specialized and ultraspecial-
ized care and services in cardiology,
pulmonology and obesity surgery, it
is the hospital with the largest clinical
volume in tertiary cardiology in Que-
bec and Canada in a single location;
