SOLIDAGE, the McGill University - Université de Montréal Research Group on Frailty and Aging, is devoted to research, policy studies and practice development and training in the organization, management and care of the older population. Formed in 1999 to broaden the collaboration of researchers on integrated services for the frail elderly, SOLIDAGE is based at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Background

SOLIDAGE receives support and active participation from its partners:

•  Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital
•  Institut de recherche en santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (IRSPUM – Université de Montréal Public Health Research Institute)  
• Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine, McGill University

Co-Directors

 François Béland, PhD
Professor
School of Public Health, Université de Montréal

 Johanne Monette, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
McGill University and Jewish General Hospital

Researchers

 Howard Bergman, MD
Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine (Geriatrics) and Oncology
McGill University and Jewish General Hospital

 Simon Bergman, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGill University
Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital

 Isabelle Vedel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Division of Geriatrics, McGill University
Lady Davis Institute – Jewish General Hospital

Collaborators

Jean-Louis Denis, PhD
Professor
National School of Public Administration (ENAP)

Liette Lapointe, PhD
Associate Professor
Université McGill, Desautels Faculty of Management

Lise Lamothe, PhD
Vice Dean, School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Université de Montréal

Staff

Research Professionals: Claude Galand, Geneviève Arsenault-Lapierre, Nadia Sourial

Adjunct Investigator: Dominic Julien

Programmer: John Fletcher

Research Assistants: Marine Hardouin, Mélanie Le Berre

Coordinator: Rebecca Rupp

Contact

CIUSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal
CLSC Métro
1801 de Maisonneuve Blvd, #600
Montréal, Québec  H3H 1J9
E-mail:  info@solidage.ca