Professor Dr. Juan Nicolás Peña Sánchez

Biography

Dr. Juan-Nicolás Peña-Sánchez is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in the College of Medicine, specializing in Community Health Epidemiology. He holds an MD, PhD, and MPH, and is actively involved in collaborative interdisciplinary research programs aimed at addressing the needs of populations facing challenges within healthcare systems. His research focuses on four main pillars: access to healthcare for patients with chronic conditions, integrated models of care, the well-being and motivation of healthcare professionals, and the scholarship of the behavioral and social aspects of medicine. Dr. Peña-Sánchez is a member of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Research Collaborative Network and partners with Indigenous patient and family advocates to raise awareness for IBD among Indigenous peoples and improve access to care. Additionally, he is the Saskatchewan lead investigator for the Canadian Gastrointestinal Epidemiology Consortium (CanGIEC), conducting national studies utilizing administrative health data. Dr. Peña-Sánchez also serves as the Director of Community-Based Learning Experiences and is involved in promoting inclusion and diversity within national programs aimed at training the next generation of researchers in gastroenterology and liver diseases.

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