Dr. Yves Joanette

Biography

Yves Joanette is a full professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal and a member of the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec. He holds a doctorate in neurological sciences from the Université de Montréal (1980) and completed his postdoctoral training in neuropsychology and behavioral neurology in France (1980-1982). Since 2011, he has served as the scientific director of the Institute of Aging at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Previously, he was the CEO of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec and spent ten years as the research director at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Joanette has been an influential researcher in aging processes and cognitive disorders, significantly contributing to the understanding of neurofunctional reorganization that supports communication abilities with age, the effects of right hemisphere brain lesions on these abilities, and cognitive disorders in Alzheimer's disease. An internationally renowned researcher, he has actively participated in the dissemination of research results and the introduction of exemplary clinical practices. He is also a leading figure in global dementia efforts, having served as the chair of the World Dementia Council from 2016 to 2018. Joanette has received several accolades, including honorary doctorates from the Université Lumière Lyon 2 and the Université d'Ottawa, and has made significant contributions to the training of health care professionals and researchers in the field.

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