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Title:<\/strong><\/td>\nGeographical full time professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Address:<\/strong><\/td>\nD\u00e9partement de microbiologie et immunologie
\nCHU Sainte-Justine
\n3175, ch. De la C\u00f4te-Ste-Catherine
\nMontr\u00e9al (Qu\u00e9bec)\u00a0 H3T 1C5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Room:<\/strong><\/td>\nB.17.102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phone:<\/strong><\/td>\n514-345-4931, ext. 7430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email:<\/strong><\/td>\nc.quach@umontreal.ca<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n

Biography<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Caroline Quach is a Professor in the Departments of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology and of Pediatrics at University of Montreal. She is an adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health at McGill University and a scientific collaborator at the School of Public Health at Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels. She is the physician in charge of Infection Prevention and control at CHU Sainte-Justine where she also works as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and medical microbiologist. Dr. Quach is a clinician-scientist, supported by the Fonds de Recherche Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 Sant\u00e9 (FRQS, chercheure boursi\u00e8re de m\u00e9rite) and was recently awarded the Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 in Infection Prevention and Control. Her research interests are in Infection Prevention: both healthcare-associated and vaccine-preventable diseases.<\/p>\n

Dr. Quach is the current Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization from the Public Health Agency of Canada. She is a former president from the Association for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI) Canada (2014-2016). She was named Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Dr. Quach was selected as one of the 2019 most Powerful Women in Canada (2019 Top 100 Award Winner in the Manulife Science and Technology category).<\/p>\n

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