University Mission
A research centre within the hospital
At Sacré-Cœur, Albert-Prévost and Rivière-des-Prairies, researchers are active in a wide variety of disciplines. Having a research centre within a hospital offers a major advantage: patients benefit more quickly from the outcomes of the work carried out on site by the care teams.
The vast majority of our researchers, regardless of their field, are pioneers and leaders in the country. They bring international recognition to the hospital where they conduct their work. Our experts are passionate about providing the community with a high-quality care environment.
The research conducted in the various Santé Québec Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal – Universitaire facilities, including the work carried out at the Montreal Sacré-Cœur Hospital Research Centre, is grouped under the name Centre Savoirs partagés.
To find out more, visit the Centre Savoirs partagés's website (in french only)
- The research activities of the Centre Savoirs partagés have been grouped around four areas of expertise:
- Trauma and critical care
- Brain in action
- Health promotion, prevention and management of chronic diseases
- Social innovation
The work conducted by the first three divisions is carried out by Sacré-Cœur research groups.
The CARSM to study sleep disorders
Sacré-Cœur's Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (CARSM) houses both a clinic and a research group. Its mission is to generate new knowledge about sleep and to understand, diagnose, treat and prevent sleep disorders.
The CARSM team is also the custodian of the Canadian Biobank for Sleep Research.
- Spotlight on the Biobank
- It holds more than 40,000 patient blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid samples.
- It features an entire informatics infrastructure containing the clinical data collected from these same patients who have given their consent to have their samples stored.
- It is a true gem that establishes CARSM as a leading international hub in sleep research.
Research at the core of ITC
The Integrated Trauma Centre (ITC), the only one of its kind in Canada, fosters the development and success of research in trauma and acute care.
It brings together state-of-the-art clinical services and facilities, teaching spaces and research laboratories in a single shared space, fostering the proliferation of ideas and synergy between these missions: clinical (care), research and teaching.
MBMC and the ICARE study
Located at Sacré-Coeur Hospital, the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC) is dedicated to research and training in the fields of behavioural medicine (including clinical trials and epidemiology) and psychophysiology.
The international ICARE study, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of the most important research projects initiated and conducted by the MBMC.
Medical training
Sacré-Cœur's physicians, health care professionals, nurses and attendants constantly update their knowledge in order to effectively train the next generation. This helps advance knowledge and improve the quality of care.
Many of these experts have close ties to major academic institutions such as the Université de Montréal or teaching colleges.
Using simulation to teach complex cases
Sacré-Cœur's teams are equipped with simulation labs and high-tech equipment to recreate the most complex cases, helping students and care teams sharpen their skills and gain knowledge in a safe environment that closely mirrors real-life situations. This actively contributes to enhancing care and services, particularly in trauma and critical care.
Fellowships to attract the best specialists
The Foundation helps establish fellowship programs that attract specialists in various fields, such as critical care, cardiology and pulmonology.
These physicians come to complete their fellowship training with our leading experts in these highly specialized fields. Some of them will stay on the Sacré-Cœur teams to establish their practice.
Students accompany our researchers
The Centre Savoirs partagés teams welcome doctoral and postdoctoral students. By working alongside our researchers, these students catch the bug for hospital-based research and develop the desire to pursue their practice while becoming full-fledged researchers themselves.