Our mission
Can-Change is made up of a group of scientific and practice leaders in the design and delivery/dissemination of evidence-based health behaviour change interventions that promote the adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyles. Read more…
Our programs
Our training programs and workshops target multiple healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, psychologists, allied health) and trainees, and have covered a range of topics (e.g., motivational communication approaches, adherence interventions, stress management, health behavior change strategies, multidisciplinary medicine). Read more…
Recent posts
Call for Candidates – Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Concordia University: Psychosocial aspects of bariatric care across the life course
The Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Concordia University, Montreal, announces the availability of a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bariatric Care in adolescents and adults living with obesity in partnership with the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the CIUSSS-NIM.
Call for Candidates – Postdoctoral Fellowship: Behaviour Change Communication Training for Healthcare Professionals
This fellowship will be directly attached to a pan-Canadian CIHR-funded study designed to develop and test behaviour change communication training programs targeting physicians, nurses and allied healthcare providers working in the area of chronic disease management.
Can-Change Lead Dr. Kim Lavoie as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Medicine
Based out of her dedicated research and training centre, the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC), Dr. Lavoie’s research will contribute to generating currently lacking empirical data on efficacy and supporting the development of valid and reliable MC competency assessment tools that are increasingly accessible and easier to administer.