Discover the winners of the 2025 Hippocrate Awards
Welcome to the page dedicated to the 2025 winners!
This edition held special significance, marking the 15th anniversary of the Hippocrate Awards. Since its inception, the event has brought together the healthcare ecosystem around a shared mission: to support, recognize, and promote promising initiatives that benefit the community, and to highlight those who contribute to the health of Quebecers.
Discover the winners in the Emerging and Transformative categories!
2025 Grand Prize Winners
Emerging Category
Innovation Award – Digital, Technological, Pharmacological, and Artificial Intelligence Transformation
Organization: Center for Research on Aging, University of Sherbrooke; CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS; Sercovie Community Center
Principal Investigators: Hassiba Chebbihi, geriatrician, researcher
Transformative Category
Innovation Award – Digital, Technological, Pharmacological, and Artificial Intelligence Transformation
Organization: Kevin Girard Pharmacies
Project Lead: Kevin Girard, Pharmacist and Owner, Uniprix
Other Awards
ALL WINNERS
Emerging Category
Project: AllianC5: Clinic for the Assessment of Asthma Exacerbations
Organization: IUCPQ-ULaval
Leaders: Andréanne Coté, Pulmonologist and Intensive Care Specialist
Project: Healthy Community
Organization: Special Olympics Quebec
Leaders: Tristan Delmas, Director of Healthy Communities
Project: TAKECARE: Implementation of a mental health technology solution to support the use of continuous clinical monitoring and improve the quality of care and services in programs for first-episode psychosis
Organization: CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, in partnership with Greybox
Leaders: Amine Saadi, Director of Mental Health and Addictions Programs, in collaboration with Clara Duverney, Project Manager, Greybox Solutions
Project: Digital Transformation of Postoperative Follow-ups at the CHU de Québec
Organization: CHU de Québec, in collaboration with LeoMed
Leaders: Julie Maranda, Nurse, Executive Assistant, DCP Care Pathway; Joseph Aubut, Director of Medical Technologies, LeoMed
Project: PRISME: Immersive Reality Platform for Monitoring and Measuring Clinical Expressions
Organization: CHU Sainte-Justine
Leaders: Guillaume Dumas, Researcher, Azrieli Research Center
Project: Development of a multimodal pre-rehabilitation program, co-created with seniors, for patients awaiting elective total hip replacement
Organization: Aging Research Center, University of Sherbrooke; CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS; Sercovie Community Center
Principal Investigators: Hassiba Chebbihi, geriatrician, researcher
Project: ExoFlex
Organization: ExoFlex Inc.
Leaders: Félix Roy, President and CEO
Transformative Category
Project: Prehospital Video Triage for Acute Stroke
Organizations: CHUM
Leaders: Christian Stapf, neurologist
Project: PRISM: A Revolution in Mental Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
Organizations: CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île de Montréal
Leaders: Giovanna Cocco, Director of DSMD; Vincent Laliberté, psychiatrist, researcher; Samuel Watts, President and CEO, Mission Bon Accueil
Project: SuPER (Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics Centre): Advancing value-based surgical care through the integration of robotics and AI
Organization: Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Project Lead: Dr. Amir Hooshiar, Assistant Professor
Project: Patient Timeline (PT)
Organization: CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, in collaboration with Harris Healthcare
Leader: Dr. Justin Cross, Director of Digital Health; Seth Salmon, Harris Healthcare; Jacques Laporte, Consultation Merlix; Mark Karanosky, GMFU Herzl
Project: Centre of Excellence in Cell Therapy (CETC)
Organization: CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, in collaboration with IRIC and the C3i Centre
Leaders: Denis Claude Roy, Director, IHOT and CETC; Claude Perreault, IRIC; Yvan Coté, Centre C3i; Dr. Silvy Lachance, Héma-Québec
Project: Follow-up Clinic for Orphan Patients
Organization: Kevin Girard Pharmacies
Leaders: Kevin Girard, Pharmacist-Owner, Uniprix
Project: Summer Academy: An Immersive Program
Organization: CHUM
Leader: Camille Lalonde-Gagnon, Head of the Learning and Simulation Center
Innovation Award – Prevention – Intersectoral Collaboration – Sustainable Health
Project: City of Trois-Rivières Integrated Action Plan for Social Cohesion
Organization: City of Trois-Rivières
Leaders: Cindy Moreau, Head of the Office of Social Development
Project: Together with You, Saint-Zénon and Saint-Michel-des-Saints
Organization: Lanaudière CISSS
Leaders: Marie-Ève Brien, Director of General Services, Frontline Services, and Partnerships
Project: Mobile Clinical Unit for Cardiovascular Prevention in Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities
Organization: IUCPQ
Leaders: Marie-Ève Piché, Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Prevention Sector
2024 Grand Prize Winners
Emerging Category
Innovation Award – Digital, Technological, Pharmacological, and Artificial Intelligence Transformation
Organization: CoeurWay
Leaders: Antoine Lavoie, Co-founder and VP; Joseph Petruccelli, Medical Director
Transformative Category
Innovation Award – Digital, Technological, Pharmacological, and Artificial Intelligence Transformation
Organization: CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de l’île de Montréal
Project Lead: Ms. Aurelia Difabrizio
Other Awards
ALL WINNERS
Emerging Category
Project: The Comprehensive Brain Mapping and Neuromodulation Program
Organization: CHU Ste-Justine
Principal Investigators: Aris Hadjinicolaou, neurologist; Alexander G. Weil, neurosurgeon
Project: É-LABO: Living Ethics Laboratory
Organization: Montreal Clinical Research Institute
Leaders: Eric Racine, research professor; Bénédicte D’Anjou, coordinator
Project: Strategy for Accelerating and Integrating Digital Mental Health
Organization: CIUSSS Est de l’Ile de Montréal, supported by a multi-stakeholder evaluation and selection committee
Leaders: Ms. Jennifer Dahak, Co-Director, Centre of Expertise in Information Technology for Mental Health, Addiction, and Homelessness
Project: The Passerelle Program: An “academy” for PAB within the CIUSSS
Organization: CIUSSS de l’Ouest de l’île de Montréal
Leaders: Isabelle Caron, Director of SAPA Housing; Mr. Jean-Philippe Ferland, Director of HR
Project: ADAPTING TO CHANGE: PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE ACTION
Organization: CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent in collaboration with an integrated regional initiative
Leaders: Joanne Aubé Maurice, Public Health Specialist; Annabelle Savard, Planning Officer
Project: Supporting culturally safe Indigenous childbirth in high-risk obstetrics
Organization: McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Leaders: Jennifer Pepin, Coordinator, Women’s Health Mission; Sophia Kapellas, Obstetric Nurse
Project: Cœur Way: Your AI-powered medical documentation assistant.
Organization: CoeurWay
Leaders: Antoine Lavoie, Co-founder and VP; Joseph Petruccelli, Medical Director
Project: “Mess Up This Notebook, Take Care of Yourself”
Organizations: Intersectoral Committee: CISSS de Lanaudière, Public Health Division, Centre scolaire des affluents, Regional Roundtable
Leader: Marc André Girard, Program Administration Manager
Project: Hearts on a Visit
Organizations: Cœurs en visite and U de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine; collaborators: CHU Sainte-Justine, CHUM, and CIUSSS Centre-Sud
Project Lead: Othmane Zekraoui
Transformative Category
Project: Mino Pimatisi8in, Val D’Or Indigenous Health Clinic
Organizations: CISSS Abitibi and Val-d’Or Indigenous Friendship Centre
Leaders: Ms. Caroline Roy, CISSS Abitibi, and Mr. Stephane Laroche, Val d’Or Indigenous Friendship Centre
Project: Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Clinics, an Unexpected Novelty for the Quebec Population
Organizations: CISSS Outaouais, CIUSSS Ouest de l’Île, CISSS de Laval
Leaders: Ms. Mélanie Boudreau, Ms. Marie-Pier Bourbonnais, Ms. Caroline Thibault
Project: Dispatch Paramedicine
Organization: Groupe Alerte Santé
Project Lead: Mr. Yves Masse, Executive Director
Project: Urban Agriculture in Long-Term Care Facilities
Organization: CIUSSS East of the Island of Montreal
Project Lead: Marie Joelle Chrétien, Sustainable Health Advisor
Project: Clinical Assistant Program for Medical Graduates from Outside Canada and the United States Residing in Quebec (DHCEU)
Organization: DISTRICT MEDICAL
Leaders: Dr. Sabrine Manoli, Dr. Christine Eskander, Dr. Georges Zaarour
Project: VIGILANCE
Organization: CISSS de la Montérégie Ouest
Leaders: Ms. Anick Grimard, Ms. Victoria Martineau, CISSS de la Montérégie Ouest, and Ms. Caroline Beaulne, ABC de la famille
Project: Implementation of a virtual on-demand interpretation platform – Voyce
Organization: CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de l’île de Montréal
Project Lead: Ms. Aurelia Difabrizio
Project: “AI & Health Journey” Podcast
Organization: CHUM
Leaders: Ms. Natalie Mayerhofer and Ms. Oriane Morriet
Project: Implementation of virtual reality for pain and anxiety management during procedures to remove percutaneous pins or sutures in children (PINS)
Organization: CHU Ste Justine Research Center and University of Montreal
Project Lead: Julien Gardner and Ms. Sylvie Lemay, Internship Supervisor
Winners of the 2023 edition
Grand Prize
WINNERS — Tied
Team led by Dr. Nathalie Saad, pulmonologist
Mount Sinai Hospital, CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Grand Prize
WINNERS — Tied
Team led by Dr. Stéphanie Marsan, physician
Montreal University Hospital Centre (CHUM)
Other awards
WINNERS
PROJECT: VITR.AI
Mr. Alexandre Chagnon, Founder of VITR.AI
VITR: AI
PROJECT: Operations Management Center
The Operations Department team at Urgences-Santé
Urgence-Santé
PROJECT: Prostate Cancer Screening: Improved Access to Services
The team of Ms. Sylvie Martel, Multidisciplinary Services, and Dr. Eric Turcotte, Researcher
Institution: CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS-CRCHUS
PROJECT: Preventing the Risks of Functional Decline and Falls in the Hospital Setting Through an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach
The team of Ms. Sophie Bellevance and Ms. Isabelle Roussin Collin
The University Institute of Cardiology and Pulmonology of Quebec
PROJECT: PETAPAN
The team of Ms. Christine Francoeur and Antoine St-Germain, homelessness specialist
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Regional Health and Social Services Center
PROJECT: Pharma-C: Hepatitis C Screening in Community Pharmacies: A Quebec Feasibility and knowledge transfer
The team of Ms. Rachel Therrien, pharmacist
University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM)
PROJECT: Training for Frontline Trainers
The team of Ms. Anaelle Morin, RN, M.Sc., and Ms. Marie-Ève Perron, RN, M.Sc.
University of Sherbrooke
Previous Winners
2022
Grand Prize
WINNERS — Tied
GAP (Network Access and Relevance), Dr. Eric Lavoie’s team, CIUSSS Bas St Laurent.
Other Awards
WINNERS
2021
Grand Prize
WINNERS
Other awards
WINNERS
2020
Grand Prize
WINNERS — Tie
Other awards
WINNERS
Honorable Mentions
WINNERS
Distinguished Award
WINNERS
2019
Projet d’évaluation de la personnalisation des soins infirmiers, médicaux et pharmaceutiques en soins de longue durée, CIUSSS CN et GMFU Haute Ville
Projet déploiement d’une équipe SCPD interdisciplinaire de 2e et 3e ligne pour le RUIS de UDM, CCSMTL, CIUSSS Centre Sud de Mtl.
2018
Projet Clinique Ado+Montréal, des jeunes en difficulté au cœur des Priorités, CIUSSS Centre Sud de l’île de Montréal
Projet se Battre pour la dignité humaine, CISSS de Laval.
2017
Projet Davantage de collaboration pour moins d’infections, diminution des infections du site opératoire en transplantation d’organes solides et chirurgie hépatobiliaire et en chirurgie cardiaque, CUSM
Projet L’interdisciplinarité au service des petits cœurs malades, clinique d’investigation neuro cardiaque (CINC) CHU Sainte-Justine.
2016
Projet Quand un projet interdisciplinaire prévient les amputations, un levier pour la guérison du pied diabétique, Centre Hospitalier régional de Lanaudiere et UQTR, et +.
