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Renaud F. Boulanger
Researcher at McGill University Health Centre
Publications - 21
Citations - 276
Renaud F. Boulanger is an academic researcher from McGill University Health Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community engagement & Research ethics. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 21 publications receiving 227 citations. Previous affiliations of Renaud F. Boulanger include St. Michael's Hospital & McGill University.
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Aligning Community Engagement With Traditional Authority Structures in Global Health Research: A Case Study From Northern Ghana
Paulina Tindana,Linda Rozmovits,Renaud F. Boulanger,Sunita V S Bandewar,Raymond A. Aborigo,Abraham Hodgson,Pamela Kolopack,James V. Lavery +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that specific preexisting features of the community have greatly facilitated community engagement and that using traditional community engagement mechanisms limits the social disruption associated with research conducted by outsiders.
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The Challenge of Timely, Responsive and Rigorous Ethics Review of Disaster Research: Views of Research Ethics Committee Members
Matthew Hunt,Catherine M. Tansey,James Anderson,Renaud F. Boulanger,Renaud F. Boulanger,Lisa Eckenwiler,John Pringle,Lisa Schwartz +7 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the experiences of REC members who had reviewed disaster research conducted in low- or middle-income countries found timeliness, responsiveness and rigorousness were identified as characterizing effective and high-quality review.
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Engaging communities in tuberculosis research
Renaud F. Boulanger,Stephanie Seidel,Erica Lessem,Lee Pyne-Mercier,Lee Pyne-Mercier,Sharon D. Williams,Laia Ruiz Mingote,Cherise Scott,Alicia Y Chou,James V. Lavery,James V. Lavery,James V. Lavery +11 more
TL;DR: To build successfully on the promising activities described in this personal view, research funders and sponsors should show leadership in allocation of resources for the implementation and assessment of community engagement programmes in tuberculosis trials.
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Familiar ethical issues amplified: how members of research ethics committees describe ethical distinctions between disaster and non-disaster research.
Catherine M. Tansey,James A Anderson,Renaud F. Boulanger,Renaud F. Boulanger,Lisa Eckenwiler,John Pringle,Lisa Schwartz,Matthew Hunt +7 more
TL;DR: As RECs review disaster research protocols, they should address these concerns and consider how justification, vulnerability, security and confidentially, and community engagement are shaped by the realities of conducting research in a disaster.
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Where Caring Is Sharing: Evolving Ethical Considerations in Tuberculosis Prevention Among Healthcare Workers
TL;DR: There is a strong case for the community of bioethicists to continue to take greater interest both in the micro-level and macro-level issues that put HCWs working in areas with high tuberculosis prevalence in ethically untenable positions.