Prof. Patrick Loisel, MD Prof. Patrick Loisel holds a Doctorate in medicine (MD), University of Paris VI, specialization in orthopedic surgery. After a career at the University of Sherbrooke, he is now Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health of the University of Toronto and researcher at the Centre for Research in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO) at the University Health Network. He heads a team of the 30 researchers/mentors of the Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program, a unique worldwide training program for researchers in work disability prevention. His work is dedicated to research and evidence implementation in the field of work disability prevention for musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Loisel has developed, tested and applied in the community an evidence-based work disability management program, the Sherbrooke model, linking clinical and workplace interventions, demonstrating for the first time the specific effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace interventions for back pain disability. He is the author of many publications and presentations in the work disability prevention field.