Lab Information
Alexandra De Pokomandy (MD/MSc)
ScientistCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Department of Family Medicine (McGill)
Research Profile
http://www.chiwos.ca/
Keywords
HIV • primary care • women's health • human papillomavirus (HPV) • prevention of comorbidities • epidemiologyResearch Interests
My research focuses on preventing comorbidities related to viral diseases in marginalized populations, particularly for people living with HIV, and on cancer related to human papillomavirus (HPV). I am also interested in women's health and integrated primary care for people living with HIV. I am particularly experienced conducting cohort studies or trials, using patient engagement approaches. My work as a clinician scientist aims to recognize patient health concerns and make improvements to clinical practices that will benefit individuals who suffer most from inequities and stigma.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Osborne, Z., Habanyama, M., Cameron, B., de Pokomandy, A., Gagnier, B., King, E., Koebel, J., Loutfy, M., Martin, C., Masching, R., Narasimhan, M., Nicholson, V., Pick, N., Smith, S., Tognazzini, S., Tharao, W. & Kaida, A. (2025). Meaningful Engagement as a Cornerstone for Implementing the Key Recommendations to Advance the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living With HIV Across Policy, Practice, and Research in Canada. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, vol. 24, p. 23259582241302773.
- Kassam, P., El-Zein, M., Tota, J. E., Tellier, P.-P., Coutlée, F., de Pokomandy, A. & Franco, E. L. (2024). HPV vaccination and anal HPV infection in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Vaccine, vol. 45, p. 126644.
- Ma, Y., Lessard, D., Vicente, S., Engler, K., Rodriguez Cruz, A., Laymouna, M., Opal-COVID Patient Expert Committee, Hijal, T., Del Balso, L., Thériault, G., Paisible, N., Kronfli, N., Pomey, M.-P., Peiris, H., Barkati, S., Brouillette, M.-J., Klein, M., Cox, J., de Pokomandy, A., Asselah, J., Bartlett, S. J. & Lebouché, B. (2024). Implementing a Patient Portal for the Remote Follow-Up of Self-Isolating Patients With COVID-19 Infection Through Patient and Stakeholder Engagement (the Opal-COVID Study): Mixed Methods Pilot Study. Journal of participatory medicine, vol. 16, p. e48194.
- Ma, Y., Achiche, S., Tu, G., Vicente, S., Lessard, D., Engler, K., Lemire, B., MARVIN chatbots Patient Expert Committee, Laymouna, M., de Pokomandy, A., Cox, J. & Lebouché, B. (2025). The first AI-based Chatbot to promote HIV self-management: A mixed methods usability study. HIV medicine, vol. 26, p. 184-206.
- Chawla, S., Kaida, A., Brouillette, M.-J., Kleiner, B., Dubuc, D., Skerritt, L., Burchell, A. N., Rouleau, D., Loutfy, M., de Pokomandy, A. & CHIWOS research team (2024). Mental health service use and shortages among a cohort of women living with HIV in Canada. BMC health services research, vol. 24, p. 923.
- Alessandrini, J., Cox, J., de Pokomandy, A., Hart, T. A., Grace, D., Grennan, T., Moore, D., Lambert, G., Chambers, C., Deeks, S. L., Grewal, R., Lachowsky, N. J., Sauvageau, C., Tan, D. H. S., Coutlée, F. & Burchell, A. N. (2024). Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Urban Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Canada, 2017-2019. The Journal of infectious diseases, vol. 230, p. e1039-e1048.
- Long, C., Cinque, F., Kablawi, D., Kim, D. H. D., Tadjo, T. F., Elgretli, W., Ballesteros, L. R., Lupu, A., Nudo, M., Lebouché, B., Kronfli, N., Cox, J., Costiniuk, C. T., De Pokomandy, A., Routy, J.-P., Klein, M. B., Lamonde, F., Agnihotram, R. V., Saeed, S. & Sebastiani, G. (2024). Material deprivation is associated with liver stiffness and liver-related outcomes in people with HIV. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, vol. 44, p. 2615-2624.
- Arora, A. K., Vicente, S., Engler, K., Lessard, D., Huerta, E., Ishak, J., Kronfli, N., Routy, J.-P., Cox, J., Lemire, B., Klein, M., de Pokomandy, A., Del Balso, L., Sebastiani, G., Vedel, I., Quesnel-Vallée, A., Lebouché, B. & ASAP Migrant Advisory Committee (2024). Patient-reported outcomes and experiences of migrants enrolled in a multidisciplinary HIV clinic with rapid, free, and onsite treatment dispensation: the 'ASAP' study. AIDS research and therapy, vol. 21, p. 40.
- Logie, C. H., Sokolovic, N., Casale, A., Ndung'u, M., Kennedy, V. L., Underhill, A., Fallon, B., Cardinal, C., Webster, K., Cotnam, J., Kaida, A., de Pokomandy, A. & Loutfy, M. (2024). Clinical HIV outcome trajectories associated with a history of child protective service out-of-home care: Longitudinal cohort findings with women living with HIV in Canada. HIV medicine, vol. 25, p. 1051-1057.
- Medeiros, P., Koebel, J., Yu, A., Kazemi, M., Nicholson, V., Frank, P., Persad, Y., O'Brien, N., Bertozzi, B., Smith, S., Ndung'u, M., Fraleigh, A., Gagnier, B., Cardinal, C., Webster, K., Sanchez, M., Lee, M., Lacombe-Duncan, A., Logie, C. H., Gormley, R., de Pokomandy, A., Kaida, A. & Loutfy, M. R. (2024). Experiences and resultant care gaps among women with HIV in Canada: concept mapping the Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) findings. BMJ open, vol. 14, p. e078833.
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