Dr. Réjean Hébert is a renowned researcher on aging in Canada and internationally. A trained doctor of medicine, he is professor in the department of family medicine at the Université de Sherbrooke, and former director of the Research Centre in Aging at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke. Dr. Hébert’s research relates to functional decline in seniors (epidemiology, health services).
He is currently engaged in evaluative studies on the efficacy of health services and programs, particularly integrated networks of services for the elderly and disabled.
He is also involved in research on caregivers of patients with dementia. He developed and validated the Functional Autonomy Measurement System (SMAF), a disability rating scale widely used in Canada and other countries for clinical and research purposes. He has published more than 100 research papers in international journals. In addition, he is associate editor of Précis pratique de gériatrie, a French-language textbook on geriatrics. Dr. Hébert is the founding Scientific Director of the Institute of Aging.
