Honoring the Legacy of Pierre Pluye

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and elected member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences since 2017. He was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches. Pierre passed away surrounded by his family on August 1 st , 2023, at his home in Montreal, at the age of 60. Despite his illness over the past three years, he never stopped helping students, colleagues, and stakeholders, and giving constructive advice that he referred to as his "his 5 cents."Pierre was born on November 17 th , 1962, in Le Puy and grew up in Pau, France. He started his career as a general practitioner with Doctors of the World. He embodied the values of compassion, integrity, and community throughout his life. He worked in multiple regions-France, the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, Romania, and Somalia-where he coordinated public health programs, including an international epidemiological study on maternal health. Through these experiences he became passionate about public health programs and research, prompting him to pursue a Master's degree in Community Health and a Ph.D. in Public Health and Health Promotion at the Université de Montréal.Pierre embarked on his journey in mixed methods research in 2002 when he joined McGill University. He began as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine and later assumed the role of professor at the Department of Family Medicine. Throughout his career, Pierre consistently integrated mixed methods into his research in primary care, contributing to numerous methodological and empirical papers. He produced over 200 peer-reviewed articles,

Geriatric Breast Cancer: Staging, Molecular Surrogates, and Treatment. A Review & Meta-analysis

“…Using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), quality ratings were determined based on the degree to which each study's methodology met predetermined criteria using the approach described by Charette, McKenna [51]. Studies were classified as either low (scoring ≤3) or high (score >3) depending on the reviewer answered: "yes" (1 point) or "no" (0 points) [52].…”

In This Issue: Tribute to Pierre Pluye, Participant Selection Joint Display in Transformative Designs, The Extended Pillar Integration Process, Machine Learning Mixed Methods Text Analysis, and Graphical Retrieval and Analysis of Temporal Information Systems

“…Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. His colleagues Hong et al (2024) provide this tribute honoring his legacy and contributions in the fields of mixed methods and primary care. They also highlight his role as mentor of many students.…”