Guillaume Germain
 
                    Education
M.Sc. and B.Sc., economics, University of Quebec at Montreal
Summary of Experience
Mr. Germain specializes in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). He has extensive experience in retrospective database/claims analyses; clinical efficacy, safety profile, treatment patterns, and medication compliance studies; and biostatistics, epidemiology, and health outcomes research with advanced statistical methods, such as survival analysis, general estimating equations, and nonparametric testing. Mr. Germain has conducted research on a broad range of diseases and conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, cancer, schizophrenia, and hepatitis C. His research has been presented at international conferences including those of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). Mr. Germain’s research and analyses have been published in peer-reviewed journals including The Oncologist, the Journal of Asthma, the Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Clinical Therapeutics, and the Journal of Medical Economics.
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                                                        Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of belimumab in patients with SLE using SLE-related laboratory values and rheumatoid arthritis-derived disease activity measures: RAPID3, swollen joint count and tender joint countLupus Science & Medicine, 2024 
 2024Germain G, Worley K, MacKnight SD, Rubin B, Bell CF, Laliberté F, Urosevic A, Duh MS, Concoff A 
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                                                        Real-world association between systemic corticosteroid exposure and complications in US patients with severe asthmaAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2024 
 2024Casale TB, Corbridge T, Germain G, Laliberté F, MacKnight SD, Boudreau J, Duh MS, Deb A 
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                                                        Real-world users of triple therapy for asthma in the USAmerican Journal of Managed Care, 2024 
 2024Hansel NN, Abbott CB, Averell CM, Germain G, Laliberté F, Mahendran M, Duh MS, Settipane RA 
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                                                        A 5-Year Retrospective, Observational Study Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Outcome Measures to Characterize Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Burden in the USARheumatology and Therapy, 2023 
 2023Bell CF, Huang SP, Yu LH, DerSarkissian M, Germain G, Concoff AL, Averell CM, Rubin B, Gu YM, Duh MS, Wallace DJ 
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                                                        Real-World Study of Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol on Asthma Control in the USJournal of Asthma and Allergy, 2023 
 2023Bogart M, Germain G, Laliberté F, Mahendran M, Duh MS, DiRocco K, Noorduyn SG, Paczkowski R, Balkissoon R 
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                                                        Comparing Real-World Healthcare Costs Associated with Single-Tablet Regimens for HIV-1: The 2-Drug Regimen Dolutegravir/Lamivudine vs. Standard 3- or 4-Drug RegimensInfectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023 
 2023Priest J, Germain G, Laliberté F, Duh MS, Mahendran M, Fakih I, Oglesby A 
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                                                        Real-World Treatment Patterns and Switching Following Moderate/Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation in Patients with Commercial or Medicare Insurance in the United StatesInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2023 
 2023Bogart M, Germain G, Laliberté F, Lejeune D, Duh MS 
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                                                        Impact of adherence to treatment with inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β-agonists on asthma outcomes in the United StatesTherapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2022 
 2022Averell CM, Laliberté F, Germain G, Duh MS, Rousculp MD, MacKnight SD, Slade DJ 
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                                                        The real-world health resource use and costs of misdiagnosing bipolar I disorderJournal of Affective Disorders, 2022 
 2022McIntyre RS, Laliberté F, Germain G, MacKnight SD, Gillard P, Harrington A 
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                                                        Adherence and Persistence to Single-Inhaler Versus Multiple-Inhaler Triple Therapy for Asthma ManagementThe Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2022 
 2022Busse WW, Abbott CB, Germain G, Laliberté F, MacKnight SD, Jung Y, Duh MS, Averell CM 
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                                                        Symptom control in patients with asthma using inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β2-agonists (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol or budesonide/formoterol) in the US: a retrospective matched cohort studyJournal of Asthma, 2022 
 2022Averell CM, Laliberté F, Germain G, Duh MS, Lima R, Mahendran M, Slade DJ 
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                                                        Benefit of Prompt versus Delayed Use of Single-Inhaler Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) Following a COPD ExacerbationInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2022 
 2022Mannino D, Bogart M, Germain G, Huang SP, Ismaila AS, Laliberté F, Jung Y, MacKnight SD, Stiegler MA, Duh MS 
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                                                        Real-World Prostate-Specific Antigen Response and Treatment Adherence of Apalutamide in Patients with Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerUrology, 2022 
 2022Lowentritt B, Brown G, Pilon D, Ellis L, Germain G, Rossi C, Lefebvre P, Kernen K, Sieber P, Shore N 
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                                                        Disease burden and treatment adherence among children and adolescent patients with asthmaJournal of Asthma, 2022 
 2022Averell CM, Laliberté F, Germain G, Slade DJ, Duh MS, Spahn J 
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                                                        Elucidating the Real-World Burden of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in Patients in the USAOTO Open, 2022 
 2022Benson VS, Germain G, Chan RH, Sousa AR, Yang S, Silver J, Duh MS, Laliberté F, Chang R, Han JK 
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                                                        Real-World Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients with Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Pembrolizumab and Nivolumab in the USATargeted Oncology, 2021 
 2021Laliberté F, Raut M, Yang X, Germain G, Nahar A, Desai KD, MacKnight SD, Sen SS, Duh MS 
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                                                        Umeclidinium/Vilanterol Compared with Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol, Budesonide/Formoterol, and Tiotropium as Initial Maintenance Therapy in Patients with COPD Who Have High Costs and ComorbiditiesInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2021 
 2021Kalhan R, Slade D, Ray R, Moretz C, Germain G, Laliberté F, Shen Q, Duh MS, MacKnight SD, Hahn B 
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                                                        Real-World Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, Health Care Resource Use, and Costs of Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the U.S.The Oncologist, 2021 
 2021Yang X, Laliberté F, Germain G, Raut M, Duh MS, Sen SS, Lejeune D, Desai K, Armand P 
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                                                        Real-world impact of antiepileptic drug combinations with versus without perampanel on healthcare resource utilization in patients with epilepsy in the United StatesEpilepsy & Behavior, 2021 
 2021Laliberté F, Duh MS, Barghout V, Germain G, Frech F, Plauschinat C, Lejeune D, Malhotra M, Faught E 
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                                                        Treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs of patients diagnosed with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma in the United StatesJournal of Medical Economics, 2021 
 2021Yang X, Laliberté F, Germain G, Raut M, Duh MS, Sen SS, Lejeune D, Desai K, Armand P 
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                                                        Time-to-first exacerbation, adherence, and medical costs among US patients receiving umeclidinium/vilanterol or tiotropium as initial maintenance therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort studyBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 
 2021Slade D, Ray R, Moretz C, Germain G, Laliberté L, Shen Q, Duh MS, Mahendran M, Hahn B 
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                                                        Cancer associated thrombosis and mortality in patients with cancer stratified by khorana score risk levelsCancer Medicine, 2020 
 2020Khorana AA, Kuderer NM, McCrae K, Milentijevic D, Germain G, Laliberté F, MacKnight SD, Lefebvre P, Lyman GH, Streiff MB 
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                                                        Real-World Adherence in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated with Trifluridine plus Tipiracil or RegorafenibOncologist, 2020 
 2020Patel AK, Barghout V, Yenikomshian MA, Germain G, Jacques P, Laliberté F, Duh MS 
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                                                        Healthcare costs of stroke and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulantsJournal of Medical Economics, 2019 
 2019Rozjabek HM, Coleman CI, Ashton V, Laliberté F, Oyefesobi P, Lejeune D, Germain G, Schein JR, Yuan Z, Lefebvre P, Peterson ED 
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                                                        Modeling the impact of real-world adherence to once-daily (QD) versus twice-daily (BID) non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants on stroke and major bleeding events among non-valvular atrial fibrillation patientsCurrent Medical Research and Opinion, 2019 
 2019McHorney CA, Peterson ED, Ashton V, Laliberté F, Crivera C, Germain G, Sheikh N, Schein J, Lefebvre P 
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                                                        Medication adherence in patients with asthma using once-daily versus twice-daily ICS/LABAsJournal of Asthma, 2019 
 2019Averell CM, Stanford RH, Laliberté F, Wu JW, Germain G, Duh MS 
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                                                        Medication adherence and persistence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients receiving triple therapy in a USA commercially insured populationInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2019 
 2019Bogart M, Stanford RH, Laliberté F, Germain G, Wu JW, Duh MS 
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                                                        Characterizing Real-World Use Of Tiotropium In Asthma In The USAJournal of Asthma and Allergy, 2019 
 2019Averell CM, Laliberté F, Duh MS, Wu JW, Germain G, Faison S 
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                                                        Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure: Focus on Patients Without Atrial FibrillationJournal of Cardiac Failure, March 26, 2018 
 2018Berger JS, Peterson E, Laliberté F, Germain G, Lejeune D, Schein J, Lefebvre P, Zhao Q, Weir MR 
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                                                        Adherence to rivaroxaban versus apixaban among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Analysis of overall population and subgroups of prior oral anticoagulant usersPLOS One. 2018 Apr 5;13(4):e0194099 
 2018McHorney CA, Crivera C, Laliberté F, Germain G, Wynant W, Lefebvre P 
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                                                        Effects of Systemic Corticosteroids on Blood Eosinophil Counts in Asthma: Real-World DataJournal of Asthma. 2018 Oct 16:1-8 
 2018Ortega H, Llanos JP, Lafeuille MH, Duh MS, Germain G, Lejeune D, Sama S, Bell C, Hahn B 
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                                                        Burden of disease associated with a COPD eosinophilic phenotypeInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2018 Aug 13;13:2425-2433 
 2018Ortega H, Llanos JP, Lafeuille MH, Germain G, Duh MS, Bell CF, Sama SR, Hahn B 
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                                                        Health characteristics of patients with asthma, COPD and asthma-COPD overlap in the NHANES databaseInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2018 Sep 12;13:2859-2868 
 2018Llanos JP, Ortega H, Germain G, Duh MS, Lafeuille MH, Tiggelaar S, Bell CF, Hahn B 
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                                                        Treatment persistence and hospitalization rates among patients with schizophrenia: a quasi-experiment to evaluate a patient information programCurrent Medical Research and Opinion. Apr 2017;33(4):713-721 
 2017Pilon D, Amos TB, Germain G, Lafeuille MH, Lefebvre P, Benson CJ 
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                                                        Health care resource utilization before and after perampanel initiation among patients with epilepsy in the United StatesEpilepsia. Jul 25 2017 
 2017Faught E, Laliberté F, Wang Z, Barghout V, Haider B, Lejeune D, Germain G, Choi J, Wagh A, Duh MS 
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                                                        Stroke risk reduction outweighed bleeding risk increase from vitamin K antagonist treatment among nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients with high stroke risk and low bleeding riskCurrent Medical Research and Opinion. Apr 2017;33(4):631-638 
 2017Nelson WW, Laliberté F, Patel AA, Germain G, Pilon D, McCormick N, Lefebvre P 
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                                                        Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with prasugrelJournal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 2014, Vol. 39, No. 6 
 2014Olson WH, Ma YW, Laliberte F, Lefebvre P, Crivera C, Schein JR, Fields LE, Dea K, Germain G, Lynch SM 
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                                                        Impact of completing chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treatment on post-therapy healthcare costJournal of Medical Economics, December 2014, Vol. 17, No. 12 
 2014Tandon N, Balart LA, Laliberte F, Pilon D, Lefebvre P, Germain G, Prabhakar A 
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                                                        Is rivaroxaban associated with lower inpatient costs compared to warfarin among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation?Current Medical Research & Opinion, August 2014, Vol. 30, No. 8 
 2014Laliberte F, Pilon D, Raut MK, Nelson WW, Olson WH, Germain G, Schein JR, Lefebvre P 
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                                                        Hospital length of stay of nonvalvular atrial fibrillationHospital Practice, August 2014, Vol. 42, No. 3 
 2014Laliberte F, Pilon D, Raut MK, Nelson WW, Olson WH, Germain G, Schein JR, Lefebvre P 
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                                                        Hospital length of stay: is rivaroxaban associated with shorter inpatient stay compared to warfarin among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation?Current Medical Research & Opinion, April 2014, Vol. 30, No. 4 
 2014Laliberte F, Pilon D, Raut MK, Nelson WW, Olson WH, Germain G, Schein JR, Lefebvre P 
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