Thomas TANNOU

Dr. Thomas Tannou is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Université de Montréal and an emerging researcher at the Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM). A geriatric physician trained in France, he also holds a PhD in neuroscience from the Université de Franche-Comté, focusing on disorders of self-perception in Alzheimer's disease.

At the intersection of geriatrics, neuroscience and technology, his work is distinguished by a transdisciplinary approach geared towards social and technological innovation. He has received several honors, including the EPIC-AT Early Career Researcher Award (2023), an honorable mention in the International Neuroethics Essay Competition (2023) for an essay entitled "'Taking risks without knowing it - Ethical and legal consequences of self-perception disorders in Alzheimer's disease', as well as the Researcher-Clinician Scholar Grant - Junior 1 from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) in 2025, for his research program: Improving adherence to care for seniors with cognitive disorders: digital health to reduce the impact of self-perception disorders. Since arriving in Quebec, he has initiated or contributed to numerous large-scale projects, in collaboration with industrial, community and academic partners.

He also sits on the advisory committee for Quebec's Alzheimer's Plan and on Quebec's National Advisory Committee on Ethics in Aging."

Concerning my research interests:

Dr. Tannou's research program - supported by a FRQS Junior 1 Clinical Scholar grant - aims to improve adherence to care in older people living with a neurocognitive disorder, by addressing a central issue: anosognosia, or self-perception disorder. This lack of awareness of cognitive difficulties can compromise safety, autonomy and the implementation of appropriate care.

To address this, it develops solutions combining digital health, citizen participation and contextualized assessment of decision-making abilities. It favors participatory, ecological and technological approaches, integrating mixed methods and neuroimaging tools.