Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 17, 2005
• Invested on: October 06, 2006

Professor and physician specializing in infectious and parasitic diseases, Pierre Viens has over 200 papers and publications to his credit in the fields of health and international cooperation. He led numerous special missions to Africa under the umbrella of international organizations and provided health care and counselling to the citizens of many African countries. He also was a medical consultant to the Institut Cardinal LÚger contre la LÞpre in Haiti. In 1993, the Regroupement des Útudiantes et Útudiants en mÚdecine de l'UniersitÚ Laval set up the Prix Pierre-Viens pour projet humanitaire, to recognize humanitarian projects. A genuine altruist, he spent the first 10 years of his retirement volunteering with palliative care patients at the Maison Michel-Sarrazin.