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Annie Pouliot earned a Master’s degree in community health & epidemiology focusing on health in developing countries and a PhD in population health with a focus on health discourse, power relationships in health promotion and communication. In her capacity as a research manager she supports the development of research initiatives within the department of pharmacy, provides guidance to pharmacist conducting research. Present research interests include pediatric health literacy, medication literacy, health education and communication, knowledge translation and rapid review methodologies. Using the best evidences available and the research experience from the research team at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Annie has developed and refined the research method used to test health infographics and medication pictograms. She has trained pharmacists and research assistants around the world on this research method (Poland, India, Haiti, Brazil).