Dr. Dupere became Canada’s first accredited palliative medicine specialist in 2000 and has since taught and presented extensively on the topic. He is an associate professor of medicine at Dalhousie University and Head, Division of Palliative Medicine at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.

Dr. David Dupere is a Canadian authority on the delivery and teaching of palliative medicine.

Blacquiere D, Gubitz G, Dupere D, McLeod D, Phillips S. Evaluating an Organized Palliative Care Approach in Patients with Severe Stroke in The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 36 (2009), 731-734. Santana M-J, Au H-J, Dharma-Wardene M, Hewitt J, Dupere D, Hanson J, Ghosh S, Feeny D. Health-related quality of life measures in routine clinical care: Can FACT-Fatigue help to assess the management of fatigue in cancer patients in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 25:1 (2009), 90-96. Dupere D. Neuropathic Pain: An Options Overview in The Canadian Journal of CME vol. 18, No.2 February 2006.