Joan-Carles Surís i Granell, MD, MPH, PhD

 1. Personal data

 2. University studies

 3. Positions held

 4. Researches

 5. Honors and Awards

Parera N, Suris JC. Having a good relationship with heir mother: a protective factor against sexual risk behavior among adolescent females? Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology 2004; 17 (4): 267-71.

Suris JC, Michaud PA, Viner R. Adolescents with chronic conditions. Part I: developmental issues. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2004; 89(10):938-42.

Michaud PA, Suris JC, Viner R. Adolescents with chronic conditions. Part II: health care provision. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2004; 89(10):943-9.

Suris JC, Jeannin A, Michaud PA et al. Unintentional injuries among 16 to 20 year old students in Switzerland. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2004; 16(3):265-73.

Suris JC, Parera N. Don’t stop, don’t stop: physical activity and adolescence. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2005; 17 (1): 67-78.

Suris JC, Nebot M, Parera N. Behavior evaluation for risk taking adolescents (BERTA): an easy to use and assess instrument to detect adolescent’s risky behaviors in clinic. European Journal of Pediatrics 2005; 164 (6): 371-6.

Suris JC, Parera N. Sex, drugs and chronic illness: health behaviours among chronically ill youth. European Journal of Public Health 2005; 15: 484-8..

Suris JC, Parera N. Being old-for-grade and drug use: not such a clear connection. Acta Paediatrica 2005; 94: 1807-14.

Suris JC, Michaud PA, Chossis I, Jeannin A. Towards a sedentary society: trends in adolescent sport practice in switzerlad (1993-2002). J Adol Health 2006; 39 (1): 132-4.

Michaud PA, Suris JC, Deppen A. Gender-related psychological and behavioural correlates of pubertal timing in a national sample of Swiss adolescents. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2006;254-255:172-8.

Suris JC, Jeannin A, Chossis I, Michaud PA. Piercing among adolescents: Body art as risk marker: A population-based survey. J Fam Pract. 2007 Feb;56(2):126-30.

Zufferey A, Michaud PA, Jeannin A, Berchtold A, Chossis I, van Melle G, Suris JC. Cumulative risk factors for adolescent alcohol misuse and its perceived consequences among 16 to 20 year old adolescents in Switzerland. Prev Med. 2007;45(2-3):233-9.

Suris JC, Akre C, Berchtold A, Jeannin A, Michaud PA. Some go without a cigarette: characteristics of cannabis users who have never smoked tobacco. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Nov;161(11):1042-7.

Chariatte V, Michaud PA, Berchtold A, Akré C, Suris JC. Missed appointments in an adolescent outpatient clinic: descriptive analyses of consultations over 8 years. Swiss Med Wkly. 2007 Dec 1;137(47-48):677-81.

Chariatte V, Berchtold A, Akré C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Missed appointments in an outpatient clinic for adolescents, an approach to predict the risk of missing. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jul;43(1):38-45.

Thurnherr J, Berchtold A, Michaud PA, Akre C, Suris JC. Violent adolescents and their educational environment: a multilevel analysis. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2008 Oct;29(5):351-9.

Haller DM, Michaud PA, Suris JC, Jeannin A, Narring F. Opportunities for prevention in primary care in a country with universal insurance coverage. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Nov;43(5):517-9.

Surís JC, Michaud PA, Akre C, Sawyer SM. Health risk behaviors in adolescents with chronic conditions. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):e1113-8.

Thurnherr J, Michaud PA, Berchtold A, Akré C, Suris JC. Youths carrying a weapon or using a weapon in a fight: what makes the difference? Health Educ Res. 2009;24(2):270-9.

Dominé F, Berchtold A, Akré C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Disordered Eating Behaviors: What About Boys? J Adolesc Health 2009; 44(2): 111-7.

Michaud PA, Suris JC, Thomas R, Kahlert C, Rudin C, Cheseaux JJ, and Swiss Mother and Child HIV Cohort Study (MoCHiV). To Say or Not to Say: A Qualitative Study on the Disclosure of Their Condition by Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Adolescents. J Adolesc Health 2009; 44(4): 356-62.

Pittet A, Berchtold A, Akré C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Sport practice among adolescents with chronic health conditions. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2009; 163(6):565- 71.

Mauerhofer A, Berchtold A, Michaud PA, Suris JC. The GPs role in the detection of the psychological problems of young people: a population-based study. British Journal of General Practice 2009; 59: e308-e314.

Akre C, Berchtold A, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Cannabis and tobacco use: Where are the boundaries? Health Education Research 2009 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print].

Mauerhofer A, Akre C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. La médecine ambulatoire youth-friendly. Archives de Pédiatrie 2009; 16(8): 1151-1157.

Pittet I, Berchtold A, Akre C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Are adolescents with chronic conditions particularly at risk of bullying? Arch Dis Child 2009 Mar 22.

Bucher della Torre S, Akre C, Suris JC. Obesity prevention opinions of school stakeholders: a qualitative study. Journal of School Health 2009;(in press).

Suris JC, Akre C, Rutishauser C. How adult specialists deal with the principles of a successful transition. Journal of Adolescent Health 2009;(in press).

Suris JC, Akre C, Berchtold A, Bélanger RE, Michaud PA. Chonically connected? Internet use among adolescents with chronic conditions. Journal of Adolescent Health 2009;(in press).

Michaud PA, Suris JC, MCPherson A, MacFarlane A. Alice in Cyberland: use and abuse of health websites by young people. Ital. J Pediatr 2004; 30:198-204

Suris JC. Physical activity and drug use among Catalan adolescents. Turk Arch Pediatr 2004; S1: 118-21.

Michaud PA, Suris JC. Sports activity during adolescence: a challenge for health

professionals and for the society. Rev Med Suisse 2005; 1: 1835-6, 1838-9

Suris JC, Michaud PA. Médecine de l’adolescence. Consultation garcons. Revue Médicale Suisse 2007; 3 (93): 30-33.

Suris JC, Dominé F, Akré C. La transition des soins pédiatriques aux soins adultes des adolescents souffrant d’affections chroniques. Rev Med Suisse. 2008 Jun 11;4(161):1441-4.

Pittet I, Suris JC. Bullying – De quoi s’agit-il? Rev Med Suisse 2009; 5: 53-8

Suris JC, Michaud PA, Jeannin A. Facteurs liés au mésusage d’alcool chez les adolescents vaudois de 16 à 20 ans. Rapport pour la Dîme de l’Alcool (2005) (Monograph).

Michaud PA, Suris JC, Jeannin A. Physical and sports activity among Swiss adolescents. Rapport pour l’Office fédéral du sport (2005) (Monograph).

Chollet A, Cornuz J, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Desaccoutumance au tabac chez les jeunes. Lausanne: Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive; 2005 (Monograph).

Suris JC, Berchtold A, Nardelli D, Michaud PA. Modeling of HPV seroconversion in adolescent girls in Switzerland. Rapport pour la Commission fédérale de vaccination (EKIF). (Monograph)

Akre C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Les modalités de consommation de cannabis chez les adolescents. Une étude qualitative. Lausanne: Institut de médecine sociale et préventive; 2008. (Monograph)

Bucher della Torre S, Akre C, Michaud PA, Suris JC. Prévention de l'obésité dans les écoles vaudoises: l'opinion des acteurs. Une étude qualitative. Lausanne: IUMSP; 2008. (Monograph)

Suris JC. Adolescentes con enfermedad crónica o discapacidad: una visión global [Adolescents with chronic illness or disability: a global view]. In: Castellano Barca G, Hidalgo Vicario I, Redondo Romero AM (Eds.) “Medicina de la adolescencia. Atención global.” Madrid: Ergon, 2004.

Suris JC (Coordinator). Actuacions preventives a l’adolescència. Guia per a l’atenció primària de salut. Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2005 (Book, 174 pages).

Michaud PA, Chossis I, Suris JC. Health-related behavior: current situation, trends and prevention. In: Jackson S and Goossens L (Eds): Handbook of adolescent development. New York: Psychology Press, 2006. (Chapter)

Suris JC. Jeunes vulnerable en Suisse: revue de la literature et analyse secondaire des données SMASH. Dans: Prévention auprès des jeunes vulnérables. Berne: Office federal de la santé publique, 2006. (Chapter)

Michaud PA, Suris JC, Viner R. The adolescent with a chronic condition. Epidemiology, developmental issues and health care provision. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2007