Jessica Roy

MD, CCFP (PC)

Clinical Research Affiliate

Palliative Care Physician

Bruyère Health

Consultant

Regional Palliative Consultation Team

About:

Dr. Jessica Roy completed medical school at the University of Ottawa via the francophone stream at Montfort Hospital, followed by residency in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto. She transitioned her practice over time to palliative care and has been appointed with the designation of Certificate of Added Competence in Palliative Care.

Dr. Roy provided home-based and hospice palliative care in Toronto for 8 years at Dorothy Ley Hospice before moving to Ottawa, where she now works at the Bruyère Health Palliative Care Unit and as a consultant for the Regional Palliative Consult Team. Dr. Roy is currently the francophone palliative care expert for undergraduate medical education and is quality improvement lead for the Department of Palliative Care at Bruyère Health.

Dr. Roy’s research and quality improvement initiatives focus on access to equitable and compassionate care in the home setting, palliative care in end-stage heart disease, increasing the palliative care approach in primary care, community palliative care education, and the humanities in medicine.

Research Interests:

Palliative care, early adoption of palliative care approach, home visits, home care access and equity, primary palliative care, humanities in medicine, palliative care in end-stage heart disease, palliative care provider wellness.

Select Publications:

Drouillard KJ, Krechowicz R, Kilpatrick K, Bush SH, Ingram CJ, Boese K, Rastogi J, Roy J, Wiebe C, McMaster J, Hampel C, Isenberg SR. (2025). Evaluation of a Flexible Artist-Facilitated Storytelling Intervention on a Palliative Care Unit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.