- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2018-2025
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
2025
Université du Québec à Rimouski
2021-2024
Université du Québec à Montréal
2023
Ontario Stroke Network
2023
Healthcentric Advisors
2022
Lancaster General Hospital
2019
University of Pennsylvania Health System
2019
Youth mental health is of paramount significance to society globally. Given early onset disorders and the inadequate access appropriate services, a meaningful service transformation, based on globally recognized principles, necessary. The aim this paper describe national Canadian project designed achieve transformation services evaluate impact such individual system related outcomes.We model for youth with substance abuse problems across 14 geographically, linguistically culturally diverse...
Accessing mental health care is challenging for youths, especially those facing intersectional disadvantages, but whether enhancing youth services increases reach and timeliness has rarely been investigated. ACCESS Open Minds (ACCESS-OM) transformed at urban, rural, Indigenous sites in Canada using 5 principles (early identification, rapid access, appropriate care, no age-based transitions from 11-25 years, family engagement). To evaluate the number of youths referred (hypothesis 1), offered...
To examine the sociodemographic characteristics, activities, motivations, experiences, skills and challenges of patient partners working across multiple health system settings in Canada.
Abstract Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has had an impact on all aspects of the health system. Little is known about how activities and experiences patient, family caregiver partners, as a large group across variety settings within system, changed due to substantial system shifts catalysed by pandemic. This paper reports results survey that included questions this topic. Methods Canadian partners were invited participate in online anonymous Fall 2020. A virtual snowballing approach...
Many Canadian adolescents and young adults with mental health problems face delayed detection, long waiting lists, poorly accessible services, care of inconsistent quality abrupt or absent inter-service transitions. To address these issues, ACCESS Open Minds, a multi-stakeholder network, is implementing systematically evaluating transformation services for youth aged 11 to 25 at 14 sites across Canada. The plan has five key foci: early identification, rapid access, appropriate care, the...
Abstract Introduction There is a growing role for patients, family members and caregivers as consultants, collaborators partners in health system settings Canada. However, compensation this not systematized. When offered, it varies both type (e.g., one‐time honorarium, salary) amount. Further, broad‐based views of patient on are still unknown. We aimed to describe the types frequency have been offered their attitudes towards compensation. Methods This study uses data from Canadian Patient...
Abstract Background Patient and public engagement (PPE) in research is growing internationally, with it, the interest for its evaluation. In Canada, Strategy Patient-Oriented Research has generated national momentum opportunities greater PPE health-system transformation. As case most countries, Canadian community lacks a common evaluation framework PPE, thus limiting our capacity to ensure integrity between principles practices, learn across projects, identify areas improvement, assess...
Aim This paper aims to advance our understanding of the experience participating in peer support groups for family members persons with psychosis and expand scant body literature on context early intervention services psychosis. Such an examination is relevant because implementation uptake family‐focused interventions remain inconsistent services, despite their proven benefits. Methods To enable caregivers one another, a project was initiated at service Montreal, Canada. A provider...
Objectifs Décrire les différents enjeux entourant l’intégration des pairs aidants (PA) et famille (PAF) dans programmes d’intervention précoce pour la psychose (PIPEP) : leurs rôles, retombées de interventions patients, membres l’entourage équipes traitantes, ainsi que défis facilitateurs ce processus. Méthode Cet article corédigé avec PA PAF présente une description discussion l’expérience l’implantation pair-aidance au sein PIPEP Québec, mise en perspective par recension écrits littérature...
Il existe désormais un large consensus sur l'utilité des approches familiales dans les programmes d'intervention précoce en matière de psychose. L'évolution connaissances premières psychoses et le développement interventions ont grandement influencé la perception à l'égard familles processus rétablissement. Objectifs Cet article propose état pratiques intervention familiale posant regard l'implication précoce. Les issues du parcours constituent base historique l'article, alors que celles...
Abstract Aim Despite their emphasis on engagement, there has been little research patients' and families' experiences of care in early intervention services for psychosis. We sought to compare two similar psychosis Montreal, Canada Chennai, India. Because no patient‐ or family‐reported experience measures had used a low‐ middle‐income context, we created new measure, Show me you . Here present its development psychometric properties. Methods was based the literature stakeholder inputs. Its...
Abstract This chapter presents the process and operational considerations when developing implementing mindfulness‐based programs for both patients staff in hospital health‐care settings.
ACCESS Open Minds Family and Carers (AFC) Council represents families carers, one of the key stakeholder groups participating in (ACCESS OM) (Malla et al., 2018). Families carers are often part a young person's life before that person even reaches first point contact with mental health services, an important resource treatment recovery youth affected by problems. Involving their youth's care as early possible increases chance better recovery. Within context OM core objectives AFC works to...
Objectifs La collaboration entre les personnes proches aidantes (PPA) et professionnels joue un rôle déterminant dans le rétablissement de la personne vivant avec trouble mental. Cependant, pratiques collaboratives PPA se heurtent à des enjeux confidentialité, particulièrement lorsqu'il est question partager informations manière bidirectionnelle acteurs impliqués. Ce faisant, ces nuisent qualité services offerts en santé mentale.Méthode Une étude qualitative a permis rencontrer 19 mentale 2...