Ingram School of Nursing

Expert: Global call to scale up needle and syringe programs

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:34:08 +0000

Urgent action is needed to scale up needle and syringe programs around the world to curb the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, an international group of experts warns.

In a new study published in The Lancet Global Health, the authors say the programs are effective but remain widely underfunded due to policy barriers rooted in stigma and discrimination.

Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:32 +0000

A program developed by a �鶹��ý��վ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.

The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:40:19 +0000

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a �鶹��ý��վ-led study.

Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.

How tapping into nurses’ full potential could ease health system strain

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:24:47 +0000

As health care systems across Canada and beyond struggle with staff shortages, international experts are backing a promising strategy: expanding the role of advanced practice nurses.

New study shows need for better awareness, training and intervention on sex trafficking in the healthcare system

frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:51:42 +0000

Victims’ agency and needs, independent of their desire to exit trafficking, should be the focus of healthcare services for individuals who have been sexually exploited, concludes a new study by researchers with �鶹��ý��վ’s Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN).

Experts: Black History Month | February 2022

frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:21:58 +0000

Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. The theme for Black History Month 2022 is February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day. (Canadian Heritage)

Here are some experts from �鶹��ý��վ that can provide comment on this issue: