Publications

Discover the scientific papers published by our team over the past five years.

Service provider perceptions of incorporating hepatitis C testing technologies into standard practice: Considerations for widespread implementation and scale-up

Willing AR, Fontaine G, Treloar C, Silk D, Grebely J, & Marshall AD. The International journal on drug policy. 2026, 148, 105131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105131 

Interventions to improve testing, linkage to care, and treatment for hepatitis C infection in prison: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cunningham EB, Wheeler A, Hajarizadeh B, French CE, Roche R, Roth M, Willing A, Sazzad H, Marshall AD, Fontaine G, Conway A, Valencia BM, Presseau J, Ward JW, Degenhardt L, Dore GJ, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Lafferty L, Lloyd A, Sheehan Y, Akiyama MJ, Kronfli N, Cabezas J, & Grebely J.  International journal on drug policy. 2026, 149, 105082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105082

Identifying Behaviour Change Techniques in Cancer Nutrition Interventions and Their Implementation Contexts: A Systematic Review

Liang S, Fanning NC, Landers A, Brown H, Rother C, Fu F, Fontaine G, Morrow A, & Taylor N. Nutrients. 2026, 18(2), 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18020242

How well are implementation strategies and target healthcare professional behaviors reported? A secondary analysis of 204 implementation trials using the TIDieR checklist and AACTT framework

Weight C, Vinette B, Laritz R, Mooney M, Castiglione SA, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Argiropoulos N, Konnyu K, Cassidy CE, Collins SE, Semenic S, Straiton N, Middleton S, Taylor N, Gagnon MP, Liang S, Crump L, Di Lalla O, Meyers T, Elakpa DN, & Fontaine G. Implementation Science. 2025, 20(1), article number 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01442-7 

Advancing the Speed and Science of Implementation Using Mixed-Methods Process Mapping – Best Practice Recommendations

Taylor N, Mazariego C, Baffsky R, Liang S, Wolfenden L, Presseau J, Fontaine G, Carland JE, Shiner CT, Wise S, Debono D, Best S, & Morrow A. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251340908 

Implementation strategies for embedding patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs) in routine care: secondary analysis of an umbrella review

Fontaine G, Ramos J, Mooney M, Perron ME, Crump L, & Lambert SD. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 2026, 10(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-026-01006-3

Professional identities and new technologies of hepatitis C point-of-care testing

Conway A, Marshall AD, Grebely J, Fontaine G, & Treloar C. Social Science & Medicine. 2025, 378, 118140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118140

Advancing the Speed and Science of Implementation Using Mixed-Methods Process Mapping – Best Practice Recommendations

Taylor N, Mazariego C, Baffsky R, Liang S, Wolfenden L, Presseau J, Fontaine G, Carland JE, Shiner CT, Wise S, Debono D, Best S, & Morrow A. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251340908

Advancing the selection of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks: a scoping review and the development of the SELECT-IT meta-framework

Fontaine G, Mooney M, Porat-Dahlerbruch J, Cahir K, Ellen M, Spinewine A, Taylor N, Laritz R, Bourbeau-Allard E, & Grimshaw JM. Implementation Science. 2025, 20, article number 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01436-5

Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: a secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice

Weight C, Laritz R, Collins SE, Mooney M, Vinette B, Castiglione SA, Straiton N, Chicoine G, Liang S, Presseau J, Konnyu K, Gagnon M-P, Semenic S, Middleton S, Taylor N, Bitzas VB, Hupé C, Folch N, Vachon B, Rouleau G, Patey A, McCleary N, Porat-Dahlerbruch J, & Fontaine G. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2025, 15(1), ibaf046. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaf046

Critical actions for embedding research evidence into practice: how to get the most out of your implementation scientist

Mazariego C, Gul H, Liang S, Kelly-Hanku A, Brady B, Allida S, Baffsky R, McErlean G, Crespo C, Christie L, Peiris D, Debono D, MacMillan F, Ferguson C, Heneka N, Kennedy S, Liu H, Morrow A, Fontaine G, Findlay M, Middleton S, Lim D, Straiton N, & Taylor N. JBI Evidence Implementation. 2026,  24(1), 223–231. https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000518

Strategies to improve the quality of nurse triage in emergency departments: A systematic review

Ouellet S, Galliani MC, Gélinas C, Fontaine G, Archambault P, Mercier É, Lapierre A, Severino F, & Bérubé M. International Emergency Nursing. 2025, 81, 101639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101639

Policymaker perspectives on the role of health systems in sustainable hepatitis C point-of-care testing in Australia

Conway A, Grebely J, Treloar C, Matthews S, Lafferty L, Taylor C, Fontaine G, & Marshall AD. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2025, 32(10), e70080.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70080

Factors influencing the de-implementation of seclusion and restraint in mental health: a qualitative systematic review protocol

Sergerie-Richard S, Fontaine G, Beames L, Billé V, Laritz R, & Goulet M-H. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2025, 23(11), 2365-2375. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00441 

Tracking the evolving role of artificial intelligence in implementation science: Protocol for a living scoping review of applications, evaluation approaches and outcomes

Fontaine G, Di Lalla O, Michie S, Powell BJ, Welch V, Thomas J, Chan J, Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Légaré F, Hastings J, Lambert SD, Presseau J, Straus SE, Graham ID, An R, Elakpa DN, Mooney M, Matra Putra AD, Laritz R, & Taylor N. F1000Research. 2025, 14, 1135. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171774.1

Combining implementation and data sciences to accelerate evidence integration into healthcare – ImpleMATE

Chan J, Hastings J, Tiernan G, Paterson J, Lovell N, Betbeder-Matibet L, Tung PKM, Pink S, Lanzeni D, Donovan T, Milat A, Jorm L, Mazariego C, Zhang C, Fontaine G, Best S, Kennedy G, Michie S, Lin F, The ImpleMATE Network, & Taylor N.  F1000Research. 2025, 14, 1184.  https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169999.1

Pharmacist-led Hepatitis C diagnosis And Rapid Management – in Community (PHARM-C): Results from a Phase IV Nonblinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Biondi M, Mendlowitz AB, Shah H, Jordan JFeld, Barber B, Dale DH, FontaineG, Usoro MA, Hansen B, Capraru CI, Lam V, Morkos D, Wilson AD, Chung D, Gill P, Nicolle J, Harper B,  Boutrous M. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2025, 33(1), e70109. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70109

The 14th Canadian symposium on hepatitis C virus: from research breakthroughs to equitable healthcare for priority populations

Elakpa DN, Lawton D, Tooley TH, van Rooyen K, Bruneau J, Cooper C, Dickie M, Feld JJ, Janjua NZ, King A, Kronfli N, Presseau J, Wilson J, Vachon ML, & Fontaine G. Canadian Liver Journal. 2025. 8(4) https://doi.org/10.3138/canlivj-2025-0034

Addressing policy barriers to scaling up needle and syringe programmes: a global call to action

Fontaine G, Day E, Luhmann N, Madden A, Sabin K, Scheibe A, Stoove M, Vickerman P, Wisse E, Grebely J, Taylor N. International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users Policy Day Working Group. 2026. The Lancet Global Health, 14(1), e164–e172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00433-4

Scaling up point-of-care hepatitis C virus testing in Canada: Protocol for a multilevel implementation science study of clinical processes, barriers, facilitators and implementation strategies (SCALE-POCT Study)

Mooney M, Weight C, Biondi MJ, Grebely J, Kronfli N, Barnett T, Bruneau J, Dunn K, Elakpa DN, Etherington C, Greenaway C, Martel-Lafferière V, Mendlowitz A, Taylor N, & Fontaine, G. Implementation Science Communications. 2025, 7(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00837-3

Strategies and resources used by public health units to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among priority groups: a behavioral science-informed review of three urban centers in Canada

Langmuir T, Wilson M, McCleary N, Patey, AM, Mekki K, Ghazal H, Estey Noad E, Buchan J, Dubey V, Galley J, Gibson E, Fontaine G, Smith M, Alghamyan A, Thompson K, Crawshaw J, Grimshaw JM, Arnason T, Brehaut J, Michie S, Brouwers M, Presseau J. BMC Public Health, 2025, 25(1), 403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21342-1

Factors influencing direct breastfeeding of preterm infants in neonatal wards and the provision of breastfeeding support: a qualitative systematic review protocol

Crump L, Fontaine G, Mooney M, Calleja S, Feeley N, Semenic S. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2025. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00079

Tabletop simulations in medical emergencies: A scoping review

Frégeau A, Vinette B, Lapierre A, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Fontaine G, Castonguay V, Flores-Soto R, Garceau-Tremblay Z, Blais S, Vigneault LP, Hansen-Jaumard D, Laramée F, Iseppon M, Daoust R, Cossette S, Buyck M, Fleet R, & Cournoyer A. Simulation in Healthcare. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000838

The urgent need for implementation science to achieve hepatitis C elimination

Fontaine G,Taylor N, Bruneau J, Kronfli N, Greenaway C, Biondi MJ, Klein MB, Saeed S, Grebely J, Presseau J. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2025, S2468-1253(25)00050-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00050-0

Research priority setting for implementation science and practice: a living systematic review protocol

Zhao J, Chen W, Bai W, Zhang X, Hui R, Chen S, Fontaine G, Wei X, Zhang N, Graham ID. Systematic Reviews, 2025, 14(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02786-3

Audit and feedback: Effects on professional practice

 
Ivers N, Yogasingam S, Lacroix M, Brown KA, Antony J, Soobiah C, Simeoni M, Willis TA, Crawshaw J, Antonopoulou, V, Meyer C, Solbak NM, Murray BJ, Butler EA, Lepage S, Giltenane M, Carter MD, Fontaine G, Sykes M, Halasy M, Bazazo A, Seaton S, Canavan T, Alderson S, Reis C, Linklater S, Lalor A, Fletcher A, Gearon E, Jenkins H, Wallis JA, Grobler L, Beccaria L, Cyril S, Rozbroj T, Han JX, Xu AXT, Wu K, Rouleau G, Shah M, Konnyu K, Colquhoun H, Presseau J, O’Connor D, Lorencatto F, & Grimshaw JM. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025, Issue 3, Article No. CD000259. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000259.pub4  

A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing

Côté J, Auger P, Chicoine G, Cheng J, Cossette S, Fontaine G, Genest C, Lal S, Lapierre J, Pagé MG, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Rouleau G, Vinette B, Jutras-Aswad D. (2025). A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing. JMIR Formative Research, 2025, 9, e71924. https://doi.org/10.2196/71924

Factors influencing the acceptability of hepatitis C screening among people with experience of incarceration: A qualitative descriptive study guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework

Mambro A, Fontaine G, Ortiz-Paredes D, Mortazhejri S, Dussault C, Cox J, Presseau J, Kronfli N. The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2025;143:104890. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104890

Reported use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in 151 implementation trials: secondary analysis of a systematic review targeting nursing practice

Weight C, Laritz R, Collins SE, Mooney M, Vinette B, Castiglione SA, Straiton N, Chicoine G, Liang S, Presseau J, Konnyu K, Gagnon MP, Semenic S, Middleton S, Taylor N, Bitzas VB, Hupé C, Folch N, Vachon B, Rouleau G, Patey A, McCleary N, Porat-Dahlerbruch J, Fontaine G. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2025. 15(1), ibaf043. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaf043

Hepatitis C virus testing in infants, a move to early screening by HCV RNA at 2 months of age

Biondi M, Flemming J, Van Gennip, J, Barnett T, Masterman C, Mendlowitz A, Fontaine G, Mooney M, Feld J. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2025. Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 373–378, https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf012

De-implementation to reduce coercive practices in mental health care


Sergerie-Richard S, Goulet MH, Dumais A, Hinse C, Fontaine G. De-implementation to reduce coercive practices in mental health care. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;11(7):498-499. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00144-5

Using an intersectionality lens to explore barriers and enablers to hepatitis C point-of-care testing

Fontaine G, Presseau J, Bruneau J, Etherington C, Thomas IM, Hung JC, van Allen Z, Patey AM, Kareem A, Mortazhejri S, Høj SB, Boyer-Legault G, Grimshaw JM. Using an intersectionality lens to explore barriers and enablers to hepatitis C point-of-care testing: a qualitative study among people who inject drugs and service providers. Int J Equity Health. 2024 Jun 17;23(1):124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02209-0

Digital interventions for recreational cannabis use among young adults

Côté J, Chicoine G, Vinette B, Auger P, Rouleau G, Fontaine G, Jutras-Aswad D. Digital interventions for recreational cannabis use among young adults: systematic review, meta-analysis, and behavior change technique analysis of randomized controlled studies. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Apr 17;26 doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/55031

Barriers and enablers to the implementation of patient-reported outcome and experience measures

Fontaine G, Poitras ME, Sasseville M, Pomey MP, Ouellet J, Brahim LO, Wasserman S, Bergeron F, Lambert SD. Barriers and enablers to the implementation of patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs): protocol for an umbrella review. Syst Rev. 2024 Mar 26;13(1):96. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02512-5

One size doesn’t fit all: methodological reflections in conducting community-based behavioural science research to tailor COVID-19 vaccination initiatives for public health priority populations

Fontaine G, Smith M, Langmuir T, Mekki K, Ghazal H, Noad EE, Buchan J, Dubey V, Patey AM, McCleary N, Gibson E, Wilson M, Alghamyan A, Zmytrovych K, Thompson K, Crawshaw J, Grimshaw JM, Arnason T, Brehaut J, Michie S, Brouwers M, Presseau J. One size doesn’t fit all: methodological reflections in conducting community-based behavioural science research to tailor COVID-19 vaccination initiatives for public health priority populations. BMC Public Health. 2024 Mar 13;24(1):784. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18270-x

Mapping the cardiometabolic patient experience and self-care behaviors to inform design, implementation, and persistent use of digital health care solutions: mixed methods study

Liska J, Mical M, Maillard C, Dessapt C, Bendig E, Mai D, Piette JD, De Geest S, Fontaine G. Mapping the cardiometabolic patient experience and self-care behaviors to inform design, implementation, and persistent use of digital health care solutions: mixed methods study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Jan 12;8. doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/43683

Efficacy of prescribed opioids for acute pain after being discharged from the emergency department

Daoust R, Paquet J, Marquis M, Williamson D, Fontaine G, Chauny JM, Frégeau A, Orkin AM, Upadhye S, Lessard J, Cournoyer A. Efficacy of prescribed opioids for acute pain after being discharged from the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Dec;30(12):1253-1263. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14790

A qualitative study exploring perceptions of hepatitis C and access to treatment among people who inject drugs visiting a needle and syringe program

Fontaine G, Presseau J, Bruneau J, Patey AM, van Allen Z, Mortazhejri S, Høj SB, Hung JC, Grimshaw JM. “Apparently, you can only be treated once”: A qualitative study exploring perceptions of hepatitis C and access to treatment among people who inject drugs visiting a needle and syringe program. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Nov;121:104124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104124

Healthcare professional behaviour

Patey AM, Fontaine G, Francis JJ, McCleary N, Presseau J, Grimshaw JM. Healthcare professional behaviour: health impact, prevalence of evidence-based behaviours, correlates and interventions. Psychol Health. 2023 Jun;38(6):766-794. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2022.2100887

Strategies to improve the quality of nurse triage in emergency departments

Ouellet S, Galliani MC, Gélinas C, Fontaine G, Archambault P, Mercier É, Severino F, Bérubé M. Strategies to improve the quality of nurse triage in emergency departments: A realist review protocol. Nurs Open. 2023 May;10(5):2770-2779. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1550 Epub 2022 Dec 17. Review.

a theory-based adaptive e-learning program to support nurses’ provision of brief behavior change counseling

Fontaine G, Cossette S. Development and design of E_MOTIV: a theory-based adaptive e-learning program to support nurses’ provision of brief behavior change counseling. Comput Inform Nurs. 2023 Mar 1;41(3):130-141. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000942

Improving the self-efficacy, knowledge, and attitude of nurses regarding concurrent disorder care

Chicoine G, Côté J, Pepin J, Dyachenko A, Fontaine G, Jutras-Aswad D. Improving the self-efficacy, knowledge, and attitude of nurses regarding concurrent disorder care: Results from a prospective cohort study of an interprofessional, videoconference-based programme using the ECHO model. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Feb;32(1):290-313. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13082

The 11th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: ‘Getting back on track towards hepatitis C elimination

Passos-Castilho AM, Udhesister STP, Fontaine G, Jeong D, Dickie M, Lund C, Russell R, Kronfli N. The 11th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: ‘Getting back on track towards hepatitis C elimination’. Can Liver J. 2023 Feb;6(1):56-69. doi: https://doi.org/10.3138/canlivj-2022-0034 eCollection 2023 Feb.

Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs

Cunningham EB, Wheeler A, Hajarizadeh B, French CE, Roche R, Marshall AD, Fontaine G, Conway A, Bajis S, Valencia BM, Presseau J, Ward JW, Degenhardt L, Dore GJ, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Grebely J. Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Jan;111:103917. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103917

Designing, planning, and conducting systematic reviews and other knowledge syntheses

Fontaine G, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Lavallée A, Mailhot T, Lavoie P, Rouleau G, Vinette B, García MR, Bourbonnais A. Designing, planning, and conducting systematic reviews and other knowledge syntheses: Six key practical recommendations to improve feasibility and efficiency. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2022 Dec;19(6):434-441. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12609

Identifying barriers and enablers to opt-out hepatitis C virus screening in provincial prisons in Quebec, Canada

Ruiz AS, Fontaine G, Patey AM, Grimshaw JM, Presseau J, Cox J, Dussault C, Kronfli N. Identifying barriers and enablers to opt-out hepatitis C virus screening in provincial prisons in Quebec, Canada: A multilevel, multi-theory informed qualitative study with correctional and healthcare professional stakeholders. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Nov;109:103837. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103837

The development of the MENTOR_D nursing intervention: Supporting family involvement in delirium management

Mailhot T, Cossette S, Lavoie P, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Fontaine G, Bourbonnais A, Côté J. The development of the MENTOR_D nursing intervention: Supporting family involvement in delirium management. Int J Older People Nurs. 2022 Sep;17(5). doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12462

cultural adaptation and assessment of preliminary psychometric properties of the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale

Côté J, Auger P, Pagé GM, Cossette S, Coronado-Montoya S, Fontaine G, Chicoine G, Rouleau G, Genest C, Lapierre J, Jutras-Aswad D. [French translation, cultural adaptation and assessment of preliminary psychometric properties of the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale]. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Aug;67(8):608-615. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437211025216

Desirable attributes of theories, models, and frameworks for implementation strategy design in healthcare

Porat-Dahlerbruch J, Fontaine G, Bourbeau-Allard È, Spinewine A, Grimshaw JM, Ellen ME. Desirable attributes of theories, models, and frameworks for implementation strategy design in healthcare: a scoping review protocol. F1000Res. 2022;11:1003. doi: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.124821.1

Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection

Cunningham EB, Wheeler A, Hajarizadeh B, French CE, Roche R, Marshall AD, Fontaine G, Conway A, Valencia BM, Bajis S, Presseau J, Ward JW, Degenhardt L, Dore GJ, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Grebely J. Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 May;7(5):426-445. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00471-4

Transfer of Clinical Decision-Making-Related Learning Outcomes Following Simulation-Based Education in Nursing and Medicine

Lavoie P, Lapierre A, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Fontaine G, Khetir I, Bélisle M. Transfer of Clinical Decision-Making-Related Learning Outcomes Following Simulation-Based Education in Nursing and Medicine: A Scoping Review. Acad Med. 2022 May 1;97(5):738-746. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004522

French Translation, Adaptation, and Initial Validation of the Nurses’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Pain

De Clifford-Faugère G, Laporte G, Gélinas C, Lavallée A, Fontaine G, Feeley N, Colson S, Aita M. French Translation, Adaptation, and Initial Validation of the Nurses’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Pain Assessment in Neonatal Intensive Care Questionnaire (NAPPAQ). Pain Manag Nurs. 2022 Apr;23(2):204-211. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.04.003

Psychometric properties of the French and English short form of the Protective Behavioural Strategies for Marijuana Scale in Canadian university students

Côté J, Cossette S, Auger P, Page G, Coronado-Montoya S, Fontaine G, Chicoine G, Rouleau G, Genest C, Lapierre J, Pedersen ER, Jutras-Aswad D. Psychometric properties of the French and English short form of the Protective Behavioural Strategies for Marijuana Scale in Canadian university students. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 6;12(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053715

Subsyndromal Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients: Risk Factors and Outcomes of the Different Trajectories. 

Mailhot T, Cossette S, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Fontaine G, Denault AY. Subsyndromal Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients: Risk Factors and Outcomes of the Different Trajectories. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;37(1):41-49. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000793

Effectiveness and experiences of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)

Chicoine G, Côté J, Pepin J, Fontaine G, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Hong QN, Rouleau G, Ziegler D, Jutras-Aswad D. Effectiveness and experiences of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Model in developing competencies among healthcare professionals: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. Syst Rev. 2021 Dec 16;10(1):313. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01832-0

A theory-based adaptive E-learning program aimed at increasing intentions to provide brief behavior change counseling

Fontaine G, Cossette S. A theory-based adaptive E-learning program aimed at increasing intentions to provide brief behavior change counseling: Randomized controlled trial. Nurse Educ Today. 2021 Dec;107:105112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105112

A meta-analysis of the effect of paper versus digital reading on reading comprehension in health professional education

Fontaine G, Zagury-Orly I, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Lapierre A, Thibodeau-Jarry N, Denus S, Lordkipanidzé M, Dupont P, Lavoie P. A meta-analysis of the effect of paper versus digital reading on reading comprehension in health professional education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2021 Nov;85(10):8525. doi: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8525

Involvement of End Users in the Development of Serious Games for Health Care Professions Education

Maheu-Cadotte MA, Dubé V, Cossette S, Lapierre A, Fontaine G, Deschênes MF, Lavoie P. Involvement of End Users in the Development of Serious Games for Health Care Professions Education: Systematic Descriptive Review. JMIR Serious Games. 2021 Aug 19;9(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/28650

Effect of simulation on cognitive load in health care professionals and students: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis


Lapierre A, Arbour C, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Radermaker M, Fontaine G, Lavoie P. Effect of simulation on cognitive load in health care professionals and students: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. JBI Evid Synth. 2021 Jun;19(6):1394-1403. doi: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00213

Efficacy of Serious Games in Healthcare Professions Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Maheu-Cadotte MA, Cossette S, Dubé V, Fontaine G, Lavallée A, Lavoie P, Mailhot T, Deschênes MF. Efficacy of Serious Games in Healthcare Professions Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Simul Healthc. 2021 Jun 1;16(3):199-212. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000512

Impact of a videoconferencing educational programme for the management of concurrent disorders on nurses’ competency development and clinical practice

Chicoine G, Côté J, Pepin J, Pluye P, Boyer L, Fontaine G, Rouleau G, Dubreucq S, Jutras-Aswad D. Impact of a videoconferencing educational programme for the management of concurrent disorders on nurses’ competency development and clinical practice: protocol for a convergent mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 16;11(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042875

Effects of reading media on reading comprehension in health professional education: a systematic review protocol

Fontaine G, Zagury-Orly I, de Denus S, Lordkipanidzé M, Beauchesne MF, Maheu-Cadotte MA, White M, Thibodeau-Jarry N, Lavoie P. Effects of reading media on reading comprehension in health professional education: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2020 Dec;18(12):2633-2639. doi: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00348

Methodological reporting in feasibility studies: a descriptive review of the nursing intervention research literature

Mailhot T, Goulet MH, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Fontaine G, Lequin P, Lavoie P. Methodological reporting in feasibility studies: a descriptive review of the nursing intervention research literature. J Res Nurs. 2020 Aug;25(5):460-472. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987119883404 Epub 2019 Nov 26.

Effectiveness of a Theory- and Web-Based Adaptive Implementation Intervention on Nurses’ and Nursing Students’


Fontaine G, Cossette S, Gagnon MP, Dubé V, Côté J. Effectiveness of a Theory- and Web-Based Adaptive Implementation Intervention on Nurses’ and Nursing Students’ Intentions to Provide Brief Counseling: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Jul 31;9(7). doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/18894

Codeveloping a Virtual Patient Simulation to Foster Nurses’ Relational Skills Consistent With Motivational Interviewing

Rouleau G, Pelletier J, Côté J, Gagnon MP, Martel-Laferrière V, Lévesque R, Fontaine G. Codeveloping a Virtual Patient Simulation to Foster Nurses’ Relational Skills Consistent With Motivational Interviewing: A Situation of Antiretroviral Therapy Nonadherence. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jul 15;22(7). doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/18225

Agreement between nurses and comparison with early warning scores.

Lavoie P, Clarke SP, Clausen C, Purden M, Emed J, Mailhot T, Fontaine G, Frunchak V. Nurses’ judgments of patient risk of deterioration at change-of-shift handoff: Agreement between nurses and comparison with early warning scores. Heart Lung. 2020 Jul-Aug;49(4):420-425. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.02.037

How to Work Collaboratively Within the Health System: Workshop Summary and Facilitator Reflection.

Cassidy CE, Bowen S, Fontaine G, Côté-Boileau É, Botting I. How to Work Collaboratively Within the Health System: Workshop Summary and Facilitator Reflection. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2020 Jun 1;9(6):233-239. doi: https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2019.131