As a clinical nurse with over 12 years of diverse experience, I bring a unique blend of expertise in holistic health, project management, and patient-centered care. My vision is to address the root causes of health challenges, integrating evidence-based clinical practice. I am passionate about empowering individuals to reclaim their health through education and proactive health promotion, fostering resilience and long-term well-being. My experience as a clinician, communicator, and educator, combined with my ability to manage complex projects effectively, positions me to lead initiatives that drive meaningful health outcomes.
• Responsible for identifying the needs and assessing the health of people, managing emergencies, making different types of follow-ups including pregnancy follow-ups and chronic disease management
• Developed a protocole to reverse diabetes type II, hypertension and dyslipidemia
• Work closely with the community members to provide optimal care and best support of the entire community.
• Contribute to diagnostic methods
• Create and discuss treatment plans with patients
• Educate and empower patients to master their health
• Provide and monitor nursing care required for health promotion, disease prevention, treatment and rehabilitation as well as providing care according to the CIUSSSHSM's guidelines within the scope of an expanded nursing role.
• Working with a multidisciplinary team, including social worker, psychologist, kinesiotherapist, physiotherapist, nutritionist, etc.
• Be emergency call on rotation
• Project developed:
• Integrating physical and mental health: a paradigm shift in using the holistic/integrative approach to increase the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention and promote recovery for people with mental illness
• Objectives:
• Improve the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention in affected users having a mental health disorder through the introduction of a holistic approach, including nutritional, physical activity and mindfulness interventions, in addition to psychosocial and medical interventions.
• Act on all the factors that are at the origin or aggravate the manifestations of mental illness to create a synergy increasing the chances of recovery of the affected person.
• Reduce hospital stays, reduce the amount of medication taken and improve people's physical health and quality of life
• Clinical manager of the project and the development of new clinical protocols including the diagnosis and treatment of dietary deficiencies, intestinal problems such as dysbiosis and trauma treatments as part of the global approach
• Member of the Executive Committee and the Protocol Coordination Committee
• Responsible for the training of the multidisciplinary team including: family doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, expert in mindfulness, expert in motivational maintenance, expert in spirituality, and kinesiologist.
• Coordinate the involvement of food services, laboratory services, pharmacy, and research in the project
• Carry out the literature review updated and renewed according to the topics and needs required.
• Benchmark everything related to the organization of care, the therapeutic approach and the processes of care in relation to the client program in question
• Participate in committees, activities and discussions regarding the consolidation and operationalization of the relevant customer program • Support clinical and administrative bodies in the planning, development and implementation of projects for the consolidation and operationalization of client programs
• Provide ongoing expertise and support to clinicians and client program managers
• Team medical follow-up, with the doctor, of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV).
• Assessment of biopsychosocial, spiritual and coping skills
• Assessment and management of mental health, mainly depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, substance abuse and attention deficit disorder (ADHD).
• Chronic disease assessment and management
• Find and provide resources in community
• Work in a multidisciplinary team in the management of complex cases • Mental health and chronic disease education
• Education on healthy lifestyle habits: nutrition, sleep, activity physics, stress management, relationships, and spirituality
•In-depth physical assessment of patients whose health condition is critical and often unstable.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to quickly implement a dynamic and constantly changing treatment plan.
• Work under pressure efficiently
• Have an in-depth understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacology to provide safe care when administering critical medications such as norepinephrine, vasopressin, insulin, opioids and intravenous heparin.
• Support the often distressed family using active listening and provide the necessary information to help them understand the treatment plan. • Support the family and the patient in making difficult decisions.
• Write protocols and study reports.
• Chairs laboratory meetings.
• Manage "GLP/GCP" studies related to development and validation biological tests, anti-viral efficacy and clinical support.
• Development and validation of several types of cell plate assays 96 and 12 wells (antibodies, viral titer, IC50).
• Responsible for cell culture: preparation of all SOP (standard operating procedures), training staff, act as a resource in case of problems.
• Responsible for growth and purification of respiratory virus such as influenza, coronavirus, and syncitial respiratory virus.
French
Spanish
Communication and teaching skills
Synthesis and writing of reports, protocols, clinical programmation
Systematic review of literature and conduct of research projects
Holistic skills and approach to treat and prevent health issues
Jan 2014 Founding member of the Group for Integrative Health in Quebec
August 2016 Symposium for Integrative Health, Université de Montréal The integrative health approach recognizes that health and wellness are influenced by several interrelated factors. It agrees on the importance of the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual dimensions in the search for a balance of life and health unique to each person. The approach also advocates the mix of conventional health care and services with complementary approaches, while respecting the preferences and culture of each individual.
Speaker and educator
Nov 2018 Quebec Association of Mental Health, Montreal, Canada.
Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health: Physical and Mental Integration The Mental Health Action Plan focuses on the recovery and full citizenship of people with mental illness. With this in mind, everyone is invited to become aware of innovations in clinical and organizational practices that integrate a global health approach. This approach focuses on all the factors that cause or aggravate mental illness, combining mental and physical health interventions to create a synergy that increases the effect of the therapeutic intervention and promotes recovery.
May 2018 Annual Mental Health Days 2018, Montreal, Canada
Integrating Physical health and mental health: a paradigm shift to increase the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention and promote recovery for people with mental illness
Dec 2017 Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
Difficult Paths Often Lead to the Most Beautiful Destinations: the Global Mental Health Approach.
May 2017 Integrative Health Symposium.
Demystify the anti-inflammatory diet for the management of inflammatory, autoimmune and chronic pain diseases.
Feb 2017 Collaboration with Jean-Yves Dionne, Pharmacist. Université McGill Stress and diet: Sources of all our illnesses?
July 2010
Increased degranulation of natural killer cells during acute HCV correlated with the magnitude of virus-specific T cell responses. Pelletier S, Drouin C, Bedard N, Bruneau J, Kakoo S, Shouky N. Journal of Hepatology. 53(5):805-816.
Jan 2010
Cell-mediated immune responses directed against hepatitis C virus (HCV) alternate reading frame protein (ARFP) are undetectable during acute infection. Drouin C, Lamarche S, Bruneau J, Soudeyns H, Shoukry NH. Journal of Clinical Virology. 47(1):102-103
October 2008
Immunogenicity of CIGB-230, a therapeutic DNA vaccine preparation, in HCV chronically infected individuals in a Phase I clinical trial. Alvarez- Lajonchere L, Shoukry NH, Grá B, Amador-Cañizares Y, Helle F, Bédard N, Guerra I, Drouin C, Dubuisson J, González-Horta EE, Martínez G, Marante J, Cinza Z, Castellanos M, Dueñas-Carrera S. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 16(3):156- 167.
Dec 2024 Hypnotherapist training, on going
Nov 2024 Energy healing certification on going
Dec 2021 Breathwork Instructor certification
Jan and June 2021 Advanced meditation retreat with Dr Joe Dispenza
Sep 2018 Intermediate meditation course with Dr Joe Dispenza
Nov 2018 ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
Sep 2018 Expanded Role in Nursing certificate
Jan 2018 Travel Health certification
Mar 2018 Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice certificate, The Institute for Functional Medicine, USA
Dec 2016 Nursing Prescription
July to May 2017 Nutrition Coach Certification Program, The Institute of Transformational Nutrition, USA
Oct 2016 Health First Guide. Nurses and the adult health assessment, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2011 Transcendental meditation training, Montreal, Canada
Meditation, breathwork
Outdoor sports, hiking, camping, HIIT (high intensity interval training) and body weight training
Gardening, medicinal plants and their uses
Personal growth
Quantum physics
Health coaching and health promotion
Comprehensive and Integrative Health Approach
Health Innovation Integrating evidence into clinical practice