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Research Chair in Nursing Care for Older People and their Families
Bourbonnais Anne
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Biography
Dr. Anne Bourbonnais is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Nursing at the Université de Montréal and a regular researcher at the Research Centre of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM). A registered nurse by training, she holds a PhD in Nursing Science from the Université de Montréal and completed a fellowship in gerontology and geriatrics at the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre.
Her work is supported by numerous provincial and federal funding agencies, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Fonds de recherche du Québec, SSHRC, and several philanthropic foundations. She has held two major research chairs (philanthropic and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair). She is also an active member of several strategic networks, including RQRV, RRISIQ, and RQSPAL.
Recognized for her expertise in developing innovative interventions, Dr. Bourbonnais employs ethnographic, participatory, and evidence-based approaches to improve the well-being of older adults living with major neurocognitive disorders, as well as their family caregivers and healthcare teams. Her research has concrete impacts on clinical practice, particularly in palliative care and long-term care settings, and integrates strong components of knowledge translation, care ethics, and professional training.
Research interests
Dr. Bourbonnais’s research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions aimed at improving the quality of life of older adults living with cognitive impairments (including Alzheimer’s disease), their caregivers, and health professionals. She has a particular interest in responsive behaviours, apathy, palliative care in residential settings, and the emotional, ethical, and organizational dimensions of end-of-life care. Her work is grounded in a person-centered, interdisciplinary approach that combines scientific rigor with social impact.
Keywords : aging, nursing care, neurocognitive disorders, family caregivers, palliative care, responsive behaviours, quality of life, long-term care, knowledge translation, ethnography
