Launch of Chair for Research into New Practices in Nursing Care at the Université de Montréal
Montreal, May 11, 2006 – The Faculty of Nursing at the Université de Montréal is inaugurating today the Chair for Research into New Practices in Nursing Care, whose mandate will be to study concrete and innovative solutions to the difficulties experienced by people with chronic health problems. The Chair will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in nursing care practices, and will participate actively in the training of future researchers.
The new Chair has been created thanks to a broad partnership which includes the Baxter and Tyco Medical Canada Companies, the Quebec Order of Nurses, and the Foundation of the Université de Montréal Hospital Centre (CHUM).
“This partnership represents an impressive vote of confidence for our Faculty, its researchers, and the work they do. Through their generous contributions, our donors are contributing to an improved quality of life for patients and their families,” observed Dr. Céline Goulet, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the Université de Montréal.
“The expertise of the CHUM nurses and the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Nursing has been recognized far beyond our institutions,” indicated Dr. Denis R. Roy, the Director of the CHUM. “Their practices are valued not only throughout Quebec, but also in many francophone countries, in large part through the dissemination of knowledge-sharing publications such as the Guide clinique en soins infirmiers (The Clinical Guide to Nursing Care). It goes without saying that this new Chair once again positions our CHUM nurses and the Faculty in the forefront of advancements in the field. This is a proud day for the CHUM.”
The Vice-President of the CHUM Foundation, Gilles Dulude, underlined the Foundation’s longstanding support for the Chairs at the Université de Montréal. “Since 1998, our Foundation has contributed financially to the creation of each Université de Montréal Chair located at the CHUM. It is our way of demonstrating how important to us the development of research at the CHUM is.”
Denis Côté, CEO of the Baxter Corporation, emphasized that “Baxter is proud to contribute to the advancement of a profession that is so close to our heart and that responds to an increasingly important need in chronic health care.”
“The aims of this program are fascinating and highly promising. At Tyco Medical, we are especially proud of our support for and involvement with this extraordinary initiative, because we firmly believe that the research will provide solutions to constantly growing needs that could not until now have been envisaged,” indicated François Drolet, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Tyco Medical Canada.
“The OIIQ is delighted to be associated with the Chair, because it is especially concerned with the application of conclusive research results to the day to day clinical practice of nurses, in order to improve the quality of care and the level of satisfaction of the clientele, especially those individuals experiencing chronic care problems,” emphasized the President of the Quebec Order of Nurses, Gyslaine Desrosiers.
Jacques Turgeon, Vice-Rector - Research at the Université de Montréal, emphasized “that the new Chair will guarantee our institution national and international recognition by circulating the results of its research to various scientific constituencies and clinics. This exchange will enable us to significantly expand our knowledge beyond its current limits.”
The number of people facing chronic health problems is steadily increasing, as is their need for support and education in managing the state of their health and thus enhancing their quality of life.
The goal of the Chair’s research program is to develop and evaluate innovative procedures and approaches in nursing care in order to equip patients in the management of their health difficulties and thus improve their quality of life.
The work of the Chair holder, Dr. José Côté, is already committed to assessing a virtual nursing procedure whose goal is to support, individually and in real time, the day to day management of therapy for people living with HIV-AIDS.
“In concrete terms, it consists of an assistant “virtual vocal” nurse who acts as a model and supports the individual in managing his medication. This approach, still experimental, is to be understood in the context of a reorganization of services and a shortfall in resources, and aims to guarantee a high quality clinical follow-up,” Côté concluded.
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