Associate professor
Affiliation
UdeM – Université de Montréal • CIFI — Centre d'innovation en formation infirmière
Research Axes
Team
- Cynthia Henriksen
- Asma Fadhlaoui
Karine Bilodeau has a doctorate in nursing sciences. She has been a nurse and senior nurse advisor in the oncology care sector for over 10 years. She is now a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Montreal.
Professional Certification:
- Certified Oncology Nurse by the Canadian Nurses Association: CSIO (C)
Grants:
- Cole Foundation - January 2022 - December 2025
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and Canadian Cancer Society - July 2022 - June 2024
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - December 2021 - December 2022
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research - April 2020 - March 2022
- Centre of Applied Health in Cancer Control - March 2018 - April 2019
Research Unit
The objective of the research unit is to develop and establish solutions to optimize the health care and services received by cancer survivors from the perspective of returning to and maintaining an active social life. The unit´s work deals with, among other things, experiential learning by patients and healthcare professionals, interprofessional interventions in order to support cancer survivors, and the process of returning to work after cancer.
Research Interests:
- Experiential knowledge of patients and health professionals
- Health studies
- Returning to an active social life after cancer
- Rehabilitation in oncology
- Healthcare and health services in oncology
- Patient-centred research strategy
Publications
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Bilodeau, K., Hartono, B.*, Lee, V., Folch, N., Charpentier, D., Vachon, MF., Pomey, MP., Sultan, S., Vinette, B.*, El-Akhras, A.* (2022). Improving community and healthcare services for young adults living with cancer: Suggestions from a multiple stakeholder workshop. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie. 32(4), 484-490. doi:10.5737/23688076324484.
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Fadhlaoui, A.*, Mrad, H.*, Vinette, B.*, Bilodeau, K. (2022). Avantages et caractéristiques des interventions d’intégration précoce de soins palliatifs aux soins oncologiques : une revue rapide des écrits. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie. doi: 10.5737/23688076324498.
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Bilodeau, K., Gouin, MM, Lecours, A., Lederer, A., Durand, MJ, Kilpatrick, K., Lepage, D, Ladouceur-Deslauriers, L., Dorta, T. (2022). Acceptability and Feasibility of a Return-to-Work Intervention for Posttreatment Breast Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Co-design and Development Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(4), e37009. https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/4/e37009.
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Bilodeau, K., Henriksen, C., Lee, V., Vachon, MF., Charpentier, D., Folch, N., Pepin, J., Pomey, MP., Piché, L., Fernandez, N. (2022). The Experiential Learning Pathway of Cancer Survivors as They Recover Their Lives Post-Treatment: A Qualitative Study. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221083026.
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Coutu, MF., Durand, MJ., Côté, D., Tremblay, D., Sylvain, C., Gouin, MM., Bilodeau, K., Nastasia, I., Paquette, MA., (2022). Ethnocultural Minority Workers and Sustainable Return to Work Following Work Disability: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10044-9.
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Vinette, B.*, El-Akhras, A.*, Mrad, H.*, Chicoine, G., Côté, J., Bilodeau, K. (2022). Routes of administration, reasons for use, and approved indications of cannabis in oncology: a scoping review. BMC Cancer. 22, 319. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09378-7.
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Hjeij, D.*, Bilodeau, K., Ogez, D., Tremblay, M., Lavigne, G., Rainville, P., Arbour, C. (2022). La perception des infirmières quant à l’intégration d’une intervention novatrice inspirée de l’hypnose clinique durant les traitements de chimiothérapie à la clinique externe d’oncologie. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie. 32(3), 394-400. doi: 10.5737/23688076323387.
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Mrad, H.*, Vinette, B.*, Chouinard, A., Bilodeau, K. (2022). Les interventions éducationnelles pour améliorer la communication infirmière en santé sexuelle auprès de la clientèle gynéco-oncologique : une revue narrative. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie. 32(1), 22-29. doi: 10.5737/236880763212229.
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Coutu, MF., Durand, MJ., Côté, D., Tremblay, D., Sylvain, C., Gouin, MM., Bilodeau, K., Nastasia, I., Paquette, MA., (2022). Developing a communication tool to facilitate discussion among stakeholders in work disability: a consensus group. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10022-1.
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Tremblay, D., Turcotte, A., Toutati, N., Poder, T., Kilpatrick, K., Bilodeau, K., Roy, M., Richard, P., Lessard, S., Giordano, E. (2022). Development and use of research vignettes to collect qualitative data from healthcare professionals: a scoping review. BMC Open. 12(1), e057095. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057095.
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Fadhlaoui, A*., Mrad, H.*, Vinette, B.*, Bilodeau, K. (2021). L’expérience de transition vers le retour au travail de survivantes du cancer du sein âgées de moins de 50 ans après la fin des traitements. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue Canadienne de Soins Infirmiers en Oncologie.31(4), 386-392.
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Vinette, B.*, Mrad, H.*, El-Akhras, A.*, Bilodeau, K. (2021). Synthèse des stratégies d’autogestion employées par de jeunes adultes ayant reçu une greffe de cellules hématopoïétiques : une revue narrative. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue Canadienne de Soins Infirmiers en Oncologie.31(4), 463-469.
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Bilodeau, K., Lee, V., Sultan, S., Pepin, J., Pomey, M., Folch, N., Vachon, MF., Charpentier, D., Dumont-Lagacé, E., Piché, L. (2021). Learning through the Experience of Cancer Survivorship: Differences across Age Groups. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2021.1878316.
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Vinette, B.*, Bilodeau, K. (2021). Progression of self-management learning experiences of young adults following an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a qualitative study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101951.
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Tremblay, D., Touati, N., Usher, S., Bilodeau, K., Pomey, M. P., & Lévesque, L. (2021). Patient Participation in Cancer Network Governance: A Six-year Case Study. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1), 1-12.
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Tremblay, D., Touati, N., Bilodeau, K., Prady, C., Usher, S., ¦Leblanc, Y. (2021). Risk-stratified pathways for cancer survivorship care: insights from a deliberative multi-stakeholder consultation. Current Oncology. 28(5), 3408-3419.
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Coutu, MF., Durand, MJ., Côté, D., Tremblay, D., Sylvain, C., Gouin, MM., Bilodeau, K., Nastasia, I., Paquette, MA., (2021). How does gender influence sustainable return to work following prolonged work disability? An interpretive description study. Disability and Rehabilitation. Jan 4. https://doi: 10.1007/s10926-020-09953-4.
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Nadeau, MC., Bilodeau, K., Daoust, L. (2020). Optimisation du transfert des connaissances en soins palliatifs pédiatriques: utilisation d’une formation web. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue Canadienne de Soins Infirmiers en Oncologie, 30(1), 23-30.
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Durand, M. J., Coutu, M. F., Tremblay, D., Sylvain, C., Gouin, M. M., Bilodeau, K., ... & Côté, D. (2020). Insights into the Sustainable Return to Work of Aging Workers with a Work Disability: An Interpretative Description Study. Journal of occupational rehabilitation
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Bilodeau, K., Tremblay, D. & Durand, M-J. (2019). Return to Work After Breast Cancer Treatments: Rebuilding Everything Despite Feeling “in between”. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 41, 165-172.
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Bilodeau, K., Tremblay, D., Durand, MJ. (2019). Gaps and Delay in Survivorship Care through Return-to-Work Pathway of Breast Cancer Survivors - a Qualitative Study. Current Oncology, 26 (3), e 414- e 417.
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Tremblay, D., Touati, N., Poder, T., Vasiliadis, HM., Bilodeau, K., (…), Lévesque, L. (2019). Collaborative Governance in the Quebec Cancer Network: A Realist Evaluation of Emerging Mechanisms of Institutionalization, Multi-level Governance, and Value Creation Using a Longitudinal Multiple Case Study Design. BMC Health Services Research, 19 (1), 752.
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Tremblay, D., Bilodeau, K., Durand, MJ., Coutu, MF. (2019). Translation and perceptions of the French version of the Cancer Survivor Profile-Breast Cancer (CSPro-BC): a tool to identify and manage unmet needs. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13(2), 306-315.
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Bilodeau, K., & Tremblay, D. How oncology teams can be patient-centred? Opportunities for Theoretical Improvement Through an Empirical Examination. Health Expectations, 22(2), 235-244.
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Rouleau, G., Bélisle-Pipon, J.-C., Birko, S., Karazivan, P., Fernandez, N., Bilodeau, K., . . . Rodrigue, C. (2018). Early Career Researchers’ Perspectives and Roles in Patient-Oriented Research. Research Involvement and Engagement, 4(1), 35. doi: 10.1186/s40900-018-0117-z
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Galica, J., Bilodeau, K., Strohschein, F., Powell, T. L., Lambert, L. K., & Truant, T. L. (2018). Building and sustaining a postgraduate student network: The experience of oncology nurses in Canada. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal/Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie, 28(4), 288-293.
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Bilodeau, K., Tremblay, D., & Durand, M.-J. (2018). Exploration of the Contexts Surrounding the Implementation of an Intervention Supporting Return-to-work After Breast Cancer in a Primary Care Setting: Starting Point for an Intervention Development. Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 11, 75.
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Tremblay, D., Prady, C., Bilodeau, K., Touati, N., Chouinard, M.-C., Fortin, M., . . . L’Italien, M.-F. (2017). Optimizing Clinical and Organizational Practice in Cancer Survivor Transitions Between Specialized Oncology and Primary Care Teams: a Realist Evaluation of Multiple Case Studies. BMC health services research, 17(1), 834. doi:
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Bilodeau, K., Tremblay, D., & Durand, M.-J. (2017). Exploration of Return-to-work Interventions for Breast Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(6), 1993-2007.
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Tremblay, D. Latreille, J., Bilodeau, K., Samson, A., Roy, L., L'Italien, MF, Mimeault C. (2016). Improving the Transition From Oncology to Primary Care Teams: a Case for Shared Leadership. Journal of Oncology Practice.1: 1-12.
Education
Bachelor in Nursing Sciences
Université de Montréal
Master in Nursing Sciences
Université de Montréal
Ph.D. in Nursing Sciences
Université de Montréal
Postdoctoral Internship
Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne (CRCLM)
Awards
- 2022 Dre Trang Hoang Prize-Health Professional of the year (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (Quebec district))
- 2022 Excellence award-Centre d'excellence en soins infirmiers (CESI) (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal)
- 2020 Junior Research Scholar 1 (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé)
- 2015 Post-doctoral Award (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé)
- 2015 Post-doctoral Award (Réseau de recherche en interventions en sciences infirmières du Québec)
- 2014 Post-doctoral Award (Université de Sherbrooke)
- 2014 “Exceptional” Mention for the quality of the doctoral thesis (Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal)
- 2013 Post-doctoral Award (Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal)
- 2013 Post-doctoral Award (Centre de recherche du CHUM)
- 2012 Post-doctoral Award (Études supérieures et postdoctorales, Université de Montréal)
- 2012 Post-doctoral Award (Fondation des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada)
- 2010 Post-doctoral Award (ministère de l’Éducation, des Loisirs et des Sports du Québec – Universités)
- 2009 Post-doctoral Award (CHUM et Fondation du CHUM)