Assistant Professor
Affiliation
UdeM- Université de Montréal Centre d’innovation en formation infirmière
Research Axes
Team
- Loïc Vermeulen
- Romane Pollet
- Lucie Lenglin
- Saoussen Maaroufi
- Asma Boubaker
Marlène Karam has a doctorate in public health. She has been a specialist nurse in the critical care sector for over 10 years. She is currently a professor at the Faculty of Nursing at the Université de Montréal.
Subventions :
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council_Insight Development: 2022 – 2025
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council _Partnership Engage: 2022 - 2024
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council_SSHRC Institutional Grants: 2022 - 2024
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council_SSHRC Institutional Grants: 2021 - 2023
- CISSS de Laval_Inoovation support: 2022 - 2023
Research Unit
The research unit aims to optimize care coordination by nurses for patients with complex needs, particularly during their transition between two different care settings. The unit's work focuses, among other things, on the training of nurses in coordination, the development of a reference framework for this skill, and the analysis of the implementation of innovations aimed at facilitating the transition of people between the emergency department and primary care.
Research interests
• Integration of health and social services at the systems level.
• The complexity of patients' needs and situations.
• Coordination as a strategy allowing a safe transition between emergency departments and primary care.
• Continuing professional development of nurses in care coordination.
• Interprofessional collaboration and patient partnership.
Publications
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Karam, M., Chouinard, M. C., Kevork, M., Fleming, R. et Arnaud, D. (2026). Nurses' and Patients' Perspectives on Care Coordination Across Health Care and Social Services Sectors: A Qualitative Study. The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 8445621251395347. Advance online publication.
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Karam, M., Hudon, C., Chouinard, M-C., Vermeulen, L. et Duhoux, A. (2025). Transitions of older adults between emergency departments and community care in Quebec: a case study. Geriatric Nursing, 66.
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Karam, M., Boubaker, A., Torabi, P. et Brault, I. (2025). Les formations infirmières à la coordination des soins et des services : un examen de la portée. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 11(1), 2.
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Danish, A., Karam, M., Porter, J., Rubenstein, D., Sabourin, V., Warren, M. et Hudon, C. (2022). Planning the evaluation of patient engagement in the PriCare research program. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 37.1(June), 104-116. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.70805
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Karam, M., Chouinard, M-C., Vedel, I., Couturier, Y. et Hudon, C. (2023). Nursing care coordination in primary healthcare for patients with complex needs: A comparative case study. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6729
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Karam, M., Chouinard, M-C., Poitras, M-E., Couturier, Y., Vedel, I., Grgurevic, N. et Hudon, C. (2021). Nursing care coordination for patients with complex needs in primary healthcare: A scoping review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(1), 16. http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5518
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Education
Postdoctoral Internship
Université de Sherbrooke - Québec
Ph.D in Public Health
Université Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Master in Public Health
Université catholique de Louvain – Belgium
Critical Care specialty
Haute École Léonard de Vinci - Belgium
Bachelor in Nursing Sciences
Université Antonine - Lebanon