Congratulations to the six Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) master’s students in the research stream who applied for and successfully obtained highly competitive Canada Graduate Scholarships. “We had a 100% success rate, which is a testament to the calibre of our students,” notes Sylvie Lambert, Associate Director – Research at the ISoN. Congratulations to Katrina Baldassarre, Kyla Christianson, Amanda Guerin, Alisa Knezevic, Sarah Lapin, and Fouad Maghamez.
Katrina Baldassarre, MSc(A) Direct Entry, Year 1
Supervisors: William Archambault & Norma Ponzoni
Project title: “Understanding Nursing Students’ Perceptions towards Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Nursing Education.” As AI becomes more commonplace, it is vital to build an understanding of how these technologies can impact the delivery of nursing education by first understanding how student engage with these technologies.
Kyla Christianson, MSc(A) Advanced Nursing in the Global Health Concentration, Year 1
Supervisors: Dr Andraea Van Hulst & Dr Christina Clausen
Project title: “A Description of La Maison Bleue’s Interprofessional Collaboration in Obstetrical Care for Women Experiencing Vulnerability”
Alisa Knezevic. MSc(A), Direct Entry, Year 1
Supervisors: Margaret Purden, Céline Gélinas, Christina Clausen, Kimberly Gartshore
Project title: “Patients’ and family caregivers’ perspectives of the Hospital@Home program at the CIUSSS West-Central-Montreal: A convergent parallel mixed-methods descriptive study”
Sarah Lapin, MSc N - Direct Entry program, Year 1.
Supervisors: Sylvie Lambert and Catherine-Anne Miller.
Project title: "Chronic Illness Management Using Prescription Medication in Migrants with Precarious Status: Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences”. This project will involve interviewing healthcare professionals working at the Clinic for Migrants with Precarious Status operated by the organization Medecins du Monde to learn more about their experiences managing chronic illnesses with prescription medication in patients who are migrants with precarious status and are not covered by the federal or provincial public healthcare systems. Little is known about the healthcare professional perspective of this experience, and this project aims to address that research gap.
Fouad Maghamez, MSc(A) - Nursing Y1 (Global Health Concentration)
Supervisors: Sylvie Lambert and Lia Sanzone
Project Title: "Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers for Sustainability of the Senior Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in Njombe, Tanzania: Perspectives from Stakeholders". This project into the elements that help or hinder the program's ability to continue providing services over time. Understanding these factors will be crucial for shaping future health initiatives that can withstand the challenges of serving an aging population in resource-limited settings.
Photo, left to right: Katrina Baldassarre, Amanda Guerin, Alisa Knezevic, Fouad Maghamez, Kyla Christianson, Sarah Lapin.