Où en est la situation de la violence envers les femmes dans le milieu familial, dix ans après les colloques sur la violence ?

The article presents the situation regarding violence to women for the region of Montreal. The nature and extent of the problem is examined and the risk factors are dealt with from a multidimensional point of view. The community and para-public services associated with this problem are described briefly and an account is given of the impact of past and present action. Some future prospects are also introduced

Case 4 : Big Comfy Couch: The Implementation of an LGBTQ2S+ Safe and Positive Space Within a Public Health Unit

Samara Lewis is a public health nurse specialist at the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (NBPSDHU). Samara has been tasked with creating a Safe and Positive Spaces workgroup that will aid in the implementation of an LGBTQ2S+ Safe and Positive Space at the health unit. Priority number one in the health unit’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan aligns directly with the creation of said spaces, as the health unit is committed to provisioning healthy sexuality messaging and to ensuring safe, welcoming, and accessible health services to all sexual and gender diversities. Safe and Positive Spaces act as facilitators in achieving health equity for the LGBTQ2S+ community. In September 2017, Samara will return to the Sexual Health department—her home department. Consequently, the future of the workgroup is unknown. Will a Positive Space champion step up and commit to leading the workgroup? Will the health unit achieve health equity for the LGBTQ2S+ community? Time is of the essence

How Landscape Ecology Informs Global Land-Change Science and Policy

Landscape ecology is a discipline that explicitly considers the influence of time and space on the environmental patterns we observe and the processes that create them. Although many of the topics studied in landscape ecology have public policy implications, three are of particular concern: climate change; land use–land cover change (LULCC); and a particular type of LULCC, urbanization. These processes are interrelated, because LULCC is driven by both human activities (e.g., agricultural expansion and urban sprawl) and climate change (e.g., desertification). Climate change, in turn, will affect the way humans use landscapes. Interactions among these drivers of ecosystem change can have destabilizing and accelerating feedback, with consequences for human societies from local to global scales. These challenges require landscape ecologists to engage policymakers and practitioners in seeking long-term solutions, informed by an understanding of opportunities to mitigate the impacts of anthropogenic drivers on ecosystems and adapt to new ecological realities

Tom Sherman : Vidéogrammes et écrits, un aspect différent de la télévision

Sherman's first text discusses two of his videos from 1978 and 1980, referring to the differences between commercial television and video art. The artist's second text addresses the perceptual process of data transformation. Introductory text by Blanchette. Biographical notes. 1 bibl. ref

Telephone-based motivational interviewing consultations to enhance adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy: A qualitative study on the experiences of women with non-metastatic breast cancer

Background/Purpose: Daily adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is prescribed to women for 5–10 years for hormone-sensitive breast cancer (60%–75% of breast cancer cases) to prevent recurrence and reduce mortality. However, a significant number of women experience AET-related issues that may affect quality of life and AET adherence. Few interventions to enhance AET adherence have been developed and tested, and the few studies available to date have generally produced inconclusive results. A telephone consultation program about AET using motivational interviewing (MI) principles was developed to be delivered by nurse navigators. This study aimed to describe women's experiences and perceived impact of this supportive program. Methods: 20 women who were first prescribed AET for nonmetastatic breast cancer in the last 5 years and who self-reported AET issues were provided with at least 2 individual, telephone-based MI consultations. Following the last MI consultation, we conducted a qualitative study. Participants were interviewed by a research team member about their experiences and perceptions using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Four key themes emerged from the analysis. The program was described by participants as: (1) a person-centered cancer care experience; (2) providing key information for self-management; (3) supportive regarding AET side effect management and adherence; and (4) contributing to a more optimistic perspective on AET. Overall, consultations via telephone were considered as convenient by most participants. Conclusions and Implications: Findings suggest that a telephone-based MI program can enhance side-effect management, motivation and adherence among women with non-metastatic breast cancer who have an AET. Ultimately, the program can better equip women to cope with AET in a less distressing and more optimistic manner. Future work would rely on quantitative approach to assess more broadly these findings