New Executive Director >The Douglas Institute is pleased to welcome Ms. Lynne McVey as the Institute's new Executive Director.

New Executive Director > Ms. Lynne McVey will be the new Executive Director of the Douglas Institute starting January 16, 2012

Recruiting new nursing personnel is an important challange within our institute. We wish to create our own nursing succession executive committee.

Evaluating mind and body: New training for nurses

Within the scope of the A (H1N1) flu vaccine campaign and as Chair of the Regional Nursing Commission of Montreal, Hélène Racine, Director of Nursing and Quality Management at the Douglas, published the following letter addressed to nurs

In January 2003, the Quebec government adopted Bill 90, which redefined, among other things, the clinical evaluations performed by nurses. Amendments to the Nurses Act introduced the concept of the Therapeutic Nursing Plan (TNP), a document that makes

Major changes for mental health in the Professional Code.

Nurses working in psychiatric care believe that patients agree to being put into isolation if they cooperate or remain passive. This is one of the main findings from a research report led by Caroline Larue, PhD, from Hôpital Louis-H. L

Last week, Dr. Yves Bolduc was named Philippe Couillard’s successor as Minister of Health and Social Services in Quebec. On behalf of the Douglas Institute, I welcome him to his new position. We are confident that we will be able to count on

ACT Team: Celebrating 10 Years of Assertive Community Treatment!