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Karine Bertrand

ResearcherSciences de la santé communautaireUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Karine Bertrand

Researcher

Sciences de la santé communautaire

Health Sciences

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

Dépendance Genre Intervention Covid-19 Lignes Directrices Pandémie Précarité Synthèse De Connaissances

Latest papers

How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.
Psychology of music · 2026 · senior author
Evaluation of the Implementation of an Outreach Clinic for Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Participatory Cocreation and Implementation Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2025
Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences.
Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives · 2025

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Conflit urbain et revitalisation des quartiers centraux à Gatineau
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$64,550
Cartographie des théâtres de sciences : perspectives québécoises
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$69,889
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Genre et intervention en dépendance en contexte de pandémie auprès de personnes en situation de précarité sociale
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$50,000

All 15 grants and awards

43 publications.

How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.

Cournoyer Lemaire E, Loignon C, Grothe C, Jauffret-Roustide M, Lemaître A, Bertrand K

Psychology of music2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/03057356251325516 PMID: 42058874

Evaluation of the Implementation of an Outreach Clinic for Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Participatory Cocreation and Implementation Study.

Paré-Plante AA, Fortin L, Milot DM, Langlois C, Payette-Toupin C, Nguyen BDA, Poulin S, Bertrand K, Leblanc C, Maillet L, Racine-Hemmings F, Wilson I, Loignon C

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/72457 PMID: 40965978

Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences.

Alunni-Menichini K, Chabot R, Guilbert-Gauthier G, Dominguez-Cancino KA, Robidoux L, L'Espérance N, Huynh C, Bertrand K, Vasilidis HM, Loslier J, de Saugy YF, Martínez P, Massamba V, Nazif-Munoz JI

Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2025.101129 PMID: 40701112

Changes in self-rated physical and mental health and life satisfaction associated with opioid and potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing in primary care older adults.

Pitrou I, D'Aiuto C, Lunghi C, Guénette L, Berbiche D, Bertrand K, Vasiliadis HM

Family practice2024

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmad050 PMID: 37119373

Risk of Mortality Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Including Opioids in Older Adults.

D'Aiuto C, Lunghi C, Guénette L, Berbiche D, Bertrand K, Vasiliadis HM

Drug safety2024

DOI: 10.1007/s40264-024-01429-1 PMID: 38722482

The current state of knowledge on care for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder: A scoping review.

Archambault L, Bertrand K, Martel MO, Bérubé M, Belhouari S, Perreault M

Journal of clinical nursing2024

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17139 PMID: 38532646

Sexualized substance use among gbMSM: Their perspectives on their intervention needs and counsellor competencies.

Blanchette M, Flores-Aranda J, Bertrand K, Lemaître A, Jauffret-Roustide M, Goyette M

Journal of substance use and addiction treatment2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209258 PMID: 38128651

Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada.

D'Aiuto C, Lunghi C, Guénette L, Berbiche D, Bertrand K, Vasiliadis HM

BMC health services research2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10303-2 PMID: 38001466

Association between level of compliance with COVID-19 public health measures and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional survey of young adults in Canada and France.

Coulaud PJ, Jesson J, Bolduc N, Ferlatte O, Bertrand K, Salway T, Jauffret-Roustide M, Knight R

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289547 PMID: 37531389

People with opioid use disorders: A taxonomy of treatment entrants to support the development of a profile-based approach to care.

Archambault L, Bertrand K, Jutras-Aswad D, Monson E, Touré EH, Perreault M

Drug and alcohol review2023

DOI: 10.1111/dar.13634 PMID: 36905194

Conflit urbain et revitalisation des quartiers centraux à Gatineau

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Bernier, Guylain

Keywords: conflit urbain; croyance; revitalisation urbaine; grand projet urbain; centre-ville; quartier; habitat; Gatineau

$64,550

Cartographie des théâtres de sciences : perspectives québécoises

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Gaumond, Pierre-Olivier

Keywords: théâtre; dramaturgie québécoise; sciences exactes; interdisciplinarité; intertextualité; citation; vulgarisation scientifique; épistémocritique

$69,889

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Genre et intervention en dépendance en contexte de pandémie auprès de personnes en situation de précarité sociale

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Karine; Camiré, Martin

Keywords: Covid-19; Dépendance; Genre; Intervention; Lignes Directrices; Pandémie; Précarité; Synthèse De Connaissances; Toxicomanie; Troubles Mentaux Concomitants

$50,000

Co-construire une évaluation d'implantation d'une clinique de traitement des dépendances aux opioïdes à bas seuil d'accès, par et pour les pairs marginalisés utilisateurs d'opioïdes à Longueuil en Montérégie.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Loignon, Christine; Milot, David-Martin; Paré-Plante, Andrée-Anne

Keywords: Crise Des Opioïdes; Dépendance; Opioïdes; Populations Marginalisées; Soins De Santé Primaires; Traitement Agoniste Opioïdes

$97,121

Efficacité du logement transitoire et permanent pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fleury, Marie-Josée

Keywords: logements transitoires; logements permanents; itinérance; impacts; profils de clientèle; stabilité résidentielle; déterminants; réinsertion sociale; efficacité; typologie de personnes en situation d'itinérance

$239,974

Efficacité du logement transitoire et permanent pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fleury, Marie-Josée

$80,000

Genre et intervention en dépendance en contexte de pandémie auprès de personnes en situation de précarité sociale

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Karine; Camiré, Martin

Keywords: Covid-19; Dépendance; Genre; Intervention; Lignes Directrices; Pandémie; Précarité; Synthèse De Connaissances; Toxicomanie; Troubles Mentaux Concomitants

$49,947

Chaire de recherche sur le genre et l'intervention en dépendance : mieux comprendre les trajectoires d'usage de substances psychoactives afin d'améliorer les services et les politiques de santé.

Nominated PICIHR2019Chair: CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair - Clinical Health Serv./Policy Research

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Karine

Keywords: Dépendance; Genre; Intervention; Réduction Des Méfaits; Rétablissement; Services; Sexe; Traitement; Trajectoires; Usage De Substances Psychoactives

$699,979

Addiction, Health Risks and Recovery in Context of Social Precarity: How to Better Address Complex Needs Taking into Account Gender and Life Stages

Nominated PICIHR2018Team Grant: GenderNet Plus

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Karine; Jauffret-Roustide, Marie; LEMAITRE, André

Keywords: Addiction; Clinical Guidelines; Complex Care And Social Needs; Gender; Health Risks; Life Stages; Long-Term Integrated Services; Qualitative Methods; Social Precarity; Trajectory

$300,000

Efficacité du logement transitoire pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fleury, Marie-Josée

Keywords: logement transitoire; itinérance; impact; profils de clientèles; stabilité résidentielle; déterminants; réinsertion sociale; efficacité; clusters

$231,676

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Karine Bertrand

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How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.

Evaluation of the Implementation of an Outreach Clinic for Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Participatory Cocreation and Implementation Study.

Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences.

Changes in self-rated physical and mental health and life satisfaction associated with opioid and potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing in primary care older adults.

Risk of Mortality Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Including Opioids in Older Adults.

The current state of knowledge on care for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder: A scoping review.

Sexualized substance use among gbMSM: Their perspectives on their intervention needs and counsellor competencies.

Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving&#xa0;opioids in older adults in Canada.

Association between level of compliance with COVID-19 public health measures and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional survey of young adults in Canada and France.

People with opioid use disorders: A taxonomy of treatment entrants to support the development of a profile-based approach to care.

Conflit urbain et revitalisation des quartiers centraux à Gatineau

Cartographie des théâtres de sciences : perspectives québécoises

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Genre et intervention en dépendance en contexte de pandémie auprès de personnes en situation de précarité sociale

Co-construire une évaluation d'implantation d'une clinique de traitement des dépendances aux opioïdes à bas seuil d'accès, par et pour les pairs marginalisés utilisateurs d'opioïdes à Longueuil en Montérégie.

Efficacité du logement transitoire et permanent pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

Efficacité du logement transitoire et permanent pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

Genre et intervention en dépendance en contexte de pandémie auprès de personnes en situation de précarité sociale

Chaire de recherche sur le genre et l'intervention en dépendance : mieux comprendre les trajectoires d'usage de substances psychoactives afin d'améliorer les services et les politiques de santé.

Addiction, Health Risks and Recovery in Context of Social Precarity: How to Better Address Complex Needs Taking into Account Gender and Life Stages

Efficacité du logement transitoire pour les personnes en situation d'itinérance

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Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada.