Dr. Marilou Gagnon, RN, DEC, BScN, LLM, PhD, is a Professor in the UVic School of Nursing and an Affiliative Scientist with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Her program of research seeks to address gaps in knowledge that have the potential to inform public debate and policies, while also advancing the rights and the health of marginalized communities, including communities of people who use drugs, people at risk or living with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), and people who are unstably housed or experiencing homelessness.
Marilou Gagnon
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2026
Nurse Practitioners as new certifiers under BCs Mental Health Act: Identifying policy-to-practice research gaps
Read MoreThe proposed three-part dialogue series is designed to address the expansion of involuntary treatment in BC and, more specifically, the expansion of…
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Marilou Gagnon
Primary Investigator
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Developing a roadmap for nurse-assisted injection in BC’s supervised consumption services
Read MoreSupervised consumption services are an essential part of health care and community services for people who use substances in British Columbia. These…
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Marilou Gagnon
Primary Investigator
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2021
The safer washroom campaign: Disseminating best practices in the public and private sectors
Read MoreFor people who use substances who cannot or do not have access to a supervised consumption site, washrooms can provide a private…
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Marilou Gagnon
Primary Investigator
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