Le corps professoral

Catherine Demers

Professeure

Automne 2026

ERG1010 - Occupations chez les enfants et les adolescents : santé physique et santé mentale
ERG6011 - Portfolio
ERG6016 - Préparation à l'essai

Postdoctorat en recherche axée sur le patient et sciences de l'implantation, University of British Columbia (2024)

Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation, Université McGill (2022)

Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation, Université McGill (2014)

Baccalauréat en ergothérapie, Université de Montréal (2009)

Intérêts de recherche

Réadaptation en oncologie pédiatrique
Soins du développement en néonatalogie et neurodéveloppement de l'enfant né prématurément
Implantation des meilleures pratiques en santé de l'enfant et réadaptation pédiatrique
Mobilisation des connaissances

Quelques communications et publications

Prix et distinctions

Publications

Demers, C., Higgins, J., Kerba, J., Bouchard, I., Meloche, C., Curnier, D., Sultan, S. Marcil, V., Laverdière, C., Sinnett, D. & Gélinas, I. (2026). Acceptability and functional benefits of a health promotion program in pediatric oncology: A mixed methods study. Front Pediatr.14:1753530. https://doi:10.3389/fped.2026.1753530

Noyek, S., Tomas, V., Hanson, J., Demers, C., Pace, N., Young, M., Bussieres, A., Costello, C., Majnemer, A., Askin, N., Wittmeier, K. (2026). Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Family Focused Child Development Programs in Real-World Settings: A Scoping Review. BMJ Pediatrics open, 10(1), e003598. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003598

Demers, C., Luu, T.M., Glegg, S., Afifi, J., Pearce, R., Thivierge, E., Janvier, A. (2025). Measuring family-important outcomes in large neonatal networks: where we are and where we need to go. Seminars in Perinatalogy, 49(7), 152149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semperi.2025.152149

Demers, C., Gélinas, I., Kerba, J., Lee, K., Bourque C.J., Lamore, K., Bouchard, I., Meloche, C., Curnier, D., Sultan, S. Marcil, V., Laverdière, C., Sinnett, D. & Higgins, J. (2025). Implementing health promotion interventions in a pediatric oncology setting: a qualitative study among families affected by cancer and healthcare professionals. Journal of Child Health Care, 30(2), 260-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935251341008

Tanner, L.R., Demers, C., Schorr, E.N., Rosenberg, N., Hooke, M.C., Turcotte, L.M. & Treat-Jacobson, D. (2025). Impact of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy on physical function in pediatric cancer survivors: a systematic review. J Cancer Surviv (Advance online publication). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01763-y

Kerba, J., Demers, C., Bélanger, V., Napartuk, M., Bouchard, I., Meloche, C., Prud’homme, N., Gélinas I., Higgins, J., Curnier, D., Sultan, S. Laverdière, C., Sinnett, D. & Marcil, V. (2022). Needs, barriers and facilitators of adolescents participating in a lifestyle promotion program in oncology: stakeholders, adolescents and parents’ perspective. Children, 9(9), 1340, https://doi.org/10.3390/children9091340

Demers, C., Brochu, A., Higgins, J., Gélinas, I. (2021). Complex behavioural interventions targeting physical activity and diet behaviours in pediatric oncology: A Scoping Review. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 68(8), e29090. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29090

Demers, C., Gélinas, I., & Carret, A.-S. (2021). Long-term functional outcome in young adult survivors of childhood brain tumor. Rehabilitation Oncology, 39(2):81-87, https://doi.org/10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000219

Demers, C., Gélinas, I., & Carret, A.-S. (2016). Activities of daily living in survivors of childhood brain tumor. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(1), 7001220040p1–7001220040p8., https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.014993