Articles

2022

Horton, A., Nugus, P., Fortin, M. C., Landsberg, D., Cantarovich, M., & Sandal, S. (2022). Health system barriers and facilitators to living donor kidney transplantation: a qualitative case study in British Columbia. CMAJ Open, 10(2), E348-e356. https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210049

Khalili, M., Cardinal, H., Ballesteros, F., & Fortin, M. C. (2022). Kidney transplant candidates’ and recipients’ perspectives on the decision-making process to accept or refuse a deceased donor kidney offer: Trust and graft survival matter. Clin Transplant, 36(5), e14604.

Laneuville L, Ballesteros F, Affdal A, Malo M-F, Brassard L, Gagnon-Chainey B, Millot P, Mavrikakis C, Harel S, Fortin M-C. Perspectives of Kidney Transplant Patients, Transplant Candidates and Living Kidney Donors on the Role of Patients’ Self-narratives and Experiences of Creative Writing Workshops: A Qualitative Study. Article sous presse à Can J Kidney Health and Dis. 

Malo, M.-F., Affdal, A., Blum, D., Ballesteros Gallego, F., Beaubien-Souligny, W., Caron, M.- L., Nadeau-Fredette, A., Vasilevsky, M., Rios, N., Fortin, M., & Suri, R. (2022). Lived experiences of patients receiving hemodialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Kidney 360, 3(6), 1057-1064.

2021

Allard, J., Ballesteros, F., & Fortin, M. C. (2021). Québec health care professionals’ perspectives on organ donation after medical assistance in dying. BMC Med Ethics, 22(1), 23.

Fortin, M. C., Gill, J., Allard, J., Ballesteros Gallego, F., & Gill, J. (2021). Compatible Donor and Recipient Pairs’ Perspectives on Participation in Kidney Paired Donation Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study. Can J Kidney Health Dis, 8, 20543581211058932.

Greenberg, R., Goldberg, A., Anthony, S., Buchman, D. Z., Delaney, S., Gruben, V., Holdsworth, S., Le Foll, B., Leung, M., Lien, D., Lynch, M. J., Selzner, N., Chandler, J. A., & Fortin, M. C. (2021). Canadian Society of Transplantation White Paper: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Alcohol and Cannabis Use in Solid Organ Listing and Allocation. Transplantation, 105(9), 1957-1964. https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000003618

Ibrahim, B., Dawson, R., Chandler, J. A., Goldberg, A., Hartell, D., Hornby, L., Simpson, C., Weiss, M. J., Wilson, L., Wilson, T. M., & Fortin, M.-C. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and organ donation and transplantation: ethical issues. BMC Medical Ethics, 22(142), 1-10. file:///C:/Users/p0003006/AppData/Local/Temp/s12910-021-00711-6.pdf

Pomey, M.-P., Ballesteros Gallego, F., Affdal, A., & Fortin, M.-C. (2021). Peer mentoring as an avenue to explore in kidney transplantation: Kidney transplant recipients’ perspectives on peer mentoring. Transplantation Direct, 7(3), e672.

2020

Cardinal, H., Ballesteros Gallego, F., Affdal, A., & Fortin, M. C. 2020. Canadian transplant nephrologists’ perspectives on the decision-making process for accepting or refusing a kidney from a deceased organ donor. Clin Transplant, e13793.

Knoll, G. A., Fortin, M. C., Gill, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hartell, D. P., Karnabi, P., Parsons, C. D., Vorster, H., & Kim, S. J. (2020). Measuring Quality in Living Donation and Kidney Transplantation: Moving Beyond Survival Metrics. Kidney Int. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.014

Lam, N. N., Dipchand, C., Fortin, M. C., Foster, B. J., Ghanekar, A., Houde, I., Kiberd, B., Klarenbach, S., Knoll, G. A., Landsberg, D., Luke, P. P., Mainra, R., Singh, S. K., Storsley, L., & Gill, J. (2020). Canadian Society of Transplantation and Canadian Society of Nephrology Commentary on the 2017 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors. Can J Kidney Health Dis, 7, 2054358120918457. https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358120918457

2019

Allard, J., & Fortin, M. (2019). Débats entourant l’objection de conscience: le cas du don d’organes après aide médicale à mourir au Québec. Éthique & Santé. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1765462919300546

Cote, J., Fortin, M. C., Auger, P., Rouleau, G., Dubois, S., Vaillant, I., Gelinas-Lemay, E., & Boudreau, N. (2019). Web-Based Tailored Nursing Intervention to Support Medication Self-management: A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Kidney Transplant Recipients. Comput Inform Nurs, 37(11), 564-572. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000000572 

Crawshaw, J., Presseau, J., van Allen, Z., Pinheiro Carvalho, L., Jordison, K., English, S., Fergusson, D. A., Lauzier, F., Turgeon, A. F., Sarti, A. J., Martin, C., D’Aragon, F., Li, A. H., Knoll, G., Ball, I., Brehaut, J., Burns, K. E. A., Fortin, M. C., Weiss, M., Meade, M., Marsolais, P., Shemie, S., Zaabat, S., Dhanani, S., Kitto, S. C., & Chasse, M. (2019). Exploring the experiences and perspectives of substitute decision-makers involved in decisions about deceased organ donation: a qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(12), e034594. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034594 

Downar, J., Shemie, S. D., Gillrie, C., Fortin, M. C., Appleby, A., Buchman, D. Z., Shoesmith, C., Goldberg, A., Gruben, V., Lalani, J., Ysebaert, D., Wilson, L., & Sharpe, M. D. (2019). Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying and other conscious and competent donors: guidance for policy. CMAJ, 191(22), E604-E613. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.181648 

Greenberg, R., Ballesteros-Gallego, F., Allard, J., & Fortin, M. C. 2019. Organ Transplantation for Foreign Nationals in Canada: A Survey of Transplant Professionals. Can J Kidney Health Dis, 6, 1-11.

Janaudis-Ferreira, T., Eysenbach, G., Massierer, D., Sapir-Pichhadze, R., Bouchard, V., Dasgupta, K., Fernandez, N., da Costa, D., Ahmed, S., Fortin, M.-C., Langevin, R., & Mayo, N. (2019). Getting on with your life with a transplanted kidney-GETONTRAK: protocol for developing an online guide for self-management and promotion of physical activity in kidney transplant recipients. JMIR Res Protoc, 8(6), e13420.

Massierer, D., Sapir-Pichhadze, R., Bouchard, V., Dasgupta, K., Fernandez, N., da Costa, D., Ahmed, S., Fortin, M. C., Langevin, R., Mayo, N., & Janaudis-Ferreira, T. (2019). Web-Based Self-Management Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients (The Getting on With Your Life With a Transplanted Kidney Study): Protocol for Development and Preliminary Testing. JMIR Res Protoc, 8(6), e13420. https://doi.org/10.2196/13420 

Sandal, S., Charlebois, K., Fiore, J. F., Jr., Wright, D. K., Fortin, M. C., Feldman, L. S., Alam, A., & Weber, C. (2019). Health Professional-Identified Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study. Can J Kidney Health Dis, 6, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358119828389 

Vallée-Guignard, V., & Fortin, M.-C. (2019). Emerging Ethical Challenges in Living Kidney Donation. Current Transplantation Reports, 6(2), 192-198. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40472-019-00241-6.pdf

2018

Allard J, Ballesteros F, Anthony S, Dumez V, Hartell D, Knoll G, Wright L, Fortin M. 2018. What does patient engagement mean for Canadian National Transplant Research Program Researchers? Research Involvement and Engagement. 4(13)

Ballesteros, F., Allard, J., Durand, C., Cardinal, H., Lalonde, L., & Fortin, M.-C. (2017). Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Cardiovascular Disease and Related Risk Factors After Transplantation: A Qualitative Study. Transplantation Direct, 3(6), e162. https://doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000679

Ballesteros Gallego F, Martin C, Allard J, Anthony S, Dumez V, Hartell D, Hébert M, Knoll G, West L, Wright L, Fortin M. 2018. Defining Future Research Priorities in Donation and Organ and Stem Cell Transplantation With Patients, Families, Caregivers, Healthcare Providers and Researchers Within the Canadian National Transplant Research Program. Transplantation Direct. 4(6): e360.

Côté, J., Fortin, M-C., Auger, P., Rouleau, G., Dubois, S., Boudreau, N., Vaillant, I., & Gélinas-Lemay, É. (2018). Web-Based Tailored Intervention to Support Optimal Medication Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: Pilot Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Tria. JMIR Formativ Res, 2(2), e14. 

2017

Allard J, Durand, C, Anthony S, Dumez V, Hartell D, Hébert MJ, West L, Wright L, Fortin M-C. 2017. Perspectives of patients, caregivers and researchers on research priorities on donation and transplantation in Canada: A pilot workshop. Transplantation Direct 3:2, e127.

Allard, J., & Fortin, M.-C. (2017). Organ donation after medical assistance in dying or cessation of life-sustaining treatment requested by conscious patients: the Canadian context. Journal of Medical Ethics, 43(9), 601-605. https://doi.org/doi:10.1136/medethics-2016-103460.

Ballesteros F, Allard J, Durand C, Cardinal H, Lalonde L, Fortin M-C. 2017. Kidney transplant recipients’ perspectives on cardiovascular disease and related risk factors following transplantation: A qualitative study. Transplantation Direct,  3(6) : e162.

Fortin, M., Buchman, D., Wright, L., Chandler, J., Delaney, S., Fairhead, T., Gallaher, R., Grant, D., Greenberg, R., Hartell, D., Holdsworth, S., Landsberg, D., Paraskevas, S., Tibbles, L., Young, K., West, L., Humar, A., & Canadian Society of Transplantation Public Solicitation working group. (2017). Public Solicitation of Anonymous Organ Donors: A Position Paper by the Canadian Society of Transplantation. Transplantation, 101(1), 17-20.

Gill, J., Tinckam, K., Fortin, M., Rose, C., Shick-Makaroff, K., Young, K., Lesage, J., Cole, E., Toews, M., Landsberg, D., & Gill, J. (2017). Reciprocity to Increase Participation of Compatible Living Donor and Recipient Pairs in Kidney Paired Donation. American Journal of Transplantation, 17(7), 1723-1728.

2016

Goldberg A, &  Fortin M-C. HIV and Organ Donation: from Taboo to Transplantation.(2014) Impact Ethics, March 4 2016. Accessible à https://impactethics.ca/2016/03/04/hiv-and-organ-donation-from-taboo-to-transplantation/

2015

Cardinal, H., Durand, C., Larivée, S., Verhave, J., Pâquet, M., & Fortin, M.-C. (2015). Strategies to increase living kidney donation: a retrospective cohort study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2(15), 1-7.

2014

Allard, J., and Fortin, MC. 2014. Is it ethical to prescribe generic immunosuppressive drugs to renal transplant patients? Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease 1 : 23.

Allard, J., and Fortin, MC. 2014. « Légaliser la vente de reins: à quel prix… Compte-rendu de The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran par Sigrid Fry-Revere. » Bioéthique Online 2014, 3/10.

Allard, J., Goldberg, A., and Fortin, MC. 2014. « Regulated Markets of Kidneys in Developed Countries or How to Increase Health Inequities. » The American Journal of Bioethics no. 14 (10):44-45.

Durand, C., Duplantie, A. & Fortin, M.-C. (2014) Transplant Professionals’ Proposals for the Implementation of an Altruistic Unbalanced Paired Kidney Exchange Program. Transplantation, 98, 754-759.

Fortin MC. (2014). Is the Canadian legal framework too restrictive and based on false premises? Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease 1:8.

Fortin, M.-C., & Williams-Jones, B. (2014). Should we perform kidney transplants on foreign nationals? Journal of Medical Ethics, 40, 821-826. 

2013

Durand C, Duplantie A, Chabot Y, Doucet H, Fortin M-C. (2013). How is organ transplantation depicted in internal medicine and transplantation journals? BMC Medical Ethics, 14:39.

Durand, C., Fortin, M.-C. (2013). Un projet de recherche exempté d’évaluation éthique: quelques précisions. BioéthiqueOnline, 2/14.

Fortin MC, Williams-Jones B. (2013). Should we perform organ transplants on foreign nationals? Journal of Medical Ethics, medethics-1011534.

Fortin, M-C. (2013). Is it ethical to invite compatible pairs to participate in exchange programmes? Journal of Medical Ethics, 39:743-747.

Stenne R, Fortin M-C. (2013). Le processus d’attribution rénale québécois défavorise-t-il les patients en attente d’une greffe combinée rein-pancréas? Bioéthique Online, 2/9.

2012

Durand, C., Fortin, M.-C. (2012). Un projet de recherche exempté d’évaluation éthique: Réflexions et questionnements sur l’article 2.1 de l’Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils. BioéthiqueOnline, 1/15.

2011

Fortin, M-C., Duplantie, A., Durand, C., Faucher, C., Nicolau, D., Doucet, H. (2011). La vie avec et la mort sans : les représentations de la transplantation d’organes dans la presse écrite québécoise. Bioethica Forum. 4(1): 17-23.

Fortin, M-C., Williams-Jones, W. (2011). Who should travel in kidney exchange programs: the donor or the organ? Open Medicine, 5(1); e23.

2010

Dion-Labrie, M., Fortin, M-C., Hébert, M-J., Doucet, H. (2010). The use of personalized medicine for patient selection for renal transplantation: Physicians’ views on the clinical and ethical implications. BMC medical ethics, 11(1) :5.

Fortin, M-C., Dion-Labrie, M., Hébert, M-J., Doucet, H. (2010). The enigmatic nature of altruism in organ transplantation: a cross-cultural study of transplant physicians’ views on altruism. BMC research notes, 3(1): 216.

Gill, J. S., Goldberg, A., Prasad, R., Fortin, M.-C., Hansen, T.-B., Levin, A., Gill, J., Tonelli, M., Tibbles, L. A., Knoll, G., Cole, E. H., & Caulfield, T. (2010). Policy Statement of Canadian Society of Transplantation and Canadian Society of Nephrology on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. Transplantation, 90(8), 817-820. 

2009

Dion-Labrie, M., Fortin, M-C., Hébert, M-J., Doucet, H. (2009). Use of personalized medicine in the selection of patients for renal transplantation: views of Quebec transplant physicians and referring nephrologists. Personalized Medicine 6 (5), 485-499.

2008

Fortin, M-C., Dion-Labrie, M., Hébert, M-J., Achille, M., Doucet, H. (2008). Are ‘anonymous’ and ‘non-directed’ prerequisites for living altruistic donation? The views of transplant physicians from France and Québec. Social Science & Medicine 67 (1), 147-151.

2007

Achille, M., Soos, J., Fortin, M-C., Paquet, M.R., Hébert, M-J. (2007). Differences in psychosocial profiles between men and women living kidney donors. Clinical transplantation 21 (3), 314-320.

Fortin, M-C., Dupré-Goudable, C., Dion-Labrie, M., Doucet, H. (2007). Élargissement du cercle de donneurs vivants et création des comités d’experts. Des transplanteurs français et la loi de bioéthique. Éthique & Santé 4 (4), 184-190.

Fortin, M.-C., Roigt, D., & Doucet, H. (2007). What should we do with patients who buy a kidney overseas? Journal of Clinical Ethics, 18(1), 23-34. 

Chapitre de livre

2021

Allard, J., & Fortin, M.-C. (2021). Le don vivant par-delà les contraintes chronologiques : enjeux éthiques. In A. Payot, J. Cousineau, & M. Bouthillier (Eds.), Éthique clinique et situations complexes : un guide pratique (pp.83-92).

Fortin, M.-C., & Gross, J. (2021). Current Ethical and Policy Issues in Living Kidney Donation. In K. Lentine, B. Conception, & A. Lerma (Eds.), Living Kidney Donation (pp. 327-348). Springer.

2017

Fortin, M.-C. (2017). Is it ethical to offer priority points to compatible pairs participating in kidney exchange programs? In E. Massey, F. Ambagtsheer, & W. Weimar (Eds.), Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Transplantation: Global Challenges (pp. 75-81).

2015

Fortin, M.-C., & Greenberg, R. A. (2015). Should Transplantation be Offered to Pediatric Foreign Nationals? In R. A. Greenberg, A. Goldberg, & D. Arias-Rodriguez (Eds.), Ethical Issues in Pediatric Organ Transplantation(pp. 237-257). Springer. 

2014

Durand, C., Duplantie, A., & Fortin, M.-C. (2014). Transplant professionals’ views on the ethical challenges associated with altruistic unbalanced paired kidney exchange. In W. Weimar, M. A. Bos, & J. J. Busschbach (Eds.), Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects. Global Issues, Local Solutions. (pp. 118-127).

2011

Fortin M-C., Fugère, J-A., Hébert, M-J., Pâquet, M.R. (2011). A retrospective analysis of living kidney donation at a Quebec centre : A rationale for exchange programs. Weimar, W; Bos, MA; Busschbach, JJ. (Eds). In: Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects, 417-24.

2010

Fortin, M-C. (2010). Perspectives d’une jeune chercheure. Trudel, P; Jean, MS (eds). In : La malréglementation: Une éthique de la recherche est-elle possible et à quelles conditions? 35-40.

2008

Fortin, M-C. (2008). What Should we Do with Canadian Patients who Buy a Kidney Overseas? The Transplant Physician’s Dilemma. Lopez de la Vieja, T; Velayos, C (eds). In : Bioethical Education: Organ Procurement and Transplantation. 171-180.

Fortin, M-C., Dion-Labrie, M., Doucet, H. (2008). Cross-Cultural Study of Transplant Physicians’ Views on Living Altruistic Donation. Weimar, W; Bos, MA; Busschbach, JJ. (eds). Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects. 352-360.

Commentaires, perspectives et éditoriaux

2022

Sandal, S., Horton, A., & Fortin, M. C. (2022). Advancing a Paradigm Shift to Approaching Health Systems in the Field of Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation: An Opinion Piece. Can J Kidney Health Dis, 9, 20543581221079486. https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581221079486

2017

Fortin M-C. (2017) #recherche donneur vivant d’un rein #foie recherché Au Cœur du don, bulletin d’information de Transplant Québec. 9 (4) 8-11. 

2014

Levin, A., Clase, C. M., Sood, M. M., Dicks, E., Fortin, M.-C., Hartwig, S., Holden, R., Lafrance, J.-P., Molzahn, A., Rosenblum, N., Samuel, S., & Soroka, S. (2014). Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease: a unique launch of a unique journal. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 1(1).

Fortin, M.-C. (2014). Is the Canadian Legal Framework Too Restrictive and Based on False Premises? [Editorial]. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 1(8). 

Allard, J., & Fortin, M.-C. (2014). Légaliser la vente de reins : à quel prix…Compte-rendu de The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran par Sigrid Fry-Revere. Bioéthique Online, 3(10). http://bioethiqueonline.ca/docs/3/10.pdf 

2013

Stenne, R., & Fortin, M.-C. (2013). Le processus d’attribution rénale québécois défavorise-t-il les patients en attente d’une greffe combinée rein-pancréas? Bioéthique Online, 2(9). http://bioethiqueonline.ca/docs/2/9.pdf 

Durand, C., & Fortin, M.-C. (2013). Un projet de recherche exempté d’évaluation éthique : quelques précisions. Bioéthique Online, 2(14). http://bioethiqueonline.ca/docs/2/14.pdf  

2012

Durand, C., & Fortin, M.-C. (2012). Un projet de recherche exempté d’évaluation éthique :Réflexions et questionnements sur l’article 2.1 de l’Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils. Bioéthique Online, 1/15. http://bioethiqueonline.ca/docs/1/15.pdf  

Publications internet

2017

Chandler J, Yazdani S, Fortin M-C, Goldberg A, Wright L. Fast Fact: Organ donation after medical assistance in dying. 2017. Disponible à : https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5a805e_94ac65d280c849ae9d2fa46ca57e9db9.pdf

2016

Goldberg A, Fortin M-C. HIV and Organ Donation: From Taboo to Transplantation. Article publié sur le blogue Impact Ethics. Mars 2016. Disponible à : https://impactethics.ca/2016/03/04/hiv-and-organ-donation-from-taboo-to-transplantation/

2015

Wright L, Buchman D, Chandler J, Schultz K, Fortin M-C, Greenberg R, Hartell D. Fast Facts: Public Solicitations for Organs and Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Living Organ Donors. Septembre 2015. Disponible à : https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5a805e_be3abb0f072144698ded27047d221e70.pdf

2008

Fortin M-C. Tourisme, transplantation et éthique. Étude de cas. Projet d’éducation en bioéthique Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada. 2008. http://crmcc.medical.org/bioethics/cases/case_7_1_4_2_f.php. Outil de formation pour les résidents où je présente différentes problématiques en transplantation dont la pénurie, le tourisme de transplantation, etc.