Virginie Hamel

Biographic Data

ID7555884
NAMEVirginie Hamel
GIVEN NAMESVirginie
FAMILY NAMEHamel
SIGNATUREHAMEL V
AFFILIATIONSUniversité de Montréal
ORCID0000-0001-8467-3138
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Assessment of construct validity and reliability of the Canadian Ultra-Processed Product Screener

    Open AccessVirginie Hamel, Sara Desmarais et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2026

    Objective: The Canadian Ultra-Processed Product Screener (CUPS) was developed to rapidly assess ultra-processed food (UPF) and drink product intake among Canadian adults. The CUPS is an online self-administered screener that includes twenty-eight questions and assesses the intake of a variety of UPF available in Canada, both in French and English. This study aimed to assess the construct validity and reliability of the CUPS among a sample of adul…

  • Evaluation of an intervention limiting food industry influence on public food policy processes in Ghana

    Open AccessSilver Nanema, Mélissa Mialon et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    This study evaluates the immediate effect of an educational intervention implemented among key policy actors in Ghana. The intervention focused on creating awareness and increasing competencies for countering food industry public food policy dilution strategies. The intervention was evaluated using a before-and-after design, collecting self-reported awareness, appropriateness, competencies, and skill level rating, and using frequencies, percentag…

  • Interactions between registered dietitians and the food industry in Canada

    Open AccessVirginie Hamel, Mélissa Mialon et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    In recent years, relationships between nutrition professionals and the food industry have raised concerns over the risks they may pose to the profession's credibility and integrity. However, empirical research on the nature and frequency of these interactions, as well as how professionals manage them, is limited. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 167 Registered Dietitians (RDs) from Quebec, Canada, regarding (i) the nature and …

  • The company is using the credibility of our profession ’

    Open AccessVirginie Hamel, Mélissa Mialon et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2024

    Objective: To gain insight into the experiences and perspectives of registered dietitians (RD) in Canada regarding their interactions with commercial actors and actions undertaken to manage these interactions. Design: Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews combined with a document analysis. Setting: Quebec, Canada Participants: RD aged ≥ 18 years ( n 18) Results: All participants reported interacting with commercial actors during thei…

  • Implantation multisite du programme Integrated Psychological Treatment (IPT) pour les personnes souffrant de schizophrénie. Élaboration d’une version renouvelée

    Open AccessCatherine Briand, René Bélanger et al.ARTICLESanté mentale au Québec2005

    Le programme Integrated Psychological Treatment (IPT) de Brenner et al. (1992), d’approche cognitivo-comportementale, a été implanté dans neuf milieux cliniques offrant des services aux personnes souffrant de schizophrénie. Une étude a permis de suivre l’implantation du programme IPT dans chacun des milieux, plus particulièrement d’évaluer le niveau de satisfaction des participants et des intervenants et d’identifier les points forts et les améli…