Sciences en BD
Science isn't boring, quite the opposite!
It can be made fascinating, simply by using a bit of imagination...
We invite you to take a look at the content (comic strips) and testimonials below to learn more about a topic intimately linked to bariatric surgery: excess skin.
Indeed, the resulting excess skin is almost inevitable, but do we really understand what individuals living with excess skin have to face? What do we know about the subject?
During a symposium held on May 17, 2023, at the national Obesity Summit congress, a patient partner and three researchers delved into the issue.
Four comic strips inspired by the testimony and lectures were created by four comic artists trained at the Pavilion - School of Arts and Cultures (ÉdAC) at the Université du Québec en Outaouais.
Thank you for your interest in our research; we invite you to contact the CoActiv’Lab for any questions/comments.
Symposium Obesity Summit. De gauche à droite. Modératrice : Guilia Corno, conférencières : Christina Biorserud, Aurélie Baillot, Annie Aimé
Christyne Simard (testimonial):
Christyne Simard is a criminologist by training, having earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Montreal. Working in the field of mental health for almost 30 years, she has always been fascinated by the resilience of the people she encounters daily within the organization she directs. Always involved, she serves on various community organizations in the Outaouais region. Her commitment has been recognized, notably by receiving the Gérard-Lesage Medal from UQO and by being nominated as a woman of exception at the last gala of the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce.
Author: Josée is a first-year student at UQO studying comic art. As a visual arts teacher in secondary school in Ottawa, she enjoys featuring her family members in her comic strips.
Photo : Josée Rivard
Pre Christina Biörserud (researcher):
Christina began working as a newly graduated nurse at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, 20 years ago. In 2007, she graduated from her specialization in surgical care. In 2015, she completed her doctoral thesis entitled 'Excess Skin after Bariatric Surgery – Patient Perspective and Objective Measurement' and has since published 12 articles on this topic. For several years now, she has been an affiliated researcher at the Department of Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and has been working there as a head nurse since 2019.
Autrice : Roxanne Dionne
Pre Annie Aimé (researcher):
Annie became a member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec after completing her doctoral studies in psychology in 2002. From the beginning of her career, her interests have focused on the field of eating and weight problems. In 2013, she co-founded her practice where she offers individual psychotherapy, coaching, and clinical supervision services to adults and parents of children. Her expertise led her to work as a professor-researcher at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. Since then, she regularly provides lectures and training, and in June 2017, she organized the first international symposium on body image at the CHU de Sainte-Justine in Montreal.
Author: A student at UQO majoring in Comic Art with a minor in Fine Arts, Sacha Bernard is passionate about comic books. He plans to study it further in France to become a comic book author!
Pre Aurélie Baillot (researcher):
Photo : Sacha Bernard
Aurélie obtained a Ph.D. in Sports Science and Techniques from the University of Orléans (Orléans, France) before moving to Quebec to pursue her post-doctoral studies. She eventually became an accredited professor-researcher in Nursing Sciences at the Université du Québec en Outaouais and with CISSS de l'Outaouais. She is also an affiliated researcher at the Montfort Knowledge Institute and director of the CoActiv’Lab at the Université du Québec en Outaouais.
Author: Emma Hortas Raby is a third-year student at UQO majoring in comic art. Soon to be a graduate of ÉdAC, she aims to create stories dedicated to a young audience.
