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Magali Aubac Camelio

Career History

  • Ph.D. candidate in Political Science under the supervision of Laurent Visier. Enrolled in the first year of the continuing education program. Thesis topic: The use of smartphones by independent nurses and its impact on nursing practices and the nurse-patient relationship.
  • Senior Nursing Instructor and, in particular, coordinator of the Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology Department at the IFSI of the Montpellier University Hospital (since June 2012).
  • Head of Nursing for four outpatient psychiatric units, Montpellier University Hospital (2009–2012).
  • Nurse serving as Acting Head of Nursing, night shift, Saint Eloi and Gui de Chauliac Hospitals, Montpellier University Hospital (2007–2008).
  • Nurse, Medical-Surgical and Liver Transplantation Department, Montpellier University Hospital (2005–2008).
  • Nurse, Endocrinology Department, Montpellier University Hospital (2002–2004).

Thesis proposal

TITLE: Smartphone Use Among Independent Nurses: Is This Leading to a Shift in Nursing Practices and the Care Relationship?

There is a genuine political commitment to the use of new technologies in healthcare. According to the “e-health” study, conducted in 2015 among the 53 European member states of the World Health Organization, it appears that 42 countries allocated public funds to e-health programs last year. The WHO strongly encourages these efforts in a recent report from March 2016 (WHO 2016). In France, policy incentives and programs are increasing, particularly for projects aimed at caring for patients in their homes. Connected devices, tablets, and smartphones seem to be becoming essential tools for patient care. I wish to study the use of smartphones by independent nurses in order to understand the implications for nursing practices and, in particular, for the nurse-patient relationship. The research methodology will be qualitative, involving interviews with nurses and ethnographic observations in patients’ homes.

Degrees

  • 2016: Master’s degree in Health Research – Specialization in Care, Humanities, and Society, University of Montpellier.
  • 2009: Bachelor’s degree in Health and Social Sciences, University of Montpellier III.
  • 2009: Diploma in Health Management, I.F.C.S. at Montpellier University Hospital.
  • 2005: University Certificate in Wound Care and Healing, University of Montpellier I.
  • 2001: State-certified nursing degree, IFSI at Montpellier University Hospital.
  • 1995: High School Diploma in Science with a Biology track, Lycée Paul Valéry in Sète.