Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques – Hélène Lefebvre
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On July 5, Hélène Lefebvre , Honorary Member at the CRIR – Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, has been appointed to the rank of knight in the Order of the Academic Palms of the French Republic. This prestigious title rewards its sustained commitment in the advancement of nursing sciences and in particular in the establishment of active cooperation between France and Canada. The Order of Academic Palms was created by Napoleon 1st in 1808. Congratulations!

