Audrey-Maude Mercier holds a BA in Communications from UQAM and a Master of Education, Cultural Studies and Communication from the Institute of Education, University College London. She began her work in the field of care partnership with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal before continuing her career at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) as a health promotion advisor. She currently contributes to the development of the care partnership approach through the creation and implementation of strategies to integrate patient advisors into various bodies at the CHUM.