Researcher profile #6625

BRÉAU
Laurence
Doctorate in Information and Communication Sciences
Which conditions or patient groups does your research focus on?
Patients with cancer
Healthcare professionals
Assignment
Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales
LERASS / EA 827
Institut des Technosciences de l'Information et de la Communication
1186 route de Mende
34000 MONTPELLIER
Your research topics
Patient support
Supporting caregivers
Agony
Interprofessional collaboration
Communication
Wish to die / Euthanasia / Assisted suicide
Evaluation of professional practices / systems / tools and scales
End-of-life care in hospital or healthcare facility
Organization of care
Decision-making processes
Social and cultural representations
Sedation
Palliative care
Your fields of study
Information and communication sciences
Keywords (3–5) specifying your research topics
Palliative care
Decision-making process
Deep sedation
organizational communication
Your search criteria
Theoretical approach
Qualitative research
If so, please specify the links below
IdHAL : https://cv.hal.science/laurence-breau
Names of scientific networks and/or associations (please expand any abbreviations)
Société Française d'Accompagnement et de soins Palliatifs (SFAP)
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Selected publications

(2022) Bréau, L. Fin de vie. Les soins palliatifs à l’épreuve de la communication. Paris :
Éditions l’Harmattan.

(2023) « La communication palliative à l’épreuve des idéologies thérapeutiques. Enjeux
organisationnels de la trajectoire de soins du cancer incurable », Revue Communication &
Organisation, n°63, p. 125-138. https://doi.org/10.4000/communicationorganisation.12086

(2024) « L’accompagnement des mourants : Du genre auctorial des discours constituants au
genre narratif d’un journal interne hospitalier », Revue Pratiques, 203-204, pp. 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.4000/12ye2

(2024) « Le malentendu en fin de vie : un impensé des soins palliatifs », Revue Semen, n°56,
pp. 43-58, https://doi.org/10.4000/13wx5

(2026) « Dispositifs discursifs d’accompagnement et fabrique institutionnelle de l’hyper-
vulnérabilité du patient incurable », Revue Communication & Professionnalisation, n°17, pp
38-52.

What conditions does your research focus on?
Cancer conditions
Which groups of people does your research focus on?
Adults
People in vulnerable situations
Relatives and caregivers
Healthcare professionals