Check out the latest telehealth news from the Réseau québécois de la télésanté: features, success stories, and updates. These articles highlight initiatives that benefit patients and healthcare and social services professionals.
Home hospitalization is one of the "alternatives to hospitalization". It is a priority initiative of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS). This project is part of the vision of a more humane and efficient healthcare network. Home hospitalization...
A healthcare professional is offering you a teleconsultation and you'd like to find out more about this activity? You now have access to comprehensive information to help you prepare for this encounter! The page Participate in a teleconsultation as a patient guides...
The idea of using a telehealth modality for pre-triage in the emergency department was born at CHU de Québec-Université Laval in the spring of 2022. Originally, the establishment was looking for ways to continue to benefit from the expertise of nurses absent from the...
Since its creation, the RQT Portal has aimed to be the leading resource for telehealth in Quebec. The website caters to a broad audience and is divided into three sections: Patients, Healthcare Professionals, and Telehealth Practitioners. Centralizing information...
Telethrombolysis is a telehealth medical procedure that ensures equitable access to stroke treatment, regardless of the patient's place of residence. It quickly connects a specialist neurologist in another hospital centre with the local emergency care team. This...
Health costs represent a very large proportion of the Quebec government's budget. In 2021-2022, expenditures allocated to the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) exceeded $54 billion, representing 40% of the province's total budget. While citizens...
The Quebec Program for Mental Disorders (PQPTM) is meant to be a mental health service transformation based on the stepped care model and is aimed at people with symptoms of the most common mental disorders. Its goal is to promote access to the right service, at the...
Access to services is a major challenge in addiction medicine, particularly in regions far from large urban centres. This reality is particularly difficult and complex for Listuguj, a Mi'gmaq community located near Restigouche, on the south shore of the Gaspé...
For some people who are experiencing distress, it is sometimes easier to express themselves in writing. The suicide.ca chat and text intervention service can be a good option to ask for help and talk to someone about your situation. This specialized suicide prevention...
The Pediatric Intervention Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation for the whole family « Centre d'intervention en prévention et réadaptation cardiovasculaires pour toute la famille (CIRCUIT) » was established at the Sainte-Justine UHC in 2010. Its...
