Kickoff is given for Santé Québec, whose mandate is to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system and make the system more human-centered and effective. Within this framework, the role of the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux is set to evolve, focusing on overarching policy directions. The Minister of Health has announced plans to develop a national prevention policy by 2025, aiming to take proactive measures to reduce pressure on healthcare and social services. The Minister also acknowledged that significant progress is still needed in ensuring access to primary care.

In a new video, Roxane Borgès Da Silva (Université de Montréal), Carl-Ardy Dubois (Université de Montréal), Pierre-Carl Michaud (HEC Montréal), and Erin Strumpf (McGill University), main researchers in the Health theme and CIRANO Pole on the Efficiency of Health Services and Policies provide a clear-eyed and in-depth analysis of these critical issues.

Improving access to care and equality in access to care, putting people at the heart of the healthcare system, rebalancing treatment versus prevention, caring for people losing their autonomy and enabling them to age with dignity are some of the key topics that the researchers discuss in the video. They invite us to embrace a broad range of perspectives to drive meaningful transformation in the healthcare system.

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