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Medical Mistakes … Understanding Your Rights
Mistakes happen in every field and health care is sadly no exception. Health care professionals such as doctors, nurses and dentists are legally responsible, if their mistakes cause harm. These individuals all answer to their professional order. Click here to see a complete list (website available in French only): https://www.opq.gouv.qc.ca//ordres-professionnels/fiches-descriptives-des-ordres-professionnels/ ...
February 1, 2018
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Filing a complaint can be a positive gesture
In my role as a community organizer, I have received calls from community members who have concerns about Quebec’s health and social services system. Most times, the caller just needed a safe and private place to vent. Try as I might to refer them to the right person at the ...
February 1, 2018
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Access to Your Medical Records in Quebec
Your medical records document your medical history and care over time. These documents include “notes” from health care professionals who have provided treatment, prescribed or administered medicine, therapy or diagnostic tests as well as the test results, x-rays, other reports and observations. Quebec law allows you to access your medical ...
August 15, 2017
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Health Care Coverage in Quebec
Quebec’s Health Insurance Plan is a public plan that gives all Quebecers access to free health care. The plan is managed by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (health insurance board), also known as the “RAMQ”. To learn more about this plan, please visit the RAMQ website. Everyone who ...
August 11, 2017
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Time-saving cooking tips for healthy meals
Eating healthy can be much easier and fun if you adopt some simple habits. Follow these simple tips to help save time preparing and cooking meals: Chop extra fruit and vegetables when preparing meals so you have extra for lunches, snacks, and meals the next day. ...
March 13, 2017
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Home Care Team at Jeffery Hale Community Services
A wide variety of home support services are available for English-speaking seniors in our city. The gateway to these services is via Jeffery Hale’s Senior Intake Services. You are invited to contact intake social worker, Marie-Chantale Ahern for a telephone evaluation. She can be reached Monday to Friday from 8:30 ...
February 16, 2017
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