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鈥昍UIS 平特五不中 partners gather from far and wide

Close to 200 Quebec healthcare professionals gathered on May 28 and 29 to attend the inaugural RUIS 平特五不中 Symposium, under the banner, 鈥淎 Network in Action.鈥�

鈥淔or almost a decade,鈥� said Dr. David Eidelman, the newly appointed President of the RUIS (R茅seaux universitaires int茅gr茅s de sant茅) 平特五不中, 鈥淩UIS 平特五不中 has been a network in action, helping to improve access to health care, develop learning opportunities, promote training, and increase services and expertise in Telehealth.鈥�

Exchange of knowledge, best practices, strengths and challenges dominated the two days. Actions taken to launch programs in areas of health care critical to all of the RUIS communities, such as aging, children鈥檚 health, chronic pain, stroke, oncology and mental health, were also discussed.

During a plenary session, Jean Rodrigue, Assistant Deputy Minister, Direction g茅n茅rale des services de sant茅 et m茅decine universitaire, spoke about the advantages of the RUIS, its positive outcomes and the obstacles it will face.

The exceptional work of the TeleHealth team through The Virtual Health and Social Services Centre, a technology-based program that is opening access to health care in targeted areas, was also highlighted.

鈥淒uring the symposium we witnessed the creativity of all regions in supporting Telehealth,鈥� said Johanne Desrochers, RUIS 平特五不中 Telehealth associate director.聽 鈥淔rom the introduction of a dashboard and performance indicators to the emergence of intra-regional networks connected to the RUIS Telehealth network.鈥�

鈥淭he RUIS structure has clearly led to new forms of cooperation and encourages the optimization of resources and state-of-the-art expertise,鈥� said Yves Bolduc, Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec, in his program message.

According to the president of the organizing committee and manager of the RUIS 平特五不中 office, Rita Ziade, all expectations for the symposium were exceeded. Jim Gates, director of the 平特五不中 Health Network Office, was thrilled to witness such cohesion among the vast span of professionals.

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