Eldercare challenge in Quebec: Montreal Gazette
In 2015, the Montreal Gazette published an article regarding Quebec’s growing number of seniors and the challenge it entails for the province’s health care system. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée was asked to comment on the current situation. Excerpt: “If we keep doing things the way we’re doing them now, we won’t be ready,” “Right now, we’re putting […]
Les années lumières: Interview Radio-Canada
Amélies Quesnel-Vallée was interviewed on Radio-Canada’s show Les années lumières for their episode Homo sapiens aegri: Notre espèce malade du diabète. During the episode she describes Canada’s current health threats and the role of structural factors on individual health. Access the episode
Doctors from public to private: Le Devoir
In 2014, Le Devoir published an article about the number of doctors that were leaving Quebec’s public system to practice in the public system. Specialists such as Amélie Quesnel-Vallée weighed in to describe the reality of the situation. Excerpt: « Le nombre de médecins spécialistes non participants est stable depuis quelques années, soit autour de 75 […]
Parent’s education and the risk of depression in early adulthood
Selected media coverage of research from Quesnel-Vallée, Park and Fuhrer regarding parents’ education and the risk of major depression in early adulthood. The study found that children with mothers who did not complete high school are twice as likely to experience depression in early adulthood as those born to women who obtained a high school […]
Delisting Medical Imaging in Quebec [Video]
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée outlined how medical imaging came to be delisted in Quebec, its impact in developing private insurance systems, its potential threat to health equity and its future direction at the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network in 2013.
Private sector in Quebec: Le Devoir
In 2012, Le Devoir published an article about the private sector’s role in Quebec’s health care system. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée explained the private sector’s growth in Quebec over the past few years. Excerpt: « Par exemple, dans certaines provinces, un médecin non participant ne peut pas facturer plus que le prix fixé par l’organisme réglementaire. C’est le […]
Comparative Health Policy Analysis
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée shared her thoughts about the value of comparative health policy with the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research in 2012.
Accorder plus de place au privé dans notre système de santé : Télé-Québec
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée was an invited on Télé-Québec’s show Huis Clos hosted by Claire Lamarche in 2011. She acted as an expert during a debate regarding the place of private institutions in Quebec’s health care system. Access the full episode
