Qu'est-ce qu'une IPS? Quel est le rôle des DMRG? Et celui d'une Agence?
Ce lexique a été conçu pour vous accompagner dans vos démarches administratives et organisationnelles. Vous trouverez un répertorie exhaustif des acronymes et termes fréquemment utilisés dans les catégories suivantes :
* Union and government terms
* Practice organization
* Continuing medical education
* Associations et organizations
8-1-1 : The Info-Santé service allows you to contact a health care professional about non-urgent problems. This professional consultation service is accessible by telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is a major part of first line health care. It offers answers to common health questions and directs users to the right service in the health and social services network. This complements health and social services centres and family medicine groups, which care for patients on a continuing basis.
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AAFP: The American Academy of Family Physicians' objectives are to Shape health care policy through interactions with government, the public, business and the health care industry; enhance members’ abilities to fulfill their practice and career goals; promote high-quality, innovative education for physicians, residents and medical students that encompasses the art, science, evidence and socioeconomics of Family Medicine; and Assume a leadership role in health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management.
ACMDPQ: Association des conseils des médecins, dentistes et pharmaciens du Québec
Go to Website (In French only)
AETMIS: The Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé, the Québec government agency responsible for health services and technology assessment, is an independent organization that reports to Québec's Minister of Health and Social Services. Its mission is to advise the Department and to support, by means of assessment, decision-makers in the Québec healthcare sector. Its assessments focus on the introduction, acquisition and use of health technologies, and on the methods of dispensing and organizing services
AGM: Annual general meeting
FMOQ activities (In French only)
AIPSQ: Association des infirmières praticiennes spécialisées du Québec
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Ambulatory: Of or relating to a patient not confined to bed, but requiring medical care.
AMCLSCQ: Association des médecins de CLSC du Québec
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AMLFC: Association des médecins de langue française du Canada
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AMOBF: The Association des médecins omnipraticiens des Bois-Francs is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMOBSL: The Association des médecins omnipraticiens du Bas-Saint-Laurent Francs is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMOCS: The Association des médecins omnipraticiens de la Côte du Sud Francs is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMOEP: Association des médecins œuvrant en établissement psychiatrique
AMOLL: L’Association des Médecins Omnipraticiens Laurentides Lanaudière is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMOM (Mauricie): The Association des Médecins Omnipraticiens de la Mauricie is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
Go to Website (In French only)
AMOM (Montréal): The Association des médecins omnipraticiens de Montréal is the largest professional medical union in Quebec. It represents over 1,900 general practitioners working in the different areas of family medicine from emergency medicine to geriatrics, and these physicians ensure treatment and follow up health care for the general public.
AMOOQ: L’Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l’Ouest du Québec is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMOQ: L’Association des médecins omnipraticiens de Québec is one of the FMOQ’s nineteen regional associations.
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AMPQ: Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec
AMUQ: Association des médecins d’urgence du Québec
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AQESSS: Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services
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AQPP: Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires
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ASSS: Health and social services agencies
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CdM: Conseil du médicament du Québec
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CDP: Continuing Professional Development
Go to the FMOQ's Continuing Medical Education section (In French only)
CIHI : The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) provides timely, accurate and comparable information. Our data and reports inform health policies, support the effective delivery of health services and raise awareness among Canadians of the factors that contribute to good health
CLSC: Local community services centres
CMA: Canadian medical Association
CMPA: The Canadian medical protective association provides its physician members with medico-legal advice, risk management education and legal assistance related to their clinical practice.
CR: Rehabilitation centres offer specialized health services and social services to persons suffering from a physical impairment (related to hearing, vision, language and speech or motricity); to persons affected by a mental impairment or persons with a pervasive developmental disorder; and to persons suffering from alcoholism or other problems of addiction.
CH: Hospital centres ensure the provision of short-term primary, secondary and tertiary services in general or specialized health care and in psychiatric care.
CHSLD: Residential and long-term care centres offer services to persons with decreasing autonomy and older persons.
COPD: COPD is the new name for emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
CPEJ or CJ: Child and youth protection centres ensure the provision of social services to young persons with developmental or behavioural or social adjustment problems (abuse, neglect, delinquency, etc.); ensure the provision of social services to the families of young persons with problems; and ensure the provision of specialized services devoted to young persons (adoption, placement and social rehabilitation).
CR: Rehabilitation centres
CSSS: The Health and social services centres were born out of the merger of local community services centres (CLSCs), residential and long-term care centres (CHSLDs) and, in most cases, a hospital centre (CH). These centres provide the population of a local territory with services of a preventive, evaluative, diagnostic and curative nature, rehabilitation, support and public institutional residential services; coordinate the services offered by all providers working in the local territory; and offer general and specialized hospital services (emergency, outpatient services, local medical specialties and basic diagnostic facilities).
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DSQ (Dossier de santé du Québec): Electronic Health Record
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EMR: Electronic Medical Record
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FMOQ: The FMOQ is a professional union representing the general practitioners of Quebec, and has over 8,000 members. Its mission is the protection of the professional and scientific interests of its members and the promotion of family medicine.
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QMA: Québec Medical Association
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RCPSC : Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Canada