The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec is made up of the General management department, three management departments and many service departments. To find out who does what, click on the links below or consult our organization chart.

General Management

Professional Affairs

Continuing Professional Development

Heath policy

Documentation centre
Reception
Computer Services

Accounting and Human Resources

Records Management and Archives Department and Document Center

Economic Affairs

Communications 
« Le Médecin du Québec »
Legal

Technical Department

The FMOQ is active in diverse fields of intervention, whether it be negotiations or services for general practitioners, and owes its efficient operations to the sound coordinating and decision-making skills of the Direction générale:
 

Dr. Louis Godin, President and CEO
lgodin@fmoq.org
 

Ms. Marie-Claude Touma, secretary to the President

mctouma@fmoq.org

Ms. Diane Gatien, secretary and affiliated associations secretary
dgatien@fmoq.org

Professional Affairs work chiefly on the interpretation of the general agreement, in particular, those aspects concerning medical and administrative procedures. As well as playing a pivotal role in the permanent negotiation of the Agreement and various specific agreements, it participates in numerous joint committees.

In partnership with insurance committees, Business Affairs ensures the sound management of insurance programs (personal insurance, automobile and home insurance, office insurance, prescription drug insurance and extended health insurance, travel and cancellation insurance) that it offers all general practitioners through the insurance broker Dale-Parizeau LM. It also helps general practitioners make informed choices on available professional liability insurance.

Under the terms of the agreements negotiated by Business Affairs, general practitioners can obtain corporate rates at certain Québec hotels, benefit from advantageous banking packages and take advantage of an Associated Services program, which offers attractive rates in various sectors (Bell Mobility, Ophtalmolaser, long-term automobile lease or rental - La Capitale and Groupe Pro-Fusion, Greich & Scaff and Campus Discount).

Dr. Michel Desrosiers, director
mdesrosiers@fmoq.org
 

Dr. Jean Cloutier, assistant director
jcloutier@fmoq.org

Ms. Ginette Richer, information officer and secretary
gricher@fmoq.org

Reporting to the President, Continuing Professional Developement  looks after, but is not limited to, professional training (union and other), all types of medical training, notably the production of the Médecin du Québec and the distribution of educational material via the Internet, as well as certain negotiation files.

Medical education

Management, with the help—when needed—of the Training Committee and its Research, sub-committee, the Scientific Writing Committee and the Managing Editor, is responsible for: 

• promoting continuing medical education as an activity essential to every general practitioner as well as facilitating the upkeep and development of their skills

• elaborating policies that focus on training prior to the issuance of a license to practice and improving access to and quality of continuing medical education offered to general practitioners

• encouraging practicing general practitioners to actively participate in developing and conducting pertinent and effective training programs for fellow general practitioners

• supporting the self-directed learning of general practitioners through available audio-visual and written material (publications by the Médecin du Québec and its continuing development section, self-directed training modules, research studies, medical information sheets and Internet access)

• developing province-wide educational programs, designed by and for general practitioners, which meet the highest criteria of the systematic approach to training

• developing specialized training workshops for the training of workshop leaders, scientific directors, the Médecin du Québec theme leaders and self-directed training module writers

• planning and coordinating clinical internships organized by and for general practitioners

• ensuring that the FMOQ’s code of professional conduct is respected

• validating the pertinence of training programs according to rigorous criteria that is periodically revised, and granting training credits to participating general practitioners

• systematically verifying the quality of results obtained, the effectiveness of the methods used and taking necessary retroactive measures

• compiling an annual report of the educational activities each general practitioner represented by the FMOQ has taken part in and producing various other statistical reports

• providing technical and professional support to regional associations who wish to hold educational activities adapted to their own needs

• maintaining contact with individuals from affiliated associations who are responsible for continuing development. This includes sharing experiences, keeping them abreast of new developments in the field of continuing medical education and, when necessary, providing coaching on their new roles

• promoting research in family medicine, developing research initiation activities, choosing research projects relevant to general practitioners, and subsidizing and supporting research general practitioners

• making documentation centre resources available and adapting them, to the greatest extent possible, to the needs of continuing professional and medical education

• ensuring a presence within various organizations (Conseil d'éducation médicale continue du Québec, Comité paritaire sur l'application des mesures de ressourcement, etc.) and other organizations dedicated to continuing medical education

• distributing various forms and guides (letters of attestation, quality criteria evaluation grids for educational activities, attendance records, etc.)

Management
The director manages the staff and budget of his/her department.

Committees
The Director of Professional Development participates in a joint committee responsible for recommending the entry requirements and remuneration of general practitioners working in or with family practice units or the Public Health Network, respectively. The Director also sits on any other committee assigned to him by the President..

Negociation
The Director of Professional Development also sits at the bargaining table, when necessary.

Dr. Pierre Raîche, director
praiche@fmoq.org
 

Dr. Claude Guimond, assistant director

cguimond@fmoq.org

Dr. Martin Labelle, Chief editor of  Le Médecin du Québec and assistant director

mlabelle@fmoq.org

Continuing education

Ms. Lise Francoeur, executive secretary

lfrancoeur@fmoq.org

Ms. Julie Corbeil, secretary
jcorbeil@fmoq.org

Ms. Julie Fortin, secretary
jfortin@fmoq.org

Ms. Lan Phung, secretary

lphun@fmoq.org

Ms. Stéphanie Ledoux, secretary

sledoux@fmoq.org

Ms. Émilie Sorin, project manager

esorin@fmoq.org

The departement is responsible for the planning of files concerning health policy and the structural organization of healthcare. It is also responsible for matters affecting health regionalization services, particularly services in general medicine, including those at the level of personnel planning. It provides technical support to FMOQ associations in these fields.

The director participates in the negotiation and administration of theGeneral agreement. In this capacity, it is member of different joint committees and provides consulting services to members paid by fixed earnings or hourly wages.

The management is also responsible for the Communications Department.

Dr. Serge Dulude, health policy director
sdulude@fmoq.org

 

Ms. Isabelle Paré Ph.D, health policy consultant – Researcher
ipare@fmoq.org

Ms. Marianne Casavant, health policy consultant

mcasavant@fmoq.org

Ms. Chantal Nault, secretary 
cnault@fmoq.org

The Records Management and Archives Department reports to the President. It is responsible for developing and implementing policies, procedures as well as management and storage systems for the Fédération’s political, administrative and historical documents.

Since its creation in 1987, the department has implemented a computerized document management system that includes a standardized classification plan for all of the Fédération’s documents and a storage period for documents that allows users to search for and access information, protect key documents and build the organization’s institutional memory. It has developed and implemented various instruments designed to locate and retrieve documents that require special treatment, such as meeting minutes, agreements, photographs and others.

It offers advice and support to management and departments to ensure that these policies and systems are applied, whatever the type of support required. It takes care of inactive documents by eliminating documents that are out-of-date and no longer valid, as well as ensuring that historical documents are appropriately conserved.

The Documentation Centre is a focal point for the many and diverse FMOQ documents, especially with regard to negotiation and medical training, and falls under the responsibility of the President. It offers, among others, the following services:

Collection and distribution of press clippings
Six dailies including Le Soleil de Québec and the Toronto Globe and Mail and many other periodicals are regularly scanned for content. Articles discussing medicine in general or relating to health policies are distributed to the Fédération’s internal departments as well as to members of the FMOQ office.

Collection of volumes and periodicals
The collection includes around 8,000 research studies and 450 different magazines, newsletters and periodicals. It focuses particularly on the fields of economy, administration, legislation and health policies in Québec and Canada.

Interlibrary loans
When necessary, the Centre borrows documents from other existing libraries, such as the Collège des médecins du Québec, the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux in Montréal and in Québec City. The Centre also makes interlibrary loans with hospital and university libraries.

The Médecin du Québec magazine index
The Centre has created an annual index for the magazine, which is generally released with the January edition of the following year. Since March 1986, it has also been distributing other types of indexes of the continuing medical education section of the magazine.

Research and Document Distribution
Research and Document Distribution strives to stay abreast of the latest news because it understands our personnel’s need for up-to-date information and documentation. Thanks to its collections, the Centre can respond to all document research requests from different administrative units and, on occasion, to certain requests by FMOQ members.

Mr. Ghislain germain, director and archivist
ggermain@fmoq.org

Ms. Josianne Soucy, archivist

jsoucy@fmoq.org

Ms. Marie-Paule Saint-Gelais, document and archive technician

mpsaintgelais@fmoq.org

Mr. Willy Lévesque, documentalist
wlevesque@fmoq.org

This is your first contact with the Fédération, whether by telephone or at the reception desk of the FMOQ offices. Its chief responsibility is to ensure that calls as well as visitors reach the proper destination.

Reception also places, follows up on and handles billing for medical dossier order forms.

Ms. Claudine Riopel, receptionist
criopel@fmoq.org

Under the direction of the President, Computer Services is responsible for the planning, development, maintenance and security of the Fédération’s computer system. In addition, it collaborates on files that require electronic data processing, particularly negotiation files.

Most of the department’s activities involve the Fédération’s central system and internal network where, more specifically, its responsibilities are to:

• create, develop and maintain data banks required to ensure smooth roll-out of negotiations (remuneration of professionals, health institutions, etc.) and manage them effectively

• analyze, develop and maintain computer applications for the Fédération’s internal administrative management (accounting system, file management, contributions); respond to occasional requests from management, departments, committees and regional associations concerning data (statistics, analysis reports, member lists, etc.)

• train users on how to use new installations and provide them with technical support

• develop and implement software and equipment standards

• recommend necessary changes and additions for the computer population

• purchase, install and oversee the smooth operation of computer equipment

Mr. David Smith, director
drsmith@fmoq.org

Mr. Hugo Migneron, programmer
hmigneron@fmoq.org

Ms. Mireille Beaulne, technical support and administrative officer 

mbeaulne@fmoq.org

Accounting
Reporting to the President, the department is responsible for the accounting system implementation, development, improvement and maintenance in order to streamline operations according to the organization’s standards and policies.

The department coordinates and controls accounting activities, prepares monthly and yearly financial statements and manages the Fédération’s investments and cash assets. In partnership with the directors, it prepares audit files and collaborates with the external auditor. As well, working in close partnership with the treasurer, committees, management and departments, Accounting is often asked to carry out specific mandates, develop and prepare different reports and provide information necessary to the decision-making process.

Human resources

Under the direction of the President, Human Resources is responsible for providing advice, carrying out management activities as well as research in the following fields of administrative organization:

• staffing

• personnel training

• job classification and remuneration

• respect of and adherence to work policies

• management of all pay-related activities

• management of employee benefit plans such as the supplemental pension plan and other insurance plans

Ms. Colette Beaulieu-Dumais, c.g.a., director
cbdumais@fmoq.org

Ms. Lyne Marleau, c.g.a., financial management officer
lmarleau@fmoq.org

Ms. Linda Martin, administrative specialist
lmartin@fmoq.org

Ms. Diane Archambault-Morin, accounting specialist
dmorin@fmoq.org

Working in close collaboration with senior management, the department:

• conducts socio-economic research related to various aspects of the medical practice in general and negotiations in particular

• develops and updates a databank of files concerning diverse aspects of medical practice

Mr. Denis Blanchette, director
dblanchette@fmoq.org

Ms. Sylvie Fortin, actuary

sfortin@fmoq.org

Mr. Martin Laporte, data base analyst

mlaporte@fmoq.org

Mme Mireille Beaulne, technical support and administrative officer

mbeaulne@fmoq.org

Reporting to the President of the FMOQ, the Communications Department team is responsible for defining the Fédération’s communications priorities and ensuring that the objectives linked to these priorities are achieved. Among others, it looks after:

• managing press relations and media requests

• writing and coordinating the production of numerous official FMOQ documents, including press releases, the Bulletin de nouvelles and notices to members

• distributing pertinent information among doctors who are FMOQ members as well as the general public

• coordinating the FMOQ’s public relations

• organizing special events

Mr. Jean-Pierre Dion, director
jpdion@fmoq.org

Ms. Marie Ruel, communications advisor
mruel@fmoq.org

Ms. Catheline Moreau, webmaster-writer
cmoreau@fmoq.org

This monthly magazine has a circulation of 18,000 copies and is distributed to the entire medical profession as well as students in five faculties of medicine.

The magazine offers its readers a section on continuing medical education that written and produced according to specific criteria in adult education: first, conducting a study of needs, next, defining learning objectives for each of the aspects covered. Graphics and layout are used to highlight key messages: case scenario (situation simulation exercise), reference guides (graphically highlighting key messages), pretest and, on occasion, post-test (with Category 1 credits). The texts from this section, as well as scientific texts are revised by peers: the scientific writing committee and, when applicable, the reading committee.

The magazine also offers news from the medical union and the world of health in general, notably study journals, editorials, documentation and research articles, and feature articles on different sectors of professional activity in general practice: interpretation of agreements, investments and finance, insurance, disability, forensic medicine, prevention, occupational medicine, treatment of hypertension, pharmacy, perinatal period, etc.

In fact, the Médecin du Québec is open to all partnerships—union, professional, economic and social—that could be of interest to the medical profession.

Dr. Martin Labelle, chief editor

mlabelle@fmoq.org
 

Ms. Emmanuèle Garnier, journalist
egarnier@fmoq.org

Ms. Martine Picard, proofreader
mpicard@fmoq.org

Ms. Anne-Marie Boiteau, graphic artist and production coordinator

amboiteau@fmoq.org

Ms. Lucie Beauclair, editorial secretary
lbeauclair@fmoq.org

Ms. Ginette Dignard,  editorial secretary
gdignard@fmoq.org

Mme Brigitte Pellerin, production secretary
bpellerin@fmoq.org

Le Médecin du Québec
medque@fmoq.org

Under the supervision of the FMOQ President, the lawyers of the Legal Department provide the Fédération with the legal expertise it needs to carry out its mission. They act as legal advisors to senior management and to other management and departments. The lawyers also participate in the negotiation process, drafting and interpreting agreements and different joint and technical committees created within the scope of the Fédération’s activities.

Me Pierre Belzile, lawyer and director
pbelzile@fmoq.org

Me Christiane Larouche, lawyer
clarouche@fmoq.org

Ms. Lisette Brosseau, secretary
lbrosseau@fmoq.org 

Office Equipment
The services provided to general practitioners in this category include:

• mass mailings

• photocopies of diverse documents
  •correspondence: this includes sending out the FMOQ and association newsletters, programs on continuing professional development courses, invitations to annual meetings and documentation related to FMOQ conferences

• photocopying of various documents: this includes press clippings used for internal purposes or sent to association presidents as well as different types of information required by management and departments

 
Mr. André Nantais, technical services coordinator
anantais@fmoq.org

Ms. Jeannine Gilbert, desk clerk
jgilbert@fmoq.org 

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