International Conference on Integrated Care 2026
15 April 2026
The International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC2026) officially kicked off in Birmingham (United Kingdom)!
đź“… On Tuesday, April 14, members of the Canada Research Chair in Implementing Integrated Care for People with Complex Needs had the pleasure of presenting their work:
🔹 Catherine Hudon
Factors related to care transitions experience among individuals with complex needs: A multi-site prospective correlational study
🔹 Émilie Angrignon-Girouard
Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Care Transitions for Adults with Complex Needs: A Qualitative Study
🔹 Alexandra Lemay-Compagnat
A Qualitative Study on Integrated Care: Case Managers’ Experiences with Migrants, Indigenous Peoples, and Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities
🤝 They also attended the reception hosted by IFIC Canada and NACIC – The North American Centre for Integrated Care: a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and partners from across Canada.
đź“Ś Programme: ICIC26 Interactive Programme – IFIC
A New Guide to Support Healthy and Effective Intersectoral Collaborations in Primary Health Care
8 April 2026
How can healthy and effective intersectoral collaborations in primary health care be supported?
This practical tool is intended for managers and project leads and is designed to support the implementation of intersectoral collaborations.
The guide offers:
âś” key principles to help structure collaboration
âś” concrete reflection questions to support action
âś” a framework grounded in research findings on intersectoral collaboration
đź“Ą The guide is available here (french only): Guide_collaboration_inter.pdf
Comic strip «The Power of Words»
25 March 2026
đź’¬ What if we told the story of research differently?
Our new knowledge transfer tool, titled “The Power of Words”, is based on an article recently published in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. We chose the comic strip format to broaden the possibilities for conveying a key message:
Referring to “frequent users” can reinforce prejudice and harm relationships of trust. Changing our language and instead speaking of people with complex needs promotes a more human, ethical, and inclusive approach to health care.
đź“– Scientific article: https://lnkd.in/ecuzTrtR
🙏 Thanks to Patrik Roberge for the illustration, as well as to Catherine Hudon and Donna Rubenstein, co-authors of the article.
New Publication
23 February 2026
🔎 What factors really influence cross-sector collaboration to improve the health of vulnerable populations in rural areas?
This is the key question at the heart of the instrumental case study “Challenges and Solutions for Collaboration Among a Nonprofit Organization, Primary Care, Private Healthcare, and the Community Sector: An Instrumental Case Study,” just published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
This study highlights the challenges—but also the solutions—that arise when nonprofit organizations, primary care teams, private sector actors, and the community join forces to support vulnerable populations in rural areas.
This work sheds light on collaborative practices and paves the way for more integrated, humane, and effective approaches.
đź‘Ź Congratulations to the authors
Catherine Hudon, Olivier Dumont-Samson, Émilie Hudon, Mylaine Breton, Isabelle Gaboury, Marie-Claude Jacques, and Christine Loignon
Presence of the Chair at the Scientific Day of the DMFMU
12 February 2026
The team from the Canada Research Chair in Implementing Integrated Care for People with Complex Needs took part in the Scientific Day of the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine – RRAPPL.
On this occasion, Catherine Maisonneuve, Project Manager for the V1SAGES approach, and Alexandra Lemay-Compagnat, Research Professional, presented: “The V1SAGES Approach: Scaling Up an Integrated Care Program for People with Complex Needs in Primary Care.”
It was a valuable opportunity to share our experience, engage with the scientific community, and learn from the other initiatives presented.
A warm thank you to the scientific committee for organizing such an enriching event.
Welcome to François Racine-Hemmings
23 January 2026
We are pleased to welcome François Racine-Hemmings, a doctoral candidate in Health Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Hudon.
A family physician, he graduated from the Université de Montréal in 2015 and holds a research-based master’s degree in Health Sciences from the Université de Sherbrooke (2019). He has been practicing at the Charles-LeMoyne Family Medicine Group since 2018, where he also contributes to training the next generation of physicians by providing clinical supervision.
This winter, François is beginning a doctoral research project focusing on interprofessional collaboration between family physicians and primary care nurse practitioners.
We are excited to welcome him to our team and look forward to following the progress of his work.
