30 January 2022

Mélanie Bourassa Forcier, co-author and research director of the Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être report

Mélanie Bourassa Forcier, full professor at the Université of Sherbrooke, CIRANO researcher and Fellow, was part of the steering committee and co-authored the Part 1 of the Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être final report.

This Assessment report of the performance of care and services for older adults during the 1st wave of the pandemic, entitled «Le devoir de faire autrement», is divided into 2 parts:

  • Part 1: Strengthen the Strategic Role of Public Health
  • Part 2: Reorienting governance to outcomes that matter to people

It highlights the causes of Quebec's underperformance and also makes 7 recommendations to initiate a transformation of the health system and make it more sustainable.