{"id":10659,"date":"2021-08-31T12:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/are-you-a-patient\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:36:43","slug":"are-you-a-patient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/are-you-a-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a citizen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You are the expert on your own life journey. Since its inception, the Unit has placed partnership at the heart of its mission. Partnership includes people who, either personally or as caregivers, have lived with a physical, mental, or psychosocial health condition that gives them valuable experience\u2014namely, a cross-system perspective\u2014as well as all the individuals and organizations working within or on the periphery of the system. Together, let\u2019s break down the silos in the health and social services network and put your experiential knowledge to work for our health care system.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14170 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/experiences_banniere-1536x384.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you interested in the patient and citizen partnership in health and social services?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exp\u00e9riences<\/strong>, Quebec\u2019s community of healthcare partners, can assist you with these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/do-you-know-the-patient-partner-community-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More About Experiences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00ab Les partenaires en sant\u00e9... qui \u00e7a? \u00bb #santequebec\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIkyglGM-cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00ab Les partenaires en sant\u00e9, \u00e7a nous ralentit! \u00bb #santequebec\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ThiRxKVSx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-accordion \">\n    <span class=\"block-accordion__label\">Accordion<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"block-accordion__title\">Sign Up<\/h3>\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/d947f6dda91049d89b5ac88a83e7f231\">Click here to <\/a>view the form in a new window<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/0197889ffd6178cdae626608648439ff\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n<div class=\"block-accordion \">\n    <span class=\"block-accordion__label\">Accordion<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"block-accordion__title\">Get Started<\/h3>\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some recommended readings and videos to help you learn about patient partnership, the different forms it can take, and to decide if you\u2019d like to take the plunge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regarding the partnership in general<\/h2>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"useful-links-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"useful-links-block__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"useful-links-block__row\">\n        <h2 class=\"useful-links-block__title\">Useful links<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"useful-links-block__col\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/view.genially.com\/67461d062e0f6934e6df1fc4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R\u00e9pertoire des ressources sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es dans le partenariat en sant\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec (2025) &#8211; in French only<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/position-statement-on-partnership-in-health-and-social-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Position Statement on Partnerships in Health and Social Services (2024)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/au-dela-du-savoir-experientiel-une-classification-du-savoir-des-patientes-et-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Au-del\u00e0 du savoir exp\u00e9rientiel : une classification du savoir des patientes et patients (2024) &#8211; in French only<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/travailler-en-partenariat-en-sante-et-services-sociaux-une-equipe-temoigne-de-son-succes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video : Travailler en partenariat en sant\u00e9 et services sociaux: une \u00e9quipe t\u00e9moigne de son succ\u00e8s (2022) &#8211; In French, you use the automated translated subtitles in YouTube<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/livre-blanc-sur-le-partenariat-avec-les-patientes-les-patients-et-le-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ensemble, je vais mieux. Livre blanc sur le partenariat avec les patient(e)s et le public (2022) &#8211; In French only <\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/guide-de-pratiques-inclusives-en-recherche-participative-ou-en-partenariat-avec-des-personnes-en-situation-dexclusion-sociale\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guide de pratiques inclusives en recherche participative ou en partenariat avec des personnes en situation d\u2019exclusion sociale (2022) &#8211; in French only<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/1txyhb3zshotGd3RNAFIYF?si=IVFpKfRcQdusYlOsnJCBjQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balado: ENGAGE, la recherche inclusive &#8211; in French only<\/a>                            <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__col -->\n      <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__row -->\n    <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__wrapper -->\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related to the research partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"useful-links-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"useful-links-block__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"useful-links-block__row\">\n        <h2 class=\"useful-links-block__title\">Useful links<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"useful-links-block__col\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Framework-for-Managing-Compensation-for-Healthcare-Partners_202603_ssaquebec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compensation Management Framework for Patients, Caregivers, and Citizen Partners of Unit\u00e9 de soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec (2026)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/guide-du-partenariat-patient-en-recherche-et-dans-la-pratique-clinique\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patient Partnership Guidelines in research and clinical practice (2025)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/microsite-on-patient-partnership-in-research-interactive-tour-resources-and-testimonials\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsite on patient partnership in research: interactive tour, resources and testimonials (2024)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLf6HfHx7NTvRjaFG0JiS55R6tOvvVpIBT&amp;si=FyK-m_Vnl9tYjqdt\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Videos: Understanding Research (2020)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cYahFhCkxaE?si=qqAT0VoJlzbWUgC9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: \u00catre proche aidant(e) et contribuer \u00e0 la recherche, comment et pourquoi? &#8211; In French, you use the automated translated subtitles in YouTube (2020)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Guide_PPP_MAN_PNS_MP_F-compresse-2_guidepartenariatpatient.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guide des patients partenaires en recherche (2019) &#8211; In French only <\/a>                  <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__col -->\n      <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__row -->\n    <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__wrapper -->\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related to the Learning Health System (LHS)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"useful-links-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"useful-links-block__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"useful-links-block__row\">\n        <h2 class=\"useful-links-block__title\">Useful links<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"useful-links-block__col\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/apeiC6f7JLU?si=yVY6Xwyj3b4d0bEk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: What Is a Learning Health System? In 60 Seconds (2022)<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/the-unit\/learning-health-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information: What Is a Learning Health System?<\/a>          <a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/roadmap-for-partnering-with-patients-families-and-caregivers-in-a-learning-health-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roadmap for partnering with patients, families, and caregivers in a Learning Health System (2022)<\/a>                  <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__col -->\n      <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__row -->\n    <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__wrapper -->\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In connection with Canada&#8217;s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"useful-links-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"useful-links-block__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"useful-links-block__row\">\n        <h2 class=\"useful-links-block__title\">Useful links<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"useful-links-block__col\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/90NyF1Hnj84?si=c495hF8r9_sJ1xKF\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"useful-links-block__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vid\u00e9o: \u00catre patiente ou patient partenaire, qu\u2019est-ce que c\u2019est? &#8211; In French, you use the automated translated subtitles in YouTube (2020)  <\/a>                  <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__col -->\n      <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__row -->\n    <\/div><!-- END useful-links-block__wrapper -->\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n<div class=\"block-accordion \">\n    <span class=\"block-accordion__label\">Accordion<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"block-accordion__title\">Stay informed<\/h3>\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether or not you wish to get involved, you can access the latest news on patient partnerships and the learning healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/exp%C3%A9riences-la-voix-du-partenariat-en-sant%C3%A9-710863233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Exp\u00e9riences on LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/experiencesqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Exp\u00e9riences on Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to the Unit\u00e9 de soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n<div class=\"block-accordion \">\n    <span class=\"block-accordion__label\">Accordion<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"block-accordion__title\">Take training courses<\/h3>\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unit\u00e9 de soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec offers several free training sessions and learning activities on patient partnership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ssa.illuxi.com\/\">Browse the course catalog and register online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Exp\u00e9riences community also includes a magazine and webinars for the general public<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/experiences-magazine-living-with-illness-and-care\/\">View magazine issues<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/la-communaute-de-patientes-partenaires-experiences-lance-la-serie-webinaire-experiences-du-midi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the webinars &#8211; In French, you use the automated translated subtitles in YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/acronymes-sante-services-sociaux-quebec\/\">Acronymes et d\u00e9finitions en sant\u00e9 et services sociaux &#8211; in French only<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cihr-irsc.gc.ca\/e\/41204.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ceppp.ca\/en\/evaluation-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patient and public engagement Evaluation Tool kit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ceppp.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centre of Excellence for Partnership with Patients and the Public (CEPPP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/passerelle-nte.ca\/en\/\">National Hub in Capacity Development for Patient-Oriented Research PASSERELLE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medecine.umontreal.ca\/faculte\/direction-collaboration-partenariat-patient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Direction Collaboration et partenariat patient de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al &#8211; In French only<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chairepartenariat.ca\/our-projects\/compassionate-communities\/?lang=en\">Compassionate Communities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theberylinstitute.org\/special-interest-communities\/patient-and-care-partners-community\/\">The Beryl Institute patient community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents and Videos<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssaquebec.ca\/en\/news\/forum-partenariat-2025\/\">Rapport et recommandations suite au Forum provincial sur le partenariat 2025 &#8211; In French only<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/msss\/fichiers\/2021\/21-835-11W.pdf\">Plan d&#8217;action gouvernemental pour les personnes proches aidantes 2021-2026 &#8211; In French only<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.msss.gouv.qc.ca\/msss\/document-003993\/\">Politique gouvernementale sur les soins et services de premi\u00e8re ligne &#8211; 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