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FMSQ / StructureHead OfficeThe FMSQ’s Head Office is responsible for ensuring the implementation of all federation decisions and the sound management of the organization. Located in Montreal, it employs some 40 employees who work in seven departments:
Economic Affairs and Health Services Organization DirectionA Pivotal Department
The Economic sideThe FMSQ must maintain reliable data and analysis when negotiating with the Ministère de la Santé. The task of preparing documents that will be used to support the FMSQ’s position falls to the Economic Department. Economic Affairs is also responsible for compiling the fee schedule covering medical procedures, and implementing the monetary distribution policy with respect to the 34 associations affiliated with the FMSQ. It therefore remains in constant contact with representatives of each of the associations. It also has close ties with individual members of the Federation who need to clarify certain aspects of the fee provisions contained in the Master Agreement or to resolve billing or payment problems with the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec. The EAHSOD, in collaboration with the Actuarial Services Direction, plays a key role in the analysis and use of all economic data. E-mail: aff.economiques@fmsq.org The Health Services Organization sideOver the years, the FMSQ has broadened its range of intervention. The growing number of matters requiring consideration and the significance of the economic issues involved has led to an increase in resources dealing with this area, giving the FMSQ a key role leadership. To answer these new intervention areas, the FMSQ has created the Economic Affairs and Health Services Organization Direction, giving it the responsibility to carry out analysis taking into account the medical specialists practice conditions, health services accessibility, medical organization services and other relations within the Health sector. E-mail: organisationdesservices@fmsq.org
Legal AffairsA Nerve Centre
The Legal Affairs Department has two distinct areas of responsibility within the FMSQ: to negotiate agreements and to manage legal matters. The first area mainly concerns the negotiation of agreements with the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec regarding payment of medical services rendered by medical specialists under the Health Insurance Act. These agreements are reached through a process of ongoing negotiations which involves not only general negotiations every three or four years, but also the regular negotiations that take place every month in order to agree upon the implementation of specific solutions to problems that have been identified. Negotiating agreements also involves other government bodies such as the CSST, SAAQ and RRQ concerning expert opinions issued by medical specialists on their behalf. E-mail: aff.juridiques@fmsq.org
Professional AffairsPersonal Contact
The purpose of the Professional Affairs Department is to foster the practice of specialized medicine that conforms to government and institutional standards and is adapted to the needs of medical specialists and the requirements inherent in the delivery of optimal care. The Department’s mandates are to establish ways and means to identify medical specialists’ needs so that action can be taken regarding their conditions of practice and remuneration, and to set up and maintain files on the organization of medical services and conditions of practice. The Professional Affairs Department answers requests from medical specialists or representatives of the affiliated associations on a daily basis concerning the Master Agreement with the MSSS (letters of agreement and schedules), the Medical Act and the Code of Ethics. The Department plays an active role on the Specialized Medical Staffing Management Committee (comité de gestion des effectifs médicaux spécialisés), which evaluates staffing needs and promotes the distribution of medical specialists throughout Quebec in an endeavour to ensure the optimal organization of specialized medical services. The Professional Affairs Department is also an important partner in the Quebec Physicians’ Assistance Program (Programme d’aide aux médecins du Québec), an organization that aids physicians faced with personal and dependency problems, and it takes part in early prevention programs. It also plays a role in the annual review of the three-year policy on registrations in medical training programs at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. E-mail: aff.professionnelles@fmsq.org
Public Affairs and CommunicationsA Priority
The goal of the Public Affairs and Communications Department (PACD) is to make a significant contribution to the strategic positioning of the Federation. The members and staff of the FMSQ are therefore its main focus, but it also targets those portions of the public affected by issues concerning specialized medicine. The aim of the PACD is to ensure that the contemporary image projected by the FMSQ is reflected in its communication tools. Communications: A Matter of InformationThe PACD regularly sends out information to FMSQ members so that they are aware of FMSQ policies, positions and activities, and can track the progress of the main dossiers. The Federation’s principal communication tool is its magazine, Le Spécialiste, which is sent out to all members of the FMSQ and medical residents. Together with Le Spécialiste, the FMSQ’S Internet site (www.fmsq.org) is a user-friendly meeting ground and is essentially informative. It carries news on FMSQ priorities and activities in virtually real time. Public Affairs: To Know and Be KnownThis function is more specifically directed towards publics outside the Federation. The PACD also keeps in regular touch with certain target areas, such as the media, government representatives and partners and organizations within the health field. The PACD is responsible for disseminating the Federation’s point of view on such current topics as medical specialists’ conditions of practice, access to health care and the organization of the health network in general. E-mail: communications@fmsq.org
Professional Development and Health PoliciesFor Quality Care
The Professional Development Office promotes the maintenance of competence and the continuing professional development (CPD) of medical specialists who are members of the associations affiliated with the FMSQ. Its ultimate objective is to contribute to the ongoing improvement of patient care by ensuring the quality of continuing medical education and the introduction of conditions that will facilitate this. The Office’s goal is therefore to:
Health Policies:The Health Policies Department represents medical specialists when dealing with various parties and partners in the healthcare field with whom the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec interacts with regard to the planning and delivery of quality care in Quebec. To learn more about the FMSQ’s Professional Development Office, please click here. E-mail: odp@fmsq.org
Administrative Services and Human Resources
Administrative Services :Vital SupportThe Administrative Services Department is responsible for the smooth functioning of the daily activities of the FMSQ and its affiliated associations. It also looks after the financial health of the FMSQ. In addition, this department, which has the largest number of employees, is responsible for several activity sectors such as current operations, financial planning and accounting, human resources management, auxiliary services and members’ services. The Administrative Services Department works closely with the Treasurer of the FMSQ in preparing, implementing and following-up the operating budget. Its expertise and its role consist in supplying directors with all the information they need to make informed decisions. E-mail: serv.adm@fmsq.org
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The Actuarial Services and Information Technology Department (ASITD) enables the FMSQ to manage and put the information it has to full use in defending the interests of medical specialists. It has two major responsibilities: information management and analysis.
ASITD develops and manages all the FMSQ’s information and data banks. These tools enable the many types of data used for negotiation purposes to be extracted, compiled and analyzed. Because of its expertise, ASITD can validate the effects of certain measures, agreements or changes, and perform a full actuarial analysis of them.
It goes without saying that ASITD provides both the FMSQ and its affiliated associations with leading-edge expertise in developing and maintaining computerized management systems, as well as computerized resources and tools.
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