The Profession Santé Awards Celebrate 10 Years of Excellence in Québec Healthcare

29 Oct The Profession Santé Awards Celebrate 10 Years of Excellence in Québec Healthcare

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MONTRÉAL, Oct. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Profession Santé Awards are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, recognizing the exceptional contribution of healthcare professionals who are working to improve care for patients in Québec. The recognition evening on October 8 highlighted the innovative practices, knowledge transfer, and social commitment of the physician, pharmacist, and nurse awardees, as well as the interprofessional teams that were honored.

2025 Profession Santé Award Winners

  • Knowledge Sharing Category:
    • Physician: Martin Lamontagne, professor and physiatrist, was recognized for over 25 years of transmitting passion for his field of expertise.
    • Pharmacist: Anne Dionne, professor at Université Laval and a clinical pharmacist in oncology, was honored for her contributions to pharmacy education and leadership.
    • Nurse: Hélène Plumard, clinician and nursing consultant, was commended for her commitment and work in humanizing care at CHU Sainte-Justine.

  • Students/Residents Category:
    • Physician: Maxime Bell, psychiatry resident and former president of the FMEQ, was honored for his leadership and commitment to the well-being and training of future physicians.
    • Pharmacist: Laurent Béchard, doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences, received the honor for his innovative research on the inclusion of patients in decisions about their antipsychotic treatments.
    • Nurse: Emmanuel Marier-Tétrault, expert in cardiology and biomedical sciences, was celebrated for his doctoral project, Continuum, a unique digital health platform in Canada.

  • Innovative Practice Category:
    • Physician: Michel Gagner, pioneer of laparoscopic surgery and magnetic surgery.
    • Pharmacist: Kevin Girard, owner-pharmacist in Chicoutimi, for founding the Clinique Unique Santé and its innovative approach for patients with chronic illnesses.
    • Nurse: Mélanie Marcotte, nurse at the CISSS des Laurentides, for her virtual pulmonary teaching and rehabilitation program for patients with COPD.

  • Interprofessional Teams Category:
    • Hospital: CHU Ste-Justine Gender Diversity Clinic, Québec’s first and only interdisciplinary clinic offering integrated medical care and psychosocial support to youth of sexual and gender diversity.
    • Community: Montreal Indigenous Family Wellness Clinic, for its culturally respectful and safe approach, promoting access to care for the Indigenous community.

  • Social Vocation Category:
    • Dr. Rislaine Benkelfat, for her mobile pediatric clinic project, the DocTocToc truck, offering care to children in disadvantaged neighborhoods of Montreal.

  • Editorial Team Award:
    • Thuy Ngan Hoang, clinical nurse at the CHUM Long COVID clinic, for her work in creating assessment questionnaires and psycho-educational workshops for patients.

The profiles of the 2025 Profession Santé Awards will be published in the October and November issues of Profession Santé, as well as on professionsante.ca.

About the Profession Santé Awards:

The mission of the Profession Santé Awards is to recognize and celebrate the exceptional contribution of healthcare professionals to the care provided to inhabitants of Québec by highlighting the innovative practices, knowledge transfer, interprofessional teamwork, and social vocation that drive them.

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