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This section highlights the latest news, publications and activities of the Observatory and more.
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Latest news
2024-2025 Activity Report: A Year Full of Achievements
Discover our achievements and highlights from 2024-2025 in our latest activity report.
The Quebec Observatory on Caregiving will be participating as a speaker and panelist in the 2025 edition of the École d’été en éthique organisationnelle of the Institut d’éthique appliquée
The Quebec Observatory on Caregiving will contribute to discussions surrounding ethical questions relating to caregiving alongside other experts in the field.
New: A website section dedicated to caregiver recognition
The Quebec Observatory on Caregiving has launched a new section on its website dedicated to the recognition and self-recognition of caregivers.
Call for caregivers’ stories
The Quebec Observatory on Caregiving is seeking to collect firsthand accounts from people who are or have been caregivers in order to enrich current knowledge about their realities and the challenges they face.
New: two new fact sheets to better understand and support caregivers
How can we better support caregivers who do not identify as such? And how can we help alleviate the sense of obligation they may feel? The Observatory answers these questions in two new fact sheets aimed at professionals and practitioners.
Journées de l’Appui 2025 : Lumières sur la proche aidance
Les 25 et 26 mars derniers, notre équipe a eu le privilège de participer aux Journées de l’Appui 2025, un événement majeur qui a réuni plus de 400 actrices et acteurs œuvrant dans le domaine de la proche aidance au Québec.
Webinar in replay and new article : “Qu’est-ce qu’une personne proche aidante ? Mieux comprendre, pour mieux se reconnaître”
On 4 February 2025, the Observatory presented a webinar (in French) in collaboration with L’accompagnateur entitled “Qu’est-ce qu’une personne proche aidante ? Mieux comprendre, pour mieux se reconnaître”.
Support wanted: Research officer
The Observatoire québécois de la proche aidance is looking for a research officer to support the development of caregiving trajectories in mental health as well as palliative and end-of-life care.
Upcoming webinar: “What is a caregiver? A better understanding for better self-recognition”
On February 4, we will present the webinar (in french) “Qu’est-ce qu’une personne proche aidante ? Mieux comprendre, pour mieux se reconnaître” organized in collaboration with L’accompagnateur.
Projects to come in 2025: enlightening publications to better understand the reality of caregivers
The year 2024 was marked by important initiatives and collaborations for caregiving in Quebec. The year 2025 also looks promising, with many developments to come.
New website section: Caregiving trajectories
To support caregivers and shed light on the various realities of caregiving, the Observatory is launching a new “Caregiving trajectories” website section during National Caregivers Week.
News from our directors
The Observatory announces the departure of Cindy Starnino as Administrative Director and welcomes To Nhu Nguyen as her successor.
