Québec, Canada
The vision that guides the activities of INESSS is one of openness, partnership and collaboration.
– Dr. Luc Boileau, Interim CEO (2015-2022), INESSS
History and Structure
The Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) is an independent organization that reports to Québec’s Minister of Health and Social services. It is composed of health and social service scientific professionals, clinicians and managers, all driven by the pursuit of clinical excellence on behalf of the Québec population.
INESSS was created on January 19, 2011 from the merging of the Conseil du médicament and the Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé (AETMIS).
Mission
INESSS’s mission is to promote clinical excellence and the efficient use of resources in the field of health and social services. At the heart of its mission, INESSS assesses, in particular, the clinical advantages and costs of health technologies, medications and interventions used in the fields of health care and social services.
In addition, INESSS issues recommendations concerning adoption, use and coverage by the public plan of health technologies and services. It also develops clinical practice guidelines in order to ensure optimal use of health and social service resources.
As part of its mission, INESSS blends the perspectives of health professionals and decision makers, citizens, patients and beneficiaries of the health and social services network. It aims to bring together knowledge and know-how from relevant sources in order to shape them in a way that is useful to achieving clinical excellence and efficient use of resources. INESSS also contributes to rallying the different stakeholders involved in improving the health service provision. INESSS acts with a constant concern for equity and ethics.
Dissemination Activities
In order to promote knowledge dissemination, INESSS calls upon practitioners, administrators, decision-makers, users and citizens. This collaboration is essential for a quick and efficient diffusion and implementation of good clinical practices and advancements in health care and social services. To that end, INESSS engages different stakeholders throughout the evaluation process of drugs, technologies, and interventions it oversees. INESSS is also actively involved in developing dissemination tools.
Current & Future Projects
Information on current and upcoming projects may be obtained from the INESSS web site (www.inesss.qc.ca).
Agency Information
Country: Canada
Description of population served: Province of Quebec
Population served (mil): 8.5
Current HTA budget (mil USD): 25
Permanent staff: Over 250
Consultants: Variable
Ongoing TA projects: Variable
Contact information
Director: Dr. Michèle de Guise
Contact person: Ms. Pascale Lehoux, Scientific VP
Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux
2535, boulevard Laurier, 5th Floor
G1V 4M3 Québec, QC Canada
Tel: +1 418-643-1399
Fax: +1 418-644-8120
Internet: http://www.inesss.qc.ca
Email: inesss@inesss.qc.ca