What is e-IMPAQc?
e-IMPAQc stands for the Electronic Implementation of Patient- and caregiver-reported outcomes across cancer centres in Quebec. e-IMPAQc is an electronic program for the systematic collection and assessment of patient- and caregiver-reported outcomes during and after cancer treatment. e-IMPAQc can be uploaded to any electronic platform and is currently available on Opal and DART.
For information about e-IMPAQc for patients, caregivers and health professionals, visit www.e-impaqc.com.
Vision
Actively engaging patients, their caregivers, healthcare professionals, and researchers to deliver a high-quality, innovative, and sustainable electronic symptom screening and management program to optimize cancer care in Quebec
Mission
We are a team of patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and researchers from across Quebec passionate about patient- and family-centered cancer care. We work together to implement a state-of-the-art, real-world electronic program for detecting, monitoring, and managing physical, emotional, social, informational, practical and spiritual difficulties across the cancer trajectory.
Supported by
Collaborators
Our team is led by researchers and clinicians with experience in symptom screening and self-management tools for patients with cancer.
Investigators
Sylvie Lambert
Rosana Faria
John Kildea
Tarek Hijal
Zeev Rosberger
Jane McCusker
Program manager
Mona Magalhaes
Patient partners
Linda Tracey
Marie Vandermoortele
Katrina Rojas
Site leads
Dr Marie Andree Fortin (Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé)
Dr Danielle Charpentier (Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal)
Dr Eve-Lyne Marchand (Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont)
Dr Tarek Hijal (McGill University)
Publications
Lambert, S.D., Faria, R., Rosberger, Z., Hijal, T., Magalhaes, M., Jean Julien, K., Langleben, A., Germeil, F., Lemy, D. J., Charpentier, D., Vachon, M-F., Pelland, M-E., Bouchard, C., Aubin, N.M., Bernatchez, M-S., Laizner, A.A., Marchand, E., Fortin, M-A., Tracey, L., Alizadeh, M., Chouinard, A., Desbiens, S., Jean-Paul, D. (2022). L'utilisation des résultats de santé rapportés par les patients: un atout dans le continuum de soins en oncologie. Perspective infirmière, 19(3), 29-37
For a list of e-IMPAQc presentations, visit eScholarship.
Resources
e-IMPAQc’s free and easy-to-use tools are available to help patients and caregivers track and manage the symptoms associated with cancer, cancer treatment, and survivorship.
Our symptom-specific factsheets and tools to help manage symptoms are available on our website.