Spiritual Pressures on Patients:
BY La Presse Brief Reacts
A report published by La Presse + this morning about spiritual pressures on hospitalized patients has prompted several
specialists and groups from the world of health.
On his Twitter account, the Federation of Medical Specialists (FMSQ) stated that "it is unacceptable for patients to be exposed to religious or spiritual harassment in the corridors of hospitals or CHSLDs and that, worse, staff should be involved. ".
Health and Social Services Minister Danielle McCann expressed her "extreme" concern in a message sent to La Presse .
"Inpatients and people in CHSLDs have the right to a peaceful, peaceful environment free from religious drift," said Ms. McCann.
The situations reported in the article are unacceptable. "
Psychiatrist Yves Quenneville, palliative care specialist, for his part wrote on Twitter that "in 30 years of palliative care practice, it was necessary to flush out, unmask and expel ... their infiltration is insidious. The disastrous damage. "
Yves Casgrain, former director of research of Info-Cult, said, still on Twitter, that "despite my long expertise in this field,
I am still upset by these potentially damaging stories for victims".
A hemato-oncologist from the CHU of Quebec, Maxime Chénard-Poirier, for his part, said that "too often, vulnerable clientele
equals opportunity for ill-intentioned person. We must be more vigilant. "
Marie-Claude Malbœuf's report revealed that since January, the Association of Spiritual Care Workers of Quebec (AIISSQ), sent at least five messages to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) about these spiritual abuse. "Fundamentalist groups with toxic theologies" infiltrate and commit spiritual abuse, denounces an email from the AIISSQ sent August 8 to the MSSS.
Among the abuses identified in the report, speakers told patients that assisted dying was "murder" and led to hell, that God "did not want" the patient to change sex, or that the patient was sick "Because of his sins".
Ms. McCann stated that "last March, the CHU of Quebec received, through the Center of Spirituality Health, the mandate of coordinating the revision of the ministerial orientations for the organization of spiritual animation services for all establishments in the network in Quebec. The mandate is intended to address concerns raised by the Spiritual Advocates Association. We will ensure that we put in place measures
to protect users and ensure that they are treated with the utmost respect. "
specialists and groups from the world of health.
On his Twitter account, the Federation of Medical Specialists (FMSQ) stated that "it is unacceptable for patients to be exposed to religious or spiritual harassment in the corridors of hospitals or CHSLDs and that, worse, staff should be involved. ".
Health and Social Services Minister Danielle McCann expressed her "extreme" concern in a message sent to La Presse .
"Inpatients and people in CHSLDs have the right to a peaceful, peaceful environment free from religious drift," said Ms. McCann.
The situations reported in the article are unacceptable. "
Psychiatrist Yves Quenneville, palliative care specialist, for his part wrote on Twitter that "in 30 years of palliative care practice, it was necessary to flush out, unmask and expel ... their infiltration is insidious. The disastrous damage. "
Yves Casgrain, former director of research of Info-Cult, said, still on Twitter, that "despite my long expertise in this field,
I am still upset by these potentially damaging stories for victims".
A hemato-oncologist from the CHU of Quebec, Maxime Chénard-Poirier, for his part, said that "too often, vulnerable clientele
equals opportunity for ill-intentioned person. We must be more vigilant. "
Marie-Claude Malbœuf's report revealed that since January, the Association of Spiritual Care Workers of Quebec (AIISSQ), sent at least five messages to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) about these spiritual abuse. "Fundamentalist groups with toxic theologies" infiltrate and commit spiritual abuse, denounces an email from the AIISSQ sent August 8 to the MSSS.
Among the abuses identified in the report, speakers told patients that assisted dying was "murder" and led to hell, that God "did not want" the patient to change sex, or that the patient was sick "Because of his sins".
Ms. McCann stated that "last March, the CHU of Quebec received, through the Center of Spirituality Health, the mandate of coordinating the revision of the ministerial orientations for the organization of spiritual animation services for all establishments in the network in Quebec. The mandate is intended to address concerns raised by the Spiritual Advocates Association. We will ensure that we put in place measures
to protect users and ensure that they are treated with the utmost respect. "
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