Monday to Wednesday
1 - 3
December 2025
Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP)
The Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP) are part of a vast movement driven by the desire to improve people's health and well-being. They provide an impetus for preventive action by bringing together people who are collectively committed to this goal.
With this in mind, the JASPs provide fertile ground for updating knowledge, developing skills and innovating practices. They also help to forge lasting links thanks to the diversity of people and expertise they bring together and the opportunities for exchange they create.
For over 20 years, the JASP has been a major annual event for continuing education in public health in Quebec, welcoming professionals, doctors, researchers, teachers, students, managers, psychologists, nutritionists, nurses, social workers and many other people concerned with the health and well-being of the population.
The Journées annuelles de santé publique are made up of a number of scientific symposia known as ‘theme days’ and training workshops designed to develop skills, known as ‘methodological workshops’.
Wednesday
3
December 2025
International Day of People with Disabilities
Since 1992, the International Day of Disabled Persons has been celebrated around the world every year on December 3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to raise awareness of their particular situation in all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Friday
5
December 2025
SME activity | Favoriser la réussite et la santé mentale positive grâce à des pratiques enseignantes prometteuses
The Observatoire sur la santé mentale étudiante en enseignement supérieur (OSMÉES) will present one of its recent publications: the Guide de pratiques prometteuses en enseignement supérieur : enseignement, évaluation et encadrement.
This webinar aims to:
- Raise participants’ awareness of the influence of teaching practices on mental health and student success.
- Promote promising practices supported by research and knowledge gained in the field.
- Inspire the implementation of concrete teaching, assessment and coaching practices that promote positive mental health.
- Promote adoption of the guide by discussing the levers and conditions that facilitate its implementation in various secondary school and university contexts.
Monday
8
December 2025
Animation training: L’anxiété chez nos personnes étudiantes : que puis-je faire en tant que membre du personnel? (french only)
Anxiety in our students: what can I do as a staff member? This 2.5-hour workshop is designed for all staff members. It aims to develop their knowledge of stress and anxiety, and equip them with the strategies they need to put in place at their institution to prevent or reduce anxiety among students.
The objectives are as follows:
– Understand the relevance of focusing on anxiety in your students;
– Distinguish between stress and anxiety;
– Identify the manifestations of anxiety in your students;
– Understand the basic concepts related to anxiety;
– Identify strategies to be implemented in the classroom or at the center to prevent or reduce stress and anxiety in your students.
In order to have access to this workshop, a staff member from your institution or from the public health department in your region must be trained in its facilitation in order to offer it to other staff members by participating in the following training: 2-hour workshop on Anxiety in our students: what can I do as a staff member? The aim of this training is to familiarize those who will be running the workshop with its content, and to give them the tools they need to run it with staff members.
Monday
8
December 2025
Webinar | The National Standard: Where are We Now?
Nearly 5 years ago, Canada was the first country to create a post-secondary standard. With the current turmoil in post-secondary – how can institutions move forward with implementation when it feels like “their house is on fire”. In this webinar, we are joined by Leah State (director of student well-being at Humber Polytechnic) and Alison Burnett (director of student wellness services at University of Guelph) to talk about how their campuses have continued their work on the Standard. Specifically, we will touch on the integration of the Standard alongside other frameworks, advancing the Standard through individual and systems level initiatives, the campus action tracker, and the free tools available through CICMH. French closed captioning will be provided.
Monday
8
December 2025
Journée annuelle en santé mentale numérique
The Journée annuelle en santé mentale numérique (JASMN) is back for its second edition. This event will be an opportunity to: 1) share innovations and best practices in digital mental health; 2) explore the opportunities and challenges associated with integrating digital technology into mental health support; 3) promote cross-sector collaboration and the development of solutions tailored to the needs of populations.
Tuesday
9
December 2025
Activité SME | Portrait québécois de la santé mentale étudiante collégiale et universitaire : présentation des résultats de l’enquête de l’OSMÉES
The Observatoire sur la santé mentale étudiante en enseignement supérieur (OSMÉES) presents the main findings of its Quebec survey on student mental health, which was conducted in November 2024.
This webinar aims to:
- Share an overview of current issues concerning student mental health;
- Identify courses of action at different levels to address the issues identified;
- Answer questions about the survey results.
This webinar is intended for anyone interested in student mental health in higher education.
Presenters:
Benjamin Gallais, co-director of the Observatoire sur la santé mentale étudiante en enseignement supérieur (OSMÉES), professor to the Department of Health Sciences of Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Julie Lane, co-directror at OSMÉES and professor to the Department of Educational and Social Adaptation of Université de Sherbrooke
