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Beaujoin Camille, Gautier Lara, Gagnon-Dufresne Marie-Catherine, Mikanagu Rachel, Savard-Lamothe Ashley, Cloos Patrick, Ridde Valéry et Zinszer Kate (2023) « It felt like building a plane while in flight: the consideration of social inequalities in the design and planning of a contact-tracing intervention for COVID-19 in Montreal, Quebec », Canadian Journal of Public Health, 114 (3), p. 346. DOI : 10.17269/s41997-023-00759-4. https://hal.science/hal-04149582.

Résumé : OBJECTIVE: In Canada and globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased social inequalities in health (SIH), furthering the vulnerability of certain groups and communities. Contact-tracing is a cornerstone intervention with COVID-19 prevention and control programs. The aim of this study was to describe whether and how SIH were considered during the design of the COVID-19 contact-tracing intervention in Montreal. METHODS: This study is part of the multi-country research program HoSPiCOVID, looking at the resilience of public health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out in Montreal, based on a "bricolage" conceptual framework describing the consideration for SIH in intervention and policy design. Qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 16 public health practitioners, recruited using both purposive and snowball sampling. Data were analyzed thematically, both inductively and deductively. RESULTS: According to participants, SIH were not initially considered during the design of the contract-tracing intervention in Montreal. The participants were frustrated by the Minister of Health’s initial resistance to integrating SIH into their public health response. However, adaptations were gradually made to better meet the needs of underserved populations. CONCLUSION: There is a need for a clear and common vision of SIH within the public health system. Decision-makers need to consider SIH prior to designing public health interventions in order for these not to further increase SIH in the future, especially in the face of a health crisis.

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David Pierre-Marie, Gabet Morgane, Duhoux Arnaud, Traverson Lola, Ridde Valéry, Zinszer Kate et Gautier Lara (2023) « Adapting Hospital Work During COVID-19 in Quebec (Canada) », Health Systems & Reform, 9 (2) (juin 15), p. 2200566. DOI : 10.1080/23288604.2023.2200566. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2023.2200566.

Gagnon-Dufresne Marie-Catherine, Gautier Lara, Beaujoin Camille, Boivin Pauline, Coulibaly Abdourahmane, Richard Zoé, Gomes DE Medeiros Stéphanie, Dutra Da Nóbrega Raylson Emanuel, DE Araujo Oliveira Sydia Rosana, Cloos Patrick, Chabrol Fanny, Ridde Valéry et Zinszer Kate (2023) « Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for COVID-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali », Social Science & Medicine (septembre 9), p. 116230. DOI : 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116230. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953623005877.

Résumé : The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented global crisis. It has exposed and exacerbated weaknesses in public health systems worldwide, particularly with regards to reaching the most vulnerable populations, disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The objective of our study was to examine whether and how social inequalities in health (SIH) were considered in the design and planning of public health responses to COVID-19 in jurisdictions of Brazil, Canada, France, and Mali. This article reports on a qualitative multiple case study of testing and contact tracing interventions in regions with high COVID-19 incidence in each country, namely: Manaus (Brazil), Montréal (Canada), Île-de-France (France), and Bamako (Mali). We conducted interviews with 108 key informants involved in these interventions in the four jurisdictions, focusing on the first and second waves of the pandemic. We analyzed our data thematically using a theoretical bricolage framework. Our analysis suggests that the lack of a common understanding of SIH among all actors involved and the sense of urgency brought by the pandemic eclipsed the prioritization of SIH in the initial responses. The pandemic increased intersectoral collaboration, but decision-making power was often unequal between Ministries of Health and other actors in each jurisdiction. Various adaptations to COVID-19 interventions were implemented to reach certain population groups, therefore improving the accessibility, availability, and acceptability of testing and contact tracing. Our study contributes to identifying lessons learned from the current pandemic, namely that the ways in which SIH are understood shape how interventions are planned; that having clear guidelines on how to integrate SIH into public health interventions could lead to more inclusive pandemic responses; that for intersectoral collaboration to be fruitful, there needs to be sufficient resources and equitable decision-making power between partners; and that interventions must be flexible to respond to emerging needs while considering long-standing structural inequalities.

Gautier Lara, Noda Shinichiro, Chabrol Fanny, David Pierre-Marie, Duhoux Arnaud, Hou Renyou, Rosana de Araújo Oliveira Sydia, Traverson Lola, Zinszer Kate et Ridde Valéry (2023) « Hospital Governance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multiple-Country Case Study », Health Systems & Reform, 9 (2) (juin 15), p. 2173551. DOI : 10.1080/23288604.2023.2173551. https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2023.2173551.

Résumé : In response to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, hospitals around the world proactively or reactively developed and/or re-organized their governance structures to manage the COVID-19 response. Hospitals’ governance played a crucial role in their ability to reorganize and respond to the pressing needs of their staff. We discuss and compare six hospital cases from four countries on different continents: Brazil, Canada, France, and Japan. Our study examined how governance strategies (e.g., special task forces, communications management tools, etc.) were perceived by hospital staff. Key findings from a total of 177 qualitative interviews with diverse hospital stakeholders were analyzed using three categories drawn from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies framework on health systems resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: 1) delivering a clear and timely COVID-19 response strategy; 2) coordinating effectively within (horizontally) and across (vertically) levels of decision-making; and 3) communicating clearly and transparently with the hospital’s diverse stakeholders. Our study gleaned rich accounts for these three categories, highlighting significant variations across settings. These variations were primarily determined by the hospitals’ environment prior to the COVID-19 crisis, namely whether there already existed a culture of managerial openness (including spaces for social interactions among hospital staff) and whether preparedness planning and training had been routinely integrated into their activities.

Mots-clés : Comparative health systems, hospital governance, multiple case study, resilience.

Honda Ayako, De Araujo Oliveira Sydia Rosana, Ridde Valéry, Zinszer Kate et Gautier Lara (2023) « Attributes and Organizational Factors that Enabled Innovation in Health Care Service Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Case Studies from Brazil, Canada and Japan », Health Systems & Reform, 9 (2) (juin 15), p. 2176022. DOI : 10.1080/23288604.2023.2176022. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2023.2176022.

Hou Renyou, Traverson Lola, Chabrol Fanny, Gautier Lara, de Araújo Oliveira Sydia Rosana, David Pierre-Marie, Lucet Jean-Christophe, Zinszer Kate et Ridde Valéry (2023) « Communication and Information Strategies Implemented by Four Hospitals in Brazil, Canada, and France to Deal with COVID-19 Healthcare-Associated Infections », Health Systems & Reform, 9 (2) (juin 15), p. 2223812. DOI : 10.1080/23288604.2023.2223812. https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2023.2223812.

Résumé : During the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, COVID-19 healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and risk management became major challenges facing hospitals. Using evidence from a research project, this commentary presents: 1) various communication and information strategies implemented by four hospitals and their staff in Brazil, Canada and France to reduce the risks of COVID-19 HAIs, and how they were perceived by hospital staff; 2) the flaws in communication in the hospitals; and 3) a proposed agenda for research on and action to improve institutional communications for future pandemics. By analyzing “top-down” strategies at the organizational level and spontaneous strategies initiated by and between professionals, this study shows that during the first waves of the pandemic, reliable information and clear communication about guidelines and health protocols’ changes can help alleviate fears among staff and avoid misapplication of protocols, thereby reducing infection risks. There was a lack of a “bottom-up” communication channel, while, when making decisions, it is crucial to listen to and fully take into account staff’s voices, experiences, and feelings. More balanced communication between hospital administrators and staff could strengthen team cohesion and lead to better enforcement of protocols, which in turn will reduce the risk of contamination, alleviate the potential impacts on staff health, and improve the quality of care provided to patients.

Mots-clés : Communication, COVID-19, healthcare-associated infection, hospital, information, resilience.

Ridde Valery, Coulibaly Abdourahmane et Gautier Lara (2023) « Case studies », LIEPP Methods Brief / Fiches méthodologiques du LIEPP (mai 12). https://hal.science/hal-04102953.

Résumé : Case studies consist of an in-depth analysis of one or more cases, using a variety of methods and theoretical approaches. The choice of cases (single or multiple) studied is crucial. Case studies are particularly suitable for studying the emergence and processes involved in policy implementation and for contributing to theory-based evaluations.

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Ridde Valéry, Coulibaly Abdourahmane et Gautier Lara (2023) « Les études de cas », LIEPP Methods Brief / Fiches méthodologiques du LIEPP (mai 11). https://hal.science/hal-04102951.

Résumé : Les études de cas consistent à analyser de façon approfondie un ou plusieurs cas, à partir d’une diversité de méthodes et au regard d’approches théoriques. Le choix des cas (unique ou multiples) étudiés est crucial. Les études de cas sont particulièrement adaptées pour étudier l’émergence et les processus en jeu dans la mise en œuvre des politiques et pour participer aux évaluations basées sur la théorie.

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