Consultants: Social prescribing | Newsroom

As a part of a brand new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member medical doctors of Médecins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to stay performances.  

The initiative is a part of a burgeoning motion in well being care known as social prescribing, which takes a holistic method to well-being by serving to folks achieve entry to group packages and helps that deal with a variety of social components influencing well being. The Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing says the method is guided by the precept that “people are healthier when they are connected to resources and supports in their communities.” 

McGill consultants can be found to touch upon this matter: 

Mathieu Roy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Psychology and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) on Brain Imagining of Pain. He is concerned within the analysis side of the MSO-Médecins francophones partnership and may focus on the connection between music and ache aid. 

mathieu.roy3 [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Robert Zatorre is a Professor within the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He can be the Canada Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience. He spoke on the partnership launch between the MSO and Médecins francophones. He can focus on the scientific foundation for social prescribing and his latest analysis on how music impacts the mind, together with our feelings and reminiscences.  

robert.zatorre [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Christophe Bedos is a Professor with the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. Dr. Bedos is a dentist with a PhD in Public Health. He can focus on the function of social prescribing in dentistry, entry to care and the connection between public well being options and social justice. 

christophe.bedos [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)