Approximately 7,700 investigations involve users in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, 140 are from users in the Côte-Nord, and 260 are from North-du-Québec.

All users whose report should be reviewed will be contacted in the coming days. THE CIUSSS ensures that these new analyzes do not immediately mean that the data subject has an error in the results. However, he states that those who have been diagnosed with cancer will not be affected as those files are double checked.

Physicians of various specialties were consulted to determine which files should be given priority. We have put in place a formal process to offer support to users. We understand that this process can be a cause for concernsaid the head of professional services, Dr. Marlene Landry.

4000 tests were revised as a priority

Around 4,000 tests are given priority. Examples of the types of tests covered include biopsies, surgical specimen collection, and gynecological and postpartum exams.

The organization points out that these are analyzes carried out by a single medical professional. The resit period for the examinations corresponds to the time spent by the specialist within the CIUSSS. The latter himself ended his professional activity during the investigation.

THE CIUSSS began identifying all patients whose samples were analyzed by the relevant professional. He doesn’t say how long it will take to repeat the tests, but promises to keep the population updated on how the process is progressing. THE CIUSSS assumes that all affected users will have received the information next Friday.

We’ve urged the network to get this second proofread out quickly so we can attend to users who may be impactedadded Marlene Landry.

THE CIUSSS encourages individuals who have had one of these tests to call 1.833.681-0976 or visit santesaglac.gouv.qc.ca/infopathologie (New window).

With information from Laurie Gobeil