Adapting front-line health and social care to religious diversity: The example of Quebec

The increasing religious diversity in the Quebec population poses new fundamental questions for health care services, notably in regard to how they adapt to religious differences. Drawing on clinical cases collected during a study on the place of religion in front-line health care establishments, this article examine how health care professionals take into account the beliefs and religious practices of their clients. We also examine the kind of issues related to religion that are encountered in clinical care and solutions being proposed for them by practitioners.