# Braver — English

> Remote care coordination, powered by communication and AI.

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## Product and company

- [The whole care team in one place, including the patient](<https://www.braver.net/en/index.md>): In Braver, professionals, patients and family caregivers communicate securely, coordinate and document care around each patient, on the web and on mobile. Conversations become…
- [About](<https://www.braver.net/en/about/index.md>): Braver was founded in Québec City in 2019 by two people who believed healthcare professionals could work better if they could simply talk to each other: a physiotherapist and a…
- [Book a demo](<https://www.braver.net/en/demo/index.md>): We start by listening: your setting, your workflows and your clinical context. You leave with a proposed configuration and receive a quote within 24 hours.
- [Frequently asked questions](<https://www.braver.net/en/faq/index.md>): The questions we hear most often, grouped into five topics. If yours is not here, write to us: we will answer with your situation in mind.
- [The network: verified profiles, directories and map](<https://www.braver.net/en/network/index.md>): Braver is also a network of healthcare professionals: a verified clinical profile, public and private directories, a map of workplaces, and colleagues you can reach without…
- [The orchestrator: integrations and automation](<https://www.braver.net/en/orchestrator/index.md>): The Braver orchestrator runs your integrations and automations. Connecting an EHR or EMR to the rest of the ecosystem usually takes several months. With the shared foundation…
- [Patient and family portal](<https://www.braver.net/en/patient-portal/index.md>): The Braver portal is free for patients and their loved ones. Read what your team shares, respond, fill out a form or join a virtual consultation. On your phone, tablet or computer.
- [Plans](<https://www.braver.net/en/plans/index.md>): A verified healthcare professional can start using Braver independently, at no cost, today. A clinic, institution or network chooses the plan that fits its needs. It is the…
- [The platform](<https://www.braver.net/en/platform/index.md>): Braver brings professionals, patients and family caregivers together around each patient. You choose the building blocks to fit your practice.
- [Security and compliance](<https://www.braver.net/en/security/index.md>): Braver lets patients and their loved ones take part in care while preserving the confidentiality of their conversations.
- [The tool · use cases](<https://www.braver.net/en/tool/index.md>): A community pharmacy, a virtual care unit, a rehabilitation centre, a long-term care home or a social geriatrics team do not have the same needs. They face the same challenge:…

## Blog

- [The Braver journal](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/index.md>): Stories, ideas and encounters about collaboration in healthcare.
- [2020, you made us stronger](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/2020-you-made-us-stronger/index.md>): 2020-12-31 — For most of us, 2020 has been transformative. On many levels, it has brought more change in a few months than the 5 full years that came before it.
- [2021 in one word](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/2021-in-one-word/index.md>): 2021-12-31 — On this same date last year, I wrote you a look back at 2020, and the word I shared to sum up that year was “sacrifice.” Funnily enough, 2021 was also a year of sacrifices, but…
- [2023 changed us](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/2023-changed-us/index.md>): 2024-01-05 — Courage is the root of change and change is what we are chemically made for.
- [2025: The Domino Effect of 7 Years of Small Wins](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/2025-the-domino-effect-of-7-years-of-small-wins/index.md>): 2025-12-31 — In 2018, we had the dream of a communication platform with the potential to transform the healthcare system. We had a fire burning inside us and were ready for anything.
- [4 attitudes that hinder healthcare innovation](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/4-attitudes-that-hinder-healthcare-innovation/index.md>): 2020-11-26 — Implementing new ideas in healthcare — in other words, bringing innovation to life — is not so simple. Many challenges litter the path of innovation and make it a very bumpy…
- [Accelerating Return to Play Through Seamless, Centralized Communication](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/accelerating-return-to-play-through-seamless-centralized-communication/index.md>): 2026-01-29 — In sports medicine, speed of intervention, precision, and coordination make all the difference. The patient-athlete is motivated, the team is interdisciplinary—physician,…
- [Am I an entrepreneur?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/am-i-an-entrepreneur/index.md>): 2021-02-19 — I never told myself I was going to be an entrepreneur. I never saw myself as one. And sometimes I even find it hard to identify with that role (hello 👋 impostor syndrome). Yet…
- [An entrepreneur's journal: cottage reading](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/an-entrepreneurs-journal-cottage-reading/index.md>): 2021-07-21 — Sometimes I sit at my computer, frozen. Frozen by the stress and the challenges we have to overcome. My eyelids heavy from staring at a screen for too long. My head spinning…
- [An obstacle or a pathway?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/an-obstacle-or-a-pathway/index.md>): 2019-05-09 — Braver is in full development. We are in the process of building what is called a "Minimum Viable Product" (or "MVP" for connoisseurs), which is an early version of our vision…
- [Braver finalist at the 2025 PLS Awards — interdisciplinarity at the heart of our DNA](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/braver-finalist-at-the-2025-pls-awards-interdisciplinarity-at-the-heart-of-our-dna/index.md>): 2025-05-26 — We are incredibly proud to share that Braver was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Première Ligne en Santé (PLS) Awards, in the Interdisciplinarity category.
- [Braver talk: what do the professionals think?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/braver-talk-what-do-the-professionals-think/index.md>): 2019-07-04 — When we decided to do Braver Talk, the thought came to us naturally. A little voice inside us told us that this was the way to go and we ventured in with enthusiasm and a…
- [Collaboration in healthcare: much more than faxes and phone calls!](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/collaboration-in-healthcare--much-more-than-faxes-and-phone-calls/index.md>): 2020-01-10 — What first comes to mind when we speak of interprofessional collaboration is a group of healthcare professionals coming together to talk about a common patient. But what if we…
- [Communication: a pillar of interprofessional collaboration](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/communication/index.md>): 2019-01-31 — As a healthcare professional, I was taught to work as part of a team. I was constantly reminded of the importance of collaborating with other professionals to do more for…
- [Continuity of Care Depends on Connection, Not Just Information](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/continuity-of-care-team-connection/index.md>): 2026-03-09 — Between the hospital and primary care, coordination is particularly critical. Discharge, medication reconciliation, setting up home care, follow-up by the family medicine group…
- [Braver x APQ — Creating a Secure Environment for Thinking and Practicing Together](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/creating-a-secure-environment-for-thinking-and-practicing-together/index.md>): 2026-06-03 — The Association des podiatres du Québec (APQ) is making its members discoverable through Braver’s clinical directory to support timely, interdisciplinary communication and…
- [Did we survive the last Braver Talk?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/did-we-survive-the-last-braver-talk/index.md>): 2019-11-09 — This past Monday was the second edition of our Braver Talks. Naturally, we'd like to talk to you about it, but in what way? Well, we have roughly two options, either to present…
- [Do you feel like an impostor?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/do-you-feel-like-an-impostor/index.md>): 2019-07-31 — It was the fall of 2018. There were questions about whether it would be worthwhile to bring other co-founders into Braver. We thought it might be appropriate to involve people…
- [Do you think we are spreading ourselves too thin?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/do-you-think-we-are-spreading-ourselves-too-thin/index.md>): 2022-10-31 — What we do may seem simple at first glance. I know, because people have told me so on a few occasions.
- [Finding your own way](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/finding-your-own-way/index.md>): 2019-02-23 — A couple of months ago, when we dived headfirst into Braver's whirlpool, we agreed to put aside our secure jobs and jump into the void. It certainly wasn't the wisest thing to…
- [From Hospital to Home: Continuity of Care Through Structured Communication](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/from-hospital-to-home-continuity-of-care-through-structured-communication/index.md>): 2026-03-24 — Hospital discharge is not an ending. It is a high-risk zone. Often framed as an outcome in itself, discharge is, on the ground, a turning point. The patient returns home, but…
- [Funding healthcare innovation: know the ground you are growing in](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/funding-healthcare-innovation/index.md>): 2024-02-08 — I am not very fond of comparing companies' journeys, because each often has distinctive qualities that explain the path it has taken. My observations should therefore be taken…
- [How can we be stronger than the status quo?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/how-can-we-be-stronger-than-the-status-quo/index.md>): 2024-04-10 — When I think about the idea of change, my first instinct is to ask what it means to me. How do I, Marie-Lou, handle change in my life? And the simple answer is: sometimes well,…
- [How I found my missing ingredient](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/how-i-found-my-missing-ingredient/index.md>): 2019-03-02 — On a chilly weekday morning of September 2004, when I was a Cégep student, I took off in my car as I did every morning. But on that morning, instead of heading to the Cégep, I…
- [How can we balance revenue and a social mission without losing our footing?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/how-to-balance-revenue-and-a-social-mission/index.md>): 2020-08-20 — The COVID crisis is shaking up our entire planet, and Quebec is no exception. And to tell the truth, neither am I.
- [In praise of the fax](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/in-praise-of-the-fax/index.md>): 2022-02-01 — For 3 years, we have been building an agile communication tool suited to the modern world. For 3 years, we have been pointing out a glaring problem in our healthcare system:…
- [Interprofessional collaboration: rethinking traditional teams](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/interprofessional-collaboration-rethinking-traditional-teams/index.md>): 2023-07-06 — Have you ever read a scientific article that made you emotional?
- [Make more room for women entrepreneurs!](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/is-it-possible-to-innovate-with-your-heart/index.md>): 2020-06-26 — One fine Tuesday in November, I was walking purposefully, with a knot in my stomach, toward a meeting to practise pitching to investors. A typical November day: a little grey,…
- [Making the invisible visible](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/making-the-invisible-visible/index.md>): 2019-02-08 — One very positive aspect of modern healthcare systems is the enormous range of different expertise, each area held by professionals accessible to everyone. If you want to…
- [Building successful relationships within the patient's medical neighbourhood](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/medical-neighbourhood-interdisciplinarity/index.md>): 2021-09-01 — I like the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." I like it because it embodies the power of a community and the many dimensions of a human being.
- [My North Star](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/my-north-star/index.md>): 2019-10-08 — Before setting out on the Braver adventure, I had no idea what a chaotic road entrepreneurs travelled.
- [Optimizing musculoskeletal care](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/optimizing-musculoskeletal-care/index.md>): 2025-10-30 — In a context where timely intervention, quality of care and patient satisfaction are essential drivers of clinical performance, primary care clinics face very real…
- [Our 2024: A Story of Courage, a Little Madness and Success](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/our-2024-courage-a-little-madness-and-success/index.md>): 2025-01-02 — We entered 2024 knowing it would be intense. But did we really know? What we did know was that we had what it took to succeed: courage, creativity, a capacity to learn and a…
- [Patient confidentiality: a problem or a solution?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/patient-confidentiality-a-problem-or-a-solution/index.md>): 2019-12-12 — When it comes to health innovation, we quickly get caught up in the various laws set up to safeguard the public. For some, these laws are an unreasonable impediment to…
- [The patient that I failed to treat](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/professionnal-limits/index.md>): 2019-03-17 — On my first day of work as a physiotherapist, I was a bit nervous about the thought of finally being able to be independent in my practice. More importantly, I was committed to…
- [Redefining the boundaries of the healthcare network](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/redefining-the-boundaries-of-the-healthcare-network/index.md>): 2022-07-07 — I do not know why, but in life I tend to see things systemically. Some people like observing the infinitely small through a microscope, while I like taking a bird's-eye view of…
- [Reinventing communication in primary care for seniors](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/reinventing-communication-in-primary-care-for-seniors/index.md>): 2026-02-16 — Community-based care is essential to preserving seniors’ independence and enabling them to remain in their home environment. Yet in this system—where professionals are spread…
- [Rethinking Healthcare in Quebec: Frontline Insights on Connected Care](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/rethinking-healthcare-in-quebec-frontline-insights-on-connected-care/index.md>): 2026-06-04 — At the annual TELUS Health Conference, Marie-Lou Gagnon, our President and Co-Founder, took part in a panel discussion on a topic we live every day at Braver: how to modernize…
- [Should we take inspiration from geeks?](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/should-we-take-inspiration-from-geeks/index.md>): 2021-01-11 — When I met Mathieu, one of the things that impressed me was the world he worked in: technology. He told me about his work, the "open source" projects he contributed to, the…
- [Putting yourself in someone else's shoes](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/someone-elses-shoes/index.md>): 2019-04-24 — Two weeks ago, it was NumériQC Week and we participated online in Quebec City. It's a great event that lasts three days and offers conferences related to the technological…
- [Surviving lockdown with your partner: our reality over the past 20 months](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/surviving-lockdown-with-your-partner/index.md>): 2020-04-23 — Mathieu and I have now been working together for nearly 20 months. Whether at home or at the office, we spend our days collaborating and taking our business a little further…
- [The 2022 setback we never told you about](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-2022-setback-we-never-told-you-about/index.md>): 2022-12-31 — As the end of December approaches, I like to look back on my year, and lately, it is our year as entrepreneurs that takes up all the space.
- [The Art of Managing Your Communications](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-art-of-managing-your-communications/index.md>): 2024-09-04 — By making clinical collaboration smoother and more enjoyable, Braver can also leave some clinicians worried about being overwhelmed by communication.
- [Behind every fax and email is a human being (3/3)](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-best-alternative-to-face-to-face-communication-part-3/index.md>): 2020-03-29 — When we began writing this series of articles, we were not yet in isolation. We had decided to break down human communication and deepen our understanding of its role in…
- [What words cannot say (2/3)](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-best-alternative-to-face-to-face-communication/index.md>): 2020-03-20 — I was 11, scrunching up my nose to make out what the teacher was writing on the board. I thought it was normal, because I sat quite far back in the classroom. Until my mother…
- [The future of communication in elder care](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-future-of-communication-in-elder-care/index.md>): 2025-10-30 — With an aging population, the elder care sector is under increasing pressure and faces many challenges. People are living longer and longer, and enabling them to age in good…
- [The greatest wealth that 2019 has given us](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-greatest-wealth-that-2019-has-given-us/index.md>): 2019-12-31 — As the year comes to an end, I like to sit down and have a look at the year in retrospect. 2019 has been a busy year for Braver, and you've heard a lot of our thoughts and…
- [The healthcare professionals have spoken](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/the-healthcare-professionals-have-spoken/index.md>): 2019-11-23 — On our last blog post, we talked to you about our experience with the latest Braver Talk. It is now time to put on the glasses of the health professionals and share with you…
- [There is probably a lack of empathy between you and your collaborator](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/there-is-probably-a-lack-of-empathy-between-you-and-the-person-you-communicate-with/index.md>): 2021-05-05 — For almost three years, I have been meeting regularly with healthcare professionals from different fields to understand their working realities and their perceptions of…
- [Toward a world without faxes](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/toward-a-world-without-faxes/index.md>): 2023-10-05 — A few weeks ago, several articles about the fax appeared in the media, and many of our friends and collaborators shared them with us, encouraging us to comment publicly. We did…
- [A better alternative to face-to-face communication? (1/3)](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-face-to-face-communication/index.md>): 2020-03-12 — About a week ago, before heading to work, I asked Mathieu whether he felt like going cross-country skiing at the end of the day.
- [Where Braver stands — October 2020](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/where-braver-stands-october-2020/index.md>): 2020-10-13 — Today, we are publishing an article that took a while to put down on paper. We were waiting for the stars to align so we could finally present a clear, optimistic picture of a…
- [Why health innovations are rarely successful](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/why-health-innovations-are-rarely-successful/index.md>): 2019-05-29 — This has been pointed out many times: Braver is an ambitious project and the health ecosystem is highly complex. Frankly, there is not a week that goes by when we do not meet…
- [You can sleep peacefully](<https://www.braver.net/en/blog/you-can-sleep-peacefully/index.md>): 2021-12-16 — Healthcare is fundamentally a matter of trust. How could we be properly treated or advised by someone if we did not trust them?

## Terms and privacy

- [Patient privacy](<https://www.braver.net/en/resources/privacy-policy-patient/index.md>): Click here to view the privacy policy for healthcare professionals
- [Professional privacy](<https://www.braver.net/en/resources/privacy-policy/index.md>): Click here to view the privacy policy for patients
- [Terms of use](<https://www.braver.net/en/resources/tos/index.md>): Braver Inc. is a business incorporated under the Business Corporations Act, C.Q.L.R, c. S-31.1, whose offices are located at 190B Dorchester Street, suites 50.8 and 50.9,…

## Support and documentation

- [Help Center](<https://support.braver.net/en>)

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