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Aboriginal peoples and mental illness

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9210

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC08-21; The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to include in their curricula material related to the deleterious effect of negative stereotyping of Aboriginal peoples suffering from mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC08-21; The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to include in their curricula material related to the deleterious effect of negative stereotyping of Aboriginal peoples suffering from mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Access to family physicians

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9231

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-51; The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the need for better management of chronic illnesses and vulnerable populations, considers that such an emphasis should not be detrimental to the efforts aimed at guaranteeing access to family physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-51; The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the need for better management of chronic illnesses and vulnerable populations, considers that such an emphasis should not be detrimental to the efforts aimed at guaranteeing access to family physicians.

Access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8877

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-66; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to promote access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities affected by disruptions in traditional food-acquisition methods and a shift to a more processed low-nutrient diet.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-66; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to promote access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities affected by disruptions in traditional food-acquisition methods and a shift to a more processed low-nutrient diet.

Acute care beds

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9224

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-43; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to implement transparent and publicly available principles for the supply and effective management of functional acute care beds.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-43; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to implement transparent and publicly available principles for the supply and effective management of functional acute care beds.

Admissions criteria

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9279

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Health human resources; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC08-105; The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to revise admissions criteria to require a minimum of two years of post-secondary education.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Health human resources; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC08-105; The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to revise admissions criteria to require a minimum of two years of post-secondary education.

Air pollution

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8891

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-76; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to improve the quality of the air that Canadians breathe by strengthening initiatives to reduce domestic air pollution emissions and advocating strongly for emission reductions in bordering American states.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-76; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to improve the quality of the air that Canadians breathe by strengthening initiatives to reduce domestic air pollution emissions and advocating strongly for emission reductions in bordering American states.

Blood Pressure Canada

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8922

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-108; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to adopt the recommendations of Hypertension Canada aimed at reducing adult Canadians' sodium intake to between 1200 - 2300 mg per day by Jan. 1, 2020.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-108; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to adopt the recommendations of Hypertension Canada aimed at reducing adult Canadians' sodium intake to between 1200 - 2300 mg per day by Jan. 1, 2020.

Canada Extended Health Services Act

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8840

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-10; The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy framework and design principles for access to publicly funded medically necessary services in the home and community setting that can become the basis for urging governments to develop a Canada Extended Health Services Act.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-10; The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy framework and design principles for access to publicly funded medically necessary services in the home and community setting that can become the basis for urging governments to develop a Canada Extended Health Services Act.

Canada Health Act

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8856

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-26; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations will advocate for a discussion on opening the Canada Health Act because it limits the ability to fund "the continuum of care".

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-26; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations will advocate for a discussion on opening the Canada Health Act because it limits the ability to fund "the continuum of care".

Canada Health Infoway

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8924

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health human resources; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC07-110; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates call on Canada Health Infoway to support physicians in developing electronic medical records and linkages to electronic health records by making funding directly available to physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health human resources; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC07-110; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates call on Canada Health Infoway to support physicians in developing electronic medical records and linkages to electronic health records by making funding directly available to physicians.

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