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Accessible, comprehensive and high-quality care for transgender patients

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11227

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-38; The Canadian Medical Association calls for accessible, comprehensive and high-quality care for transgender patients.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-38; The Canadian Medical Association calls for accessible, comprehensive and high-quality care for transgender patients.

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.

Action to decrease family violence and the maltreatment of children

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11240

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC14-44; The Canadian Medical Association supports action to decrease family violence and the maltreatment of children.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC14-44; The Canadian Medical Association supports action to decrease family violence and the maltreatment of children.

Advance care plans

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11215

Last Reviewed: 2018-03-03

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-19; The Canadian Medical Association supports the integration of advance care plans within patient records.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2018-03-03

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-19; The Canadian Medical Association supports the integration of advance care plans within patient records.

Advanced care directive functionality

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11191

Last Reviewed: 2018-03-03

Date: 2014-03-01

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: BD14-05-163; The Canadian Medical Association advocates for the inclusion of advanced care directive functionality as an electronic medical record vendor conformance and usability requirement.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2018-03-03

Date: 2014-03-01

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: BD14-05-163; The Canadian Medical Association advocates for the inclusion of advanced care directive functionality as an electronic medical record vendor conformance and usability requirement.

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.

Alcoholism

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy790

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1976-06-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC76-34; Be it resolved that the Canadian Medical Association recognize alcoholism as an addictive disease.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1976-06-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC76-34; Be it resolved that the Canadian Medical Association recognize alcoholism as an addictive disease.

Assisted human reproduction

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11264

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-66; The Canadian Medical Association will assess the ethical and economic impacts of recent changes in assisted human reproduction and consider revising its policy.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC14-66; The Canadian Medical Association will assess the ethical and economic impacts of recent changes in assisted human reproduction and consider revising its policy.

Automated medical information systems

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy701

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1976-06-25

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC76-39; The Canadian Medical Association encourages the development of field projects for automated medical information systems for practising physicians

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 1976-06-25

Topics: Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC76-39; The Canadian Medical Association encourages the development of field projects for automated medical information systems for practising physicians

Big data and its negative impact on professionalism and the confidentiality of medical data

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11263

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC14-67; The Canadian Medical Association will propose guidelines to ensure optimal use of big data while limiting its negative impact on professionalism and the confidentiality of medical data.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2014-08-20

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC14-67; The Canadian Medical Association will propose guidelines to ensure optimal use of big data while limiting its negative impact on professionalism and the confidentiality of medical data.

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