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Mercury emissions
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10184
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC11-87
- The Canadian Medical Association actively advocates for: - reduction in mercury emissions from health care settings by progressively replacing its use, - promotion of health care sector leadership in the global reduction of mercury emissions, - promotion of the adoption of healthy public policies with regard to mercury.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Resolution
- GC11-87
- The Canadian Medical Association actively advocates for: - reduction in mercury emissions from health care settings by progressively replacing its use, - promotion of health care sector leadership in the global reduction of mercury emissions, - promotion of the adoption of healthy public policies with regard to mercury.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association actively advocates for: - reduction in mercury emissions from health care settings by progressively replacing its use, - promotion of health care sector leadership in the global reduction of mercury emissions, - promotion of the adoption of healthy public policies with regard to mercury.
Smoking cessation interventions
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10192
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC11-68
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of a national training initiative for health care providers that targets smoking cessation interventions for people with serious mental illness.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Resolution
- GC11-68
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of a national training initiative for health care providers that targets smoking cessation interventions for people with serious mental illness.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of a national training initiative for health care providers that targets smoking cessation interventions for people with serious mental illness.
Pets on airplanes
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10193
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC11-80
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends a ban on all pets, except for certified service animals, travelling inside the aircraft cabin on all Canadian passenger planes.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Resolution
- GC11-80
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends a ban on all pets, except for certified service animals, travelling inside the aircraft cabin on all Canadian passenger planes.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends a ban on all pets, except for certified service animals, travelling inside the aircraft cabin on all Canadian passenger planes.
Timely access to hospitalization in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10201
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC11-91
- The Canadian Medical Association supports timely access to hospitalization in Canada for Canadians who have become ill or been injured while travelling outside Canada.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Resolution
- GC11-91
- The Canadian Medical Association supports timely access to hospitalization in Canada for Canadians who have become ill or been injured while travelling outside Canada.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports timely access to hospitalization in Canada for Canadians who have become ill or been injured while travelling outside Canada.
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC11-81
- The Canadian Medical Association will educate and advise the profession and the public on methods of cellphone operation that will minimize radio frequency penetration to the brain.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-08-24
- Resolution
- GC11-81
- The Canadian Medical Association will educate and advise the profession and the public on methods of cellphone operation that will minimize radio frequency penetration to the brain.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will educate and advise the profession and the public on methods of cellphone operation that will minimize radio frequency penetration to the brain.
Joint Policy Statement: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Realities and Access to Services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10261
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-05-28
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD11-05-157
- The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) endorses the Joint Policy Statement: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Realities and Access to Services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada as outlined in Appendix A to BD 11-113.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-05-28
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD11-05-157
- The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) endorses the Joint Policy Statement: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Realities and Access to Services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada as outlined in Appendix A to BD 11-113.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) endorses the Joint Policy Statement: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Realities and Access to Services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada as outlined in Appendix A to BD 11-113.
Canadian Disclosure Guidelines: Being Open with Patients and Families
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10367
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-12-03
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- BD12-03-66
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s document Canadian Disclosure Guidelines: Being Open with Patients and Families as outlined in Appendix A to BD 12-61.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-12-03
- Resolution
- BD12-03-66
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s document Canadian Disclosure Guidelines: Being Open with Patients and Families as outlined in Appendix A to BD 12-61.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s document Canadian Disclosure Guidelines: Being Open with Patients and Families as outlined in Appendix A to BD 12-61.
Health care costs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy708
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
Legal drinking age
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy800
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC84-34
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-34
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
Tools for tracking patient care costs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy709
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC84-54
- That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-54
- That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.