That the Canadian Medical Association alert the public to the serious health hazards associated with the uses of smokeless tobacco; AND
That the Canadian Medical Association approach the federal government to request that mandatory health warnings and the advertising restrictions proposed for other tobacco products apply equally to smokeless tobacco products.
That the Canadian Medical Association alert the public to the serious health hazards associated with the uses of smokeless tobacco; AND
That the Canadian Medical Association approach the federal government to request that mandatory health warnings and the advertising restrictions proposed for other tobacco products apply equally to smokeless tobacco products.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage Canadian undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs to train physicians who have the appropriate knowledge and skills to meet the health care needs of the Canadian public in both urban and non-urban settings.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage Canadian undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs to train physicians who have the appropriate knowledge and skills to meet the health care needs of the Canadian public in both urban and non-urban settings.
That, in conjunction with the provincial/territorial medical associations and societies, a set of guidelines be drafted for defining access to, and utilization of, health services, identifying the factors that affect use and the relative contribution of such factors. The guidelines should also address the ways to measure and monitor the identified factors.
That, in conjunction with the provincial/territorial medical associations and societies, a set of guidelines be drafted for defining access to, and utilization of, health services, identifying the factors that affect use and the relative contribution of such factors. The guidelines should also address the ways to measure and monitor the identified factors.
That provision should be made for enough flexibility within prelicensure clinical training programs to prepare physicians for a variety of practice situations in Canada (eg. rural, isolated, urban) without undue prolongation of the training period.
That provision should be made for enough flexibility within prelicensure clinical training programs to prepare physicians for a variety of practice situations in Canada (eg. rural, isolated, urban) without undue prolongation of the training period.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the development of innovative technical and administrative procedures to ensure continued appropriate medically supervised services to those communities that cannot support a full time Certificant in Nuclear Medicine.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the development of innovative technical and administrative procedures to ensure continued appropriate medically supervised services to those communities that cannot support a full time Certificant in Nuclear Medicine.
That appropriate training in speciality areas of medicine be provided to family medicine residents within the existing two years of the residency training program where possible.
That appropriate training in speciality areas of medicine be provided to family medicine residents within the existing two years of the residency training program where possible.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge appropriate agencies to adopt regulations and/or policies to ensure that warnings about the adverse interaction between alcohol and both prescription and non-prescription products be prominently displayed or distributed wherever alcohol and drugs are sold and/or dispensed.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge appropriate agencies to adopt regulations and/or policies to ensure that warnings about the adverse interaction between alcohol and both prescription and non-prescription products be prominently displayed or distributed wherever alcohol and drugs are sold and/or dispensed.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the position that:
1) a patient should have the right to choose either a generic or a brand-name prescription drug where both alternatives exist; and
2) a physician should have the right to order "no substitution" of a drug product he or she prescribes.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the position that:
1) a patient should have the right to choose either a generic or a brand-name prescription drug where both alternatives exist; and
2) a physician should have the right to order "no substitution" of a drug product he or she prescribes.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends to Transport Canada that safety standards required in passenger cars also be applied to mini vans and light trucks.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends to Transport Canada that safety standards required in passenger cars also be applied to mini vans and light trucks.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge all governments to withhold the application of such cost containment measures as global budgeting and capping.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge all governments to withhold the application of such cost containment measures as global budgeting and capping.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the profession to work with other health and health related organizations, such as hospital associations and hospital trustees, to develop a greater public and political awareness of real health care costs and constraints.
That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the profession to work with other health and health related organizations, such as hospital associations and hospital trustees, to develop a greater public and political awareness of real health care costs and constraints.
That Canadian Medical Association, in cooperation with the divisions, develop appropriate economic indicators which, from the physician's perspective, reflect unit price changes of each major component making up the total bundle of health care services. This would include a hospital services price index and a physician services price index, adapted for comparison with other indices such as the consumer price index.
That Canadian Medical Association, in cooperation with the divisions, develop appropriate economic indicators which, from the physician's perspective, reflect unit price changes of each major component making up the total bundle of health care services. This would include a hospital services price index and a physician services price index, adapted for comparison with other indices such as the consumer price index.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends the development of a sound national health care database, accessible to health care professionals' associations and legitimate researchers.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends the development of a sound national health care database, accessible to health care professionals' associations and legitimate researchers.
The Canadian Medical Association calls on Health Canada to facilitate the dissemination of information to health professionals and consumers concerning the presence, in drug products, of non-medicinal ingredients that can cause adverse reactions.
The Canadian Medical Association calls on Health Canada to facilitate the dissemination of information to health professionals and consumers concerning the presence, in drug products, of non-medicinal ingredients that can cause adverse reactions.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge all provincial governments to adopt legislation which protects from disclosure, in legal actions, the proceedings of peer review committees evaluating and reviewing quality of care.
That the Canadian Medical Association urge all provincial governments to adopt legislation which protects from disclosure, in legal actions, the proceedings of peer review committees evaluating and reviewing quality of care.
The Canadian Medical Association encouragess provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to support a preventive health program in schools, with particular regard to alcohol, drug, reproductive and mental health counseling.
The Canadian Medical Association encouragess provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to support a preventive health program in schools, with particular regard to alcohol, drug, reproductive and mental health counseling.
That this Canadian Medical Association statement on eye care be approved.
1. The medical profession in general and ophthalmologists in particular have a responsibility to provide leadership in developing plans for effective, efficient and realistic eye care in Canadians.
2. The principle that the provision of eye care includes both medical and non-medical personnel is recognized and accepted. Any such personnel should be organized and administered to ensure adherence to all of the following specific principles:
a) provision of quality eye care includes both medical (including surgical) and non-medical acts,
b) only duly qualified and legally licensed physicians must be allowed to provide the medical aspects of eye care,
c) duly qualified and legally licensed physicians must also be free to provide complete eye care,
d) the duly qualified and legally licensed physician must be free to delegate appropriate eye care acts at his discretion to persons acting under his control and his responsibility,
e) non-medical personnel should be free to perform independently only non-medical eye care acts: and they should perform independently only those acts that they are legally authorized to perform independently, and
f) guidelines for referral between non- medical and medical personnel are essential.
3. Within the broad limits set by the above, many patterns are possible. However, in order to be effective, efficient and realistic, any eye care plan or plans that are developed should meet the following criteria:
a) every citizen should have reasonable access to the eye care system through duly qualified and legally licensed medical or non-medical personnel of his choice in his own population-area,
b) every citizen should have reasonable access to treatment of ocular disease by duly qualified and legally licensed medical personnel either by direct personal appointment, or by referral from other primary eye care personnel,
c) treatment for especially complicated cases should be available to every citizen upon referral from medical personnel to specialized medical personnel in one or more adequately equipped centres in each province or region,
d) programs designed for the promotion of eye health should be provided in every population-area. These should include prevention and early detection of eye disease and injury, and may be provided through programs and services that serve general needs or special needs such as:
i) pre-school needs
ii) school needs
iii) industrial and occupational and recreational needs
iv) specific survey (e.g., glaucoma) needs
v) special purpose (e.g., driving and sports) needs
vi) geriatric needs
vii) ocular rehabilitation needs
e) training institutions must be equipped and staffed to prepare graduates appropriately for their assigned roles in eye care term,
f) optical appliances should be available in every population area, and other ocular prostheses should be within reasonable access- all at reasonable cost,
g) methods of financing should provide for the maximum quality eye care for every one at the lowest possible cost to the government and to the private citizen,
h) eye research programs should be appropriately staffed and funded, and
i) the organizational structure of eye care services should establish and maintain lines of control and responsibility that are consistent with the principles and criteria enunciated above.
That this Canadian Medical Association statement on eye care be approved.
1. The medical profession in general and ophthalmologists in particular have a responsibility to provide leadership in developing plans for effective, efficient and realistic eye care in Canadians.
2. The principle that the provision of eye care includes both medical and non-medical personnel is recognized and accepted. Any such personnel should be organized and administered to ensure adherence to all of the following specific principles:
a) provision of quality eye care includes both medical (including surgical) and non-medical acts,
b) only duly qualified and legally licensed physicians must be allowed to provide the medical aspects of eye care,
c) duly qualified and legally licensed physicians must also be free to provide complete eye care,
d) the duly qualified and legally licensed physician must be free to delegate appropriate eye care acts at his discretion to persons acting under his control and his responsibility,
e) non-medical personnel should be free to perform independently only non-medical eye care acts: and they should perform independently only those acts that they are legally authorized to perform independently, and
f) guidelines for referral between non- medical and medical personnel are essential.
3. Within the broad limits set by the above, many patterns are possible. However, in order to be effective, efficient and realistic, any eye care plan or plans that are developed should meet the following criteria:
a) every citizen should have reasonable access to the eye care system through duly qualified and legally licensed medical or non-medical personnel of his choice in his own population-area,
b) every citizen should have reasonable access to treatment of ocular disease by duly qualified and legally licensed medical personnel either by direct personal appointment, or by referral from other primary eye care personnel,
c) treatment for especially complicated cases should be available to every citizen upon referral from medical personnel to specialized medical personnel in one or more adequately equipped centres in each province or region,
d) programs designed for the promotion of eye health should be provided in every population-area. These should include prevention and early detection of eye disease and injury, and may be provided through programs and services that serve general needs or special needs such as:
i) pre-school needs
ii) school needs
iii) industrial and occupational and recreational needs
iv) specific survey (e.g., glaucoma) needs
v) special purpose (e.g., driving and sports) needs
vi) geriatric needs
vii) ocular rehabilitation needs
e) training institutions must be equipped and staffed to prepare graduates appropriately for their assigned roles in eye care term,
f) optical appliances should be available in every population area, and other ocular prostheses should be within reasonable access- all at reasonable cost,
g) methods of financing should provide for the maximum quality eye care for every one at the lowest possible cost to the government and to the private citizen,
h) eye research programs should be appropriately staffed and funded, and
i) the organizational structure of eye care services should establish and maintain lines of control and responsibility that are consistent with the principles and criteria enunciated above.
That, recognizing the importance of comprehensive nutrition counselling services, the Canadian Medical Association urge that such services be made widely available within the framework of the health care system.
That, recognizing the importance of comprehensive nutrition counselling services, the Canadian Medical Association urge that such services be made widely available within the framework of the health care system.
