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Health care is a provincial responsibility
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy498
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1986-12-13
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD87-03-82
- That the Canadian Medical Association develop and adopt policies, lobby the Government of Canada and at the federal/provincial/territorial government interface, and encourage its provincial/territorial divisions to lobby provincial/territorial governments to realize recognition that all health care matters are an explicit provincial/territorial prerogative and responsibility (as recognized in the Constitution).
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1986-12-13
- Resolution
- BD87-03-82
- That the Canadian Medical Association develop and adopt policies, lobby the Government of Canada and at the federal/provincial/territorial government interface, and encourage its provincial/territorial divisions to lobby provincial/territorial governments to realize recognition that all health care matters are an explicit provincial/territorial prerogative and responsibility (as recognized in the Constitution).
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association develop and adopt policies, lobby the Government of Canada and at the federal/provincial/territorial government interface, and encourage its provincial/territorial divisions to lobby provincial/territorial governments to realize recognition that all health care matters are an explicit provincial/territorial prerogative and responsibility (as recognized in the Constitution).
Impact of regionalization on the medical profession
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy686
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1995-03-06
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD95-05-135
- That the Canadian Medical Association continue to monitor developments in regionalization/decentralization in Canada and abroad, particularly as they relate to the implications for the medical profession.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1995-03-06
- Resolution
- BD95-05-135
- That the Canadian Medical Association continue to monitor developments in regionalization/decentralization in Canada and abroad, particularly as they relate to the implications for the medical profession.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association continue to monitor developments in regionalization/decentralization in Canada and abroad, particularly as they relate to the implications for the medical profession.
Compensation issues
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1617
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 2003-12-06
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD04-04-48
- The Canadian Medical Association develop a strategy for addressing compensation issues with regard to federal health programs. This strategy should include an assessment of the Compassionate Care Benefit.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 2003-12-06
- Resolution
- BD04-04-48
- The Canadian Medical Association develop a strategy for addressing compensation issues with regard to federal health programs. This strategy should include an assessment of the Compassionate Care Benefit.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association develop a strategy for addressing compensation issues with regard to federal health programs. This strategy should include an assessment of the Compassionate Care Benefit.
Prescription of heroin for the treatment of drug abuse
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1544
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 1998-12-05
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD99-05-92
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend that methadone maintenance and counselling programs be more widely available across the country with appropriate education and remuneration of professionals delivering such programs. This recommendation applies also to correctional institutions.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 1998-12-05
- Resolution
- BD99-05-92
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend that methadone maintenance and counselling programs be more widely available across the country with appropriate education and remuneration of professionals delivering such programs. This recommendation applies also to correctional institutions.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend that methadone maintenance and counselling programs be more widely available across the country with appropriate education and remuneration of professionals delivering such programs. This recommendation applies also to correctional institutions.
The health status of Aboriginal children
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8503
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 2006-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC06-11
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Minister of Health to work with other federal departments, the CMA and others to address the failure of previous federal efforts to raise the health status of Aboriginal children to the national level by developing a differentiated children's health strategy, creating safe environments, developing equitable educational opportunities and creating effective programs to deal with obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and other issues.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 2006-08-23
- Resolution
- GC06-11
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Minister of Health to work with other federal departments, the CMA and others to address the failure of previous federal efforts to raise the health status of Aboriginal children to the national level by developing a differentiated children's health strategy, creating safe environments, developing equitable educational opportunities and creating effective programs to deal with obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and other issues.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Minister of Health to work with other federal departments, the CMA and others to address the failure of previous federal efforts to raise the health status of Aboriginal children to the national level by developing a differentiated children's health strategy, creating safe environments, developing equitable educational opportunities and creating effective programs to deal with obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and other issues.
Child poverty in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8525
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 2006-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC06-21
- The Canadian Medical Association requests that the federal government adopt a rigorous strategy to eradicate child poverty in Canada.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2013-03-02
- Date
- 2006-08-23
- Resolution
- GC06-21
- The Canadian Medical Association requests that the federal government adopt a rigorous strategy to eradicate child poverty in Canada.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association requests that the federal government adopt a rigorous strategy to eradicate child poverty in Canada.
Town-hall consultations on the social determinants of health
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10905
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC13-101
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop and implement a strategy to encourage collaborative action on the recommendations raised during its recent town-hall consultations on the social determinants of health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC13-101
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop and implement a strategy to encourage collaborative action on the recommendations raised during its recent town-hall consultations on the social determinants of health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop and implement a strategy to encourage collaborative action on the recommendations raised during its recent town-hall consultations on the social determinants of health.
Breathalyzer-linked ignition interlock devices
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy408
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-209
- The CMA supports the use of breathalyzer-linked ignition interlock devices by provincial/territorial governments as a sentencing option for people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-209
- The CMA supports the use of breathalyzer-linked ignition interlock devices by provincial/territorial governments as a sentencing option for people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
- Text
- The CMA supports the use of breathalyzer-linked ignition interlock devices by provincial/territorial governments as a sentencing option for people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Violence-prevention in health care settings
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy410
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-212
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the provincial and territorial governments to develop violence-prevention, including training programs and train the trainer programs, suitable to a wide variety of healthcare settings.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-212
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the provincial and territorial governments to develop violence-prevention, including training programs and train the trainer programs, suitable to a wide variety of healthcare settings.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage the provincial and territorial governments to develop violence-prevention, including training programs and train the trainer programs, suitable to a wide variety of healthcare settings.
Access to health care services in rural aboriginal communities
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy411
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-213
- That the Canadian Medical Association request that Health Canada work with provinces and territories to develop creative strategies, in consultation with the medical associations and the aboriginal health organizations, to improve access to quality primary health care services for rural and isolated aboriginal communities.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-213
- That the Canadian Medical Association request that Health Canada work with provinces and territories to develop creative strategies, in consultation with the medical associations and the aboriginal health organizations, to improve access to quality primary health care services for rural and isolated aboriginal communities.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association request that Health Canada work with provinces and territories to develop creative strategies, in consultation with the medical associations and the aboriginal health organizations, to improve access to quality primary health care services for rural and isolated aboriginal communities.
Essential drugs for the exclusive use of developing countries
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy415
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-221
- The CMA calls on governments and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Canada to ensure a supply of essential drugs for the exclusive use of developing countries, and to offset the numerous barriers hindering access to these drugs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-221
- The CMA calls on governments and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Canada to ensure a supply of essential drugs for the exclusive use of developing countries, and to offset the numerous barriers hindering access to these drugs.
- Text
- The CMA calls on governments and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Canada to ensure a supply of essential drugs for the exclusive use of developing countries, and to offset the numerous barriers hindering access to these drugs.
Programs to improve the health of aboriginals in urban and rural areas
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy416
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-222
- That Canadian Medical Association ask Health Canada, in consultation with the provinces, the territories and First Nation authorities, to develop programs to improve the health of aboriginal communities in urban and rural areas.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-222
- That Canadian Medical Association ask Health Canada, in consultation with the provinces, the territories and First Nation authorities, to develop programs to improve the health of aboriginal communities in urban and rural areas.
- Text
- That Canadian Medical Association ask Health Canada, in consultation with the provinces, the territories and First Nation authorities, to develop programs to improve the health of aboriginal communities in urban and rural areas.
Maintaining and renewing the Canadian health workforce
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy476
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC00-199
- That governments, educators and health care provider organizations commit to maintaining and renewing the Canadian health workforce by ensuring that a responsive, adaptive and adequately funded education system is in place.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-199
- That governments, educators and health care provider organizations commit to maintaining and renewing the Canadian health workforce by ensuring that a responsive, adaptive and adequately funded education system is in place.
- Text
- That governments, educators and health care provider organizations commit to maintaining and renewing the Canadian health workforce by ensuring that a responsive, adaptive and adequately funded education system is in place.
Family physicians in the hospital setting
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy491
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1985-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD86-02-33
- That Canadian Medical Association policy regarding family physicians in the hospital setting be reaffirmed.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1985-08-22
- Resolution
- BD86-02-33
- That Canadian Medical Association policy regarding family physicians in the hospital setting be reaffirmed.
- Text
- That Canadian Medical Association policy regarding family physicians in the hospital setting be reaffirmed.
Medical economics as part of a medical education
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy512
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC89-75
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage strategies and opportunities during medical education that would enable physicians to be versed in medical economic related matters.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Resolution
- GC89-75
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage strategies and opportunities during medical education that would enable physicians to be versed in medical economic related matters.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association encourage strategies and opportunities during medical education that would enable physicians to be versed in medical economic related matters.
Health care services in local communities
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy716
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC89-35
- That the Canadian Medical Association support the provision of health care services in local communities and deplore actions taken by provincial governments which may restrict such services.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Resolution
- GC89-35
- That the Canadian Medical Association support the provision of health care services in local communities and deplore actions taken by provincial governments which may restrict such services.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association support the provision of health care services in local communities and deplore actions taken by provincial governments which may restrict such services.
All-terrain vehicles
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy719
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC89-46
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend: a) that the federal departments of transport and consumer and corporate affairs enact legislation for the purpose of setting national safety standards for all-terrain vehicles, b) that provincial governments be urged to review and strengthen regulations related to the use of all-terrain vehicles, c) that provincial governments be urged to introduce a specific driver's licence category for all-terrain vehicle drivers; such licence would require demonstrating competence in handling the vehicle.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Resolution
- GC89-46
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend: a) that the federal departments of transport and consumer and corporate affairs enact legislation for the purpose of setting national safety standards for all-terrain vehicles, b) that provincial governments be urged to review and strengthen regulations related to the use of all-terrain vehicles, c) that provincial governments be urged to introduce a specific driver's licence category for all-terrain vehicle drivers; such licence would require demonstrating competence in handling the vehicle.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend: a) that the federal departments of transport and consumer and corporate affairs enact legislation for the purpose of setting national safety standards for all-terrain vehicles, b) that provincial governments be urged to review and strengthen regulations related to the use of all-terrain vehicles, c) that provincial governments be urged to introduce a specific driver's licence category for all-terrain vehicle drivers; such licence would require demonstrating competence in handling the vehicle.
Relationships with professional nursing associations
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy721
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1988-10-15
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD89-02-27
- That the Canadian Medical Association and its divisions continue to explore ways of improving Canadian Medical Association relationships with professional nursing associations.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1988-10-15
- Resolution
- BD89-02-27
- That the Canadian Medical Association and its divisions continue to explore ways of improving Canadian Medical Association relationships with professional nursing associations.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association and its divisions continue to explore ways of improving Canadian Medical Association relationships with professional nursing associations.
Delivery of health care in rural and remote areas
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1560
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1999-08-25
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD00-01-08
- That the Canadian Medical Association facilitate discussion between relevant stakeholders, including the federal political parties, on the development of a National Action Plan on the delivery of health care in the rural and remote parts of Canada.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1999-08-25
- Resolution
- BD00-01-08
- That the Canadian Medical Association facilitate discussion between relevant stakeholders, including the federal political parties, on the development of a National Action Plan on the delivery of health care in the rural and remote parts of Canada.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association facilitate discussion between relevant stakeholders, including the federal political parties, on the development of a National Action Plan on the delivery of health care in the rural and remote parts of Canada.
Emergency post-coital contraception counselling
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1568
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1999-11-27
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD00-03-57
- The CMA supports to the availability of emergency post-coital contraception without prescription, on the condition that the process not deprive primary care physicians of the opportunity for appropriate patient counseling and follow-up and that the process respect patient privacy and not hinder access.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1999-11-27
- Resolution
- BD00-03-57
- The CMA supports to the availability of emergency post-coital contraception without prescription, on the condition that the process not deprive primary care physicians of the opportunity for appropriate patient counseling and follow-up and that the process respect patient privacy and not hinder access.
- Text
- The CMA supports to the availability of emergency post-coital contraception without prescription, on the condition that the process not deprive primary care physicians of the opportunity for appropriate patient counseling and follow-up and that the process respect patient privacy and not hinder access.