Search Results - Canadian Medical Association

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

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.

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

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.

Motorized dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8681

Last Reviewed: 2013-03-02

Date: 2006-12-03

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: BD07-03-58; The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to prohibit anyone under age 16 from operating motorized dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2013-03-02

Date: 2006-12-03

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: BD07-03-58; The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to prohibit anyone under age 16 from operating motorized dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.

Exposure to bisphenol A

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10870

Date: 2013-08-21

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC13-61; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for legislation to protect Canadians from continued exposure to bisphenol A.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2013-08-21

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC13-61; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for legislation to protect Canadians from continued exposure to bisphenol A.

Campaigns to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10915

Date: 2013-08-21

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC13-98; The Canadian Medical Association supports campaigns to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2013-08-21

Topics: Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC13-98; The Canadian Medical Association supports campaigns to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Canadian Association of Internes and Residents’ Principles on Physician Health Human Resources to Better Serve Canadians

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11087

Date: 2013-12-07

Topics: Health human resources

Resolution: BD14-04-84; The Canadian Medical Association Board of Directors endorses the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents’ Principles on Physician Health Human Resources as outlined in Appendix A to BD 14-69.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2013-12-07

Topics: Health human resources

Resolution: BD14-04-84; The Canadian Medical Association Board of Directors endorses the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents’ Principles on Physician Health Human Resources as outlined in Appendix A to BD 14-69.

Continuum of care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8844

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

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

Resolution: GC07-14; The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.

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; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-14; The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.

Informal caregivers

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8846

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

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

Resolution: GC07-16; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.

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; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-16; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.

Long-term health care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8853

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-23; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to review variability in models of delivery of community and institutionally based long-term care across the provinces and territories as well as the standards against which they are regulated and accredited.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-23; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to review variability in models of delivery of community and institutionally based long-term care across the provinces and territories as well as the standards against which they are regulated and accredited.

Independent prescribing authority

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8862

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-33; The Canadian Medical Association recommends that pharmacists not be given independent prescribing authority.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-33; The Canadian Medical Association recommends that pharmacists not be given independent prescribing authority.

Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8863

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-34; The Canadian Medical Association endorses the strategic policy directions outlined in the CMA document Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper as necessary elements of any collaborative care team.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-34; The Canadian Medical Association endorses the strategic policy directions outlined in the CMA document Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper as necessary elements of any collaborative care team.

The right to prescribe medications

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8864

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-36; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that the right to prescribe medications independently for medical conditions must be reserved for qualified practitioners who are adequately trained to take a medical history, perform a physical examination, order and interpret appropriate investigations, and arrive at a working diagnosis.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-36; The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that the right to prescribe medications independently for medical conditions must be reserved for qualified practitioners who are adequately trained to take a medical history, perform a physical examination, order and interpret appropriate investigations, and arrive at a working diagnosis.

Patient-focused funding for hospital services

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8867

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-55; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the provincial/territorial medical associations to co-host a workshop on the financial and patient care implications of patient-focused funding for hospital services and pay-for-performance for physician services.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-55; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the provincial/territorial medical associations to co-host a workshop on the financial and patient care implications of patient-focused funding for hospital services and pay-for-performance for physician services.

Completion of government forms

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8868

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-56; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC07-56; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.

Service-based funding for hospital services

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8871

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-59; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to commission a strategic peer-reviewed research competition to assess the international experience with service-based funding for hospital services through the use of case-mix groups or diagnosis-related groups.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-59; The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to commission a strategic peer-reviewed research competition to assess the international experience with service-based funding for hospital services through the use of case-mix groups or diagnosis-related groups.

Standardized national prenatal form

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8875

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-64; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a standardized national prenatal form available in electronic format.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-64; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a standardized national prenatal form available in electronic format.

Standardized national immunization record

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8876

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-65; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a standardized national immunization record in electronic format.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-65; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a standardized national immunization record in electronic format.

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.

National Physician Human Resource Strategy

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8879

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health human resources; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-37; The Canadian Medical Association recommends the creation of a National Physician Human Resource Strategy that takes into account the changing practice styles of all physicians as well as the increased demand for medical care including factors such as an aging population.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health human resources; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-37; The Canadian Medical Association recommends the creation of a National Physician Human Resource Strategy that takes into account the changing practice styles of all physicians as well as the increased demand for medical care including factors such as an aging population.

Collaborative care model

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8881

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health human resources; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-39; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health human resources; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC07-39; The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.

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The health status of Aboriginal children

Child poverty in Canada

Motorized dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.

Exposure to bisphenol A

Campaigns to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Canadian Association of Internes and Residents’ Principles on Physician Health Human Resources to Better Serve Canadians

Continuum of care

Informal caregivers

Long-term health care

Independent prescribing authority

Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper

The right to prescribe medications

Patient-focused funding for hospital services

Completion of government forms

Service-based funding for hospital services

Standardized national prenatal form

Standardized national immunization record

Access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities

National Physician Human Resource Strategy

Collaborative care model