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.
Response to Health Canada’s Discussion Papers on “Proposed New Labelling Requirements for Tobacco Products” and “Options for Tobacco Promotion Regulations”
Listening to our Patient's Concerns : Comments on Bill C 54 (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act) : Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry
That the Canadian Medical Association in concert with the divisions work to obtain higher limits set out in the Canadian Student Loans Act and other provincial student loan programs.
That the Canadian Medical Association in concert with the divisions work to obtain higher limits set out in the Canadian Student Loans Act and other provincial student loan programs.
That the Canadian Medical Association continue to work in collaboration with other health professions and governments to explore means to ensure that public policies are developed with due attention paid to the potential health consequences of those policies.
That the Canadian Medical Association continue to work in collaboration with other health professions and governments to explore means to ensure that public policies are developed with due attention paid to the potential health consequences of those policies.
That the Canadian Medical Association promote both medical and social interventions to ensure an optimal start to life and a physically, mentally and socially healthy childhood.
That the Canadian Medical Association promote both medical and social interventions to ensure an optimal start to life and a physically, mentally and socially healthy childhood.
That the Canadian Medical Association adopt as policy the following principle:
Access in old age. Older citizens in all parts of Canada should have timely access to medical and supportive health care services that are clinically appropriate. This includes:
a) rapid access to primary medical care,
b) access to a full range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services, and
c) access to specialized programs designed to address the physical and mental problems of old age.
Access to clinically appropriate services should not be denied on the basis of age or disability.
That the Canadian Medical Association adopt as policy the following principle:
Access in old age. Older citizens in all parts of Canada should have timely access to medical and supportive health care services that are clinically appropriate. This includes:
a) rapid access to primary medical care,
b) access to a full range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services, and
c) access to specialized programs designed to address the physical and mental problems of old age.
Access to clinically appropriate services should not be denied on the basis of age or disability.
That the Canadian Medical Association ask Health Canada to ensure it obtains sound evidence of the safety of genetically modified organisms before they are authorized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
That the Canadian Medical Association ask Health Canada to ensure it obtains sound evidence of the safety of genetically modified organisms before they are authorized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
