Search Results - Canadian Medical Association

Patient bill of health information rights

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9498

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Health information and e-health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-17; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to engage patients and the public in the development of a patient bill of health information rights that sets out a vision for the governance of patient health information.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Health information and e-health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-17; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to engage patients and the public in the development of a patient bill of health information rights that sets out a vision for the governance of patient health information.

Evaluation of the impact of health information technology

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9505

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC09-24; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to ensure completion of an evaluation of the impact of health information technology that considers the level of functionality and assesses its effect on patient and provider experience of care, population health and per capita costs.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC09-24; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to ensure completion of an evaluation of the impact of health information technology that considers the level of functionality and assesses its effect on patient and provider experience of care, population health and per capita costs.

Pay for performance and quality measures in family medicine

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9511

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health human resources; Ethics and medical professionalism; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC09-32; The Canadian Medical Association will develop a discussion paper on international experience and research related to pay for performance and quality measures in family medicine.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health human resources; Ethics and medical professionalism; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC09-32; The Canadian Medical Association will develop a discussion paper on international experience and research related to pay for performance and quality measures in family medicine.

Training and support for physicians in addiction medicine

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9524

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health human resources; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-78; The Canadian Medical Association calls on national and provincial/territorial medical education and licensing bodies to expand training and support for physicians in addiction medicine, including formal recognition of special skills and improved training and support opportunities for primary care physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health human resources; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-78; The Canadian Medical Association calls on national and provincial/territorial medical education and licensing bodies to expand training and support for physicians in addiction medicine, including formal recognition of special skills and improved training and support opportunities for primary care physicians.

Immunization of physicians and other health care providers

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9530

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-95; The Canadian Medical Association encourages all physicians and other health care providers to be immunized for influenza annually.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-95; The Canadian Medical Association encourages all physicians and other health care providers to be immunized for influenza annually.

Pets on airplanes

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9532

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-97; The Canadian Medical Association supports the Canadian Lung Association's call for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to study the health impacts of federally regulated airline policies that allow pets to travel in the cabin of airplanes.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-97; The Canadian Medical Association supports the Canadian Lung Association's call for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to study the health impacts of federally regulated airline policies that allow pets to travel in the cabin of airplanes.

Assessment of payment arrangements

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9540

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC09-44; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to carry out an inventory and assessment of the payment arrangements across Canada that foster the emergence of new practice models based on an interdisciplinary approach and the use of new information technologies.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC09-44; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to carry out an inventory and assessment of the payment arrangements across Canada that foster the emergence of new practice models based on an interdisciplinary approach and the use of new information technologies.

Electronic health records

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9543

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-47; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to demand that governments recognize that the flow of information from the patient record to the electronic health records is the professional responsibility of physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-47; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to demand that governments recognize that the flow of information from the patient record to the electronic health records is the professional responsibility of physicians.

Change initiatives in health care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9544

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health systems, system funding and performance; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-51; The Canadian Medical Association will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on all levels of governments to ensure that change initiatives in health care be clinically driven from inception to implementation and include appropriate physician representation from practising physicians who are representative of and accountable to their colleagues.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health systems, system funding and performance; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-51; The Canadian Medical Association will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on all levels of governments to ensure that change initiatives in health care be clinically driven from inception to implementation and include appropriate physician representation from practising physicians who are representative of and accountable to their colleagues.

Impact of health care transformation

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9545

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC09-53; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates to examine the impact of health care transformation on all aspects of physicians' practices, in a diverse range of settings; primary and specialty care, including the relationship between them; undergraduate and postgraduate education and continuing professional development; and health and health care services for patients.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC09-53; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates to examine the impact of health care transformation on all aspects of physicians' practices, in a diverse range of settings; primary and specialty care, including the relationship between them; undergraduate and postgraduate education and continuing professional development; and health and health care services for patients.

Improved practice and patient management techniques

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9547

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

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

Resolution: GC09-55; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on governments to ensure that resources and training are made available to adequately support physicians' adoption of improved practice and patient management techniques aimed at increasing access and quality.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

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

Resolution: GC09-55; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on governments to ensure that resources and training are made available to adequately support physicians' adoption of improved practice and patient management techniques aimed at increasing access and quality.

Mobility of physicians in Canada

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9560

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC09-107; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada to develop a tracking database to monitor and assess the impact of mutual recognition of professional credentials on the mobility of physicians in Canada.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC09-107; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada to develop a tracking database to monitor and assess the impact of mutual recognition of professional credentials on the mobility of physicians in Canada.

Education of future physicians

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9562

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-109; The Canadian Medical Association with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates will encourage medical schools to reinforce to medical students and residents the necessity for every physician to contribute to the education of future physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-109; The Canadian Medical Association with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates will encourage medical schools to reinforce to medical students and residents the necessity for every physician to contribute to the education of future physicians.

Scope-of-practice changes

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9567

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-81; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates to create a rapid process for consulting one another and other medical organizations when proposals for scope-of-practice changes are introduced by governments.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-81; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates to create a rapid process for consulting one another and other medical organizations when proposals for scope-of-practice changes are introduced by governments.

Front-line care providers in epidemics

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9571

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-85; The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates urge governments to ensure that front-line care providers in practice and training are provided with adequate information, resources (including ventilators, masks, gloves, medications and vaccines) and personal and family disability and life insurance if performing clinical duties in the context of an epidemic or other public health emergency.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC09-85; The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates urge governments to ensure that front-line care providers in practice and training are provided with adequate information, resources (including ventilators, masks, gloves, medications and vaccines) and personal and family disability and life insurance if performing clinical duties in the context of an epidemic or other public health emergency.

Policy that violates ratified agreements

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9572

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

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

Resolution: GC09-86; The Canadian Medical Association supports efforts to protect the integrity of representation and bargaining rights for physicians across Canada and will financially support the New Brunswick Medical Society in its court challenge concerning government legislation and policy that violates duly negotiated and ratified agreements and unilaterally suspends access to third-party arbitration.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

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

Resolution: GC09-86; The Canadian Medical Association supports efforts to protect the integrity of representation and bargaining rights for physicians across Canada and will financially support the New Brunswick Medical Society in its court challenge concerning government legislation and policy that violates duly negotiated and ratified agreements and unilaterally suspends access to third-party arbitration.

Quality assurance committees

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9573

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-87; The Canadian Medical Association in collaboration with the provincial/territorial medical associations will vigorously oppose all attempts to remove legislated evidentiary protection currently afforded to those expressing opinions before quality assurance committees.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-87; The Canadian Medical Association in collaboration with the provincial/territorial medical associations will vigorously oppose all attempts to remove legislated evidentiary protection currently afforded to those expressing opinions before quality assurance committees.

Adverse events

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9574

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-88; The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the importance of disclosing adverse events to affected patients in a timely manner, recommends that regional health authorities, institutions and professional associations develop policies to ensure the confidentiality of medical quality assurance deliberation, unless public notification is required to mitigate any possibility of ongoing harm.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-88; The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the importance of disclosing adverse events to affected patients in a timely manner, recommends that regional health authorities, institutions and professional associations develop policies to ensure the confidentiality of medical quality assurance deliberation, unless public notification is required to mitigate any possibility of ongoing harm.

Canadian physician support trust

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9575

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-112; The Canadian Medical Association will establish a Canadian physician support trust to provide timely financial and personal support to physicians in need as a national program administered by the provincial/territorial medical associations.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health human resources

Resolution: GC09-112; The Canadian Medical Association will establish a Canadian physician support trust to provide timely financial and personal support to physicians in need as a national program administered by the provincial/territorial medical associations.

Sharing patient health information

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9576

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-113; The Canadian Medical Association urges the Canada Revenue Agency to collaborate with Service Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to reduce redundant requests by sharing relevant patient health information, while at the same time respecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient records.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2016-05-20

Date: 2009-08-19

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC09-113; The Canadian Medical Association urges the Canada Revenue Agency to collaborate with Service Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to reduce redundant requests by sharing relevant patient health information, while at the same time respecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient records.

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Patient bill of health information rights

Evaluation of the impact of health information technology

Pay for performance and quality measures in family medicine

Training and support for physicians in addiction medicine

Immunization of physicians and other health care providers

Pets on airplanes

Assessment of payment arrangements

Electronic health records

Change initiatives in health care

Impact of health care transformation

Improved practice and patient management techniques

Mobility of physicians in Canada

Education of future physicians

Scope-of-practice changes

Front-line care providers in epidemics

Policy that violates ratified agreements

Quality assurance committees

Adverse events

Canadian physician support trust

Sharing patient health information