The Canadian Medical Association calls for inclusion of the ethical and medicolegal aspects of medical tourism as part of the medical school curriculum.
The Canadian Medical Association calls for inclusion of the ethical and medicolegal aspects of medical tourism as part of the medical school curriculum.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends research into and education for health care providers concerning the unique challenges of managing pain in older adults.
The Canadian Medical Association recommends research into and education for health care providers concerning the unique challenges of managing pain in older adults.
The Canadian Medical Association supports initiatives to enhance the capacity of primary care physicians to provide emergency health services during and after disasters.
The Canadian Medical Association supports initiatives to enhance the capacity of primary care physicians to provide emergency health services during and after disasters.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of education and the development of Canadian accreditation elements related to medical assistance in dying for all medical students and resident physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of education and the development of Canadian accreditation elements related to medical assistance in dying for all medical students and resident physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian blood service providers and Health Canada to adjust eligibility criteria for blood donors so that these criteria are behaviour-based and do not consider sexual orientation.
The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian blood service providers and Health Canada to adjust eligibility criteria for blood donors so that these criteria are behaviour-based and do not consider sexual orientation.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the development of health and wellness plans for residents that include tools for meditation and self-reflection.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the development of health and wellness plans for residents that include tools for meditation and self-reflection.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of wellness and resiliency curricula in medical education and Canadian accreditation standards and elements.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of wellness and resiliency curricula in medical education and Canadian accreditation standards and elements.
The Canadian Medical Association and its subsidiaries will adopt an open-licensing framework to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for their products.
The Canadian Medical Association and its subsidiaries will adopt an open-licensing framework to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for their products.
The Canadian Medical Association urges national specialty societies, faculties of medicine and educational colleges to develop a nationally coordinated strategy to provide physicians with access to enhanced skills training for expanded scopes of practice.
The Canadian Medical Association urges national specialty societies, faculties of medicine and educational colleges to develop a nationally coordinated strategy to provide physicians with access to enhanced skills training for expanded scopes of practice.
The Canadian Medical Association will examine ways to increase flexibility in a physician's workplace to create a healthy work-life balance and to communicate the importance that such balance plays in physician retention.
The Canadian Medical Association will examine ways to increase flexibility in a physician's workplace to create a healthy work-life balance and to communicate the importance that such balance plays in physician retention.
The Canadian Medical Association will develop and advocate strongly for the implementation of policy to safeguard physicians from fear of reprisal and retaliation when speaking out as advocates for their patients and communities.
The Canadian Medical Association will develop and advocate strongly for the implementation of policy to safeguard physicians from fear of reprisal and retaliation when speaking out as advocates for their patients and communities.
The Canadian Medical Association will respond to the challenge for a clean environment (air, water, soil, climate change) by encouraging:
a. physicians to become spokespersons for environmental stewardship, including the discussion of these issues when appropriate with patients;
b. the medical community to work with health care facilities to adopt and implement policies aimed at reducing or recycling waste in a safe and properly prescribed manner;
c. physicians to adopt "green" measures in their practice environments and personal lifestyles;
d. medical schools, residency programs and continuing medical education sessions to enhance their provision of educational programs on health and the environment; and
e. the development of evidence-based information on health and environment issues.
The Canadian Medical Association will respond to the challenge for a clean environment (air, water, soil, climate change) by encouraging:
a. physicians to become spokespersons for environmental stewardship, including the discussion of these issues when appropriate with patients;
b. the medical community to work with health care facilities to adopt and implement policies aimed at reducing or recycling waste in a safe and properly prescribed manner;
c. physicians to adopt "green" measures in their practice environments and personal lifestyles;
d. medical schools, residency programs and continuing medical education sessions to enhance their provision of educational programs on health and the environment; and
e. the development of evidence-based information on health and environment issues.
That Canadian Medical Association seek assurance from the federal minister of health and the minister of Indian affairs and northern development that early, ongoing and meaningful discussions with all relevant stakeholders will take place, with a view to ensuring that revisions to the Indian Act do not infringe on the health and privacy of health information of aboriginal peoples in Canada.
That Canadian Medical Association seek assurance from the federal minister of health and the minister of Indian affairs and northern development that early, ongoing and meaningful discussions with all relevant stakeholders will take place, with a view to ensuring that revisions to the Indian Act do not infringe on the health and privacy of health information of aboriginal peoples in Canada.
