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International commercial surrogacy
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13702
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-05
- The Canadian Medical Association supports advocacy efforts to increase awareness of the physical and mental health risks associated with international commercial surrogacy.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-05
- The Canadian Medical Association supports advocacy efforts to increase awareness of the physical and mental health risks associated with international commercial surrogacy.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports advocacy efforts to increase awareness of the physical and mental health risks associated with international commercial surrogacy.
Opioid overdose prevention supplies available in publicly accessible locations
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13703
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC17-06
- The Canadian Medical Association supports making naloxone and other opioid overdose prevention supplies available in publicly accessible locations.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-06
- The Canadian Medical Association supports making naloxone and other opioid overdose prevention supplies available in publicly accessible locations.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports making naloxone and other opioid overdose prevention supplies available in publicly accessible locations.
Cultural awareness
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13704
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-16
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages medical licensing bodies to require registrants to have training in cultural awareness.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-16
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages medical licensing bodies to require registrants to have training in cultural awareness.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages medical licensing bodies to require registrants to have training in cultural awareness.
Management of chronic pain in older adults
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13705
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC17-07
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased approval and funding of pharmacologic options for the management of chronic pain in older adults.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-07
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased approval and funding of pharmacologic options for the management of chronic pain in older adults.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased approval and funding of pharmacologic options for the management of chronic pain in older adults.
Nutritional guidelines in Canadian schools
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13706
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-08
- The Canadian Medical Association supports mandatory adherence to national or province/territoryspecific nutritional guidelines in Canadian schools, including a means to monitor and report school compliance.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-08
- The Canadian Medical Association supports mandatory adherence to national or province/territoryspecific nutritional guidelines in Canadian schools, including a means to monitor and report school compliance.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports mandatory adherence to national or province/territoryspecific nutritional guidelines in Canadian schools, including a means to monitor and report school compliance.
Federal Genetic Non-Discrimination Act
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13707
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-09
- The Canadian Medical Association urges provincial and territorial governments to support the Federal Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (Bill S-201) by enacting corresponding legislation that echoes privacy protection.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-09
- The Canadian Medical Association urges provincial and territorial governments to support the Federal Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (Bill S-201) by enacting corresponding legislation that echoes privacy protection.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges provincial and territorial governments to support the Federal Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (Bill S-201) by enacting corresponding legislation that echoes privacy protection.
Victims of human trafficking
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13708
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-17
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased physician awareness and education in identifying and supporting victims of human trafficking.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-17
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased physician awareness and education in identifying and supporting victims of human trafficking.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports increased physician awareness and education in identifying and supporting victims of human trafficking.
Federal excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially-sweetened drinks
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13709
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-10
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to implement a federal excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially-sweetened drinks sold in Canada to subsidize healthier food options.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-10
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to implement a federal excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially-sweetened drinks sold in Canada to subsidize healthier food options.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to implement a federal excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially-sweetened drinks sold in Canada to subsidize healthier food options.
Antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13710
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC17-11
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to use Canada’s term as G7 President in 2018 to add antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance as part of their agenda.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-11
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to use Canada’s term as G7 President in 2018 to add antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance as part of their agenda.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to use Canada’s term as G7 President in 2018 to add antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance as part of their agenda.
Mandatory labelling, warnings and a recall system for prescription pharmaceuticals
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13714
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-24
- The Canadian Medical Association calls for mandatory labelling, warnings and a recall system for prescription pharmaceuticals sold in Canada that contain gluten and/or priority allergens.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-24
- The Canadian Medical Association calls for mandatory labelling, warnings and a recall system for prescription pharmaceuticals sold in Canada that contain gluten and/or priority allergens.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls for mandatory labelling, warnings and a recall system for prescription pharmaceuticals sold in Canada that contain gluten and/or priority allergens.
Legislative changes to protect migrants and refugees
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13720
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC17-13
- The Canadian Medical Association promotes legislative changes to protect migrants and refugees from arbitrary and indefinite detention in jails and jail-like facilities in Canada
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-13
- The Canadian Medical Association promotes legislative changes to protect migrants and refugees from arbitrary and indefinite detention in jails and jail-like facilities in Canada
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association promotes legislative changes to protect migrants and refugees from arbitrary and indefinite detention in jails and jail-like facilities in Canada
Psycho-active substances and the operation of motor vehicles and industrial equipment
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy781
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC73-50
- That the membership of the Canadian Medical Association clearly inform its patients, and the general public at large, of the hazards associated with the operation of motor vehicles, industrial equipment, etc., while under the influence of psycho-active substances, especially alcohol and antihistamines, and particularly the combination of such substances.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC73-50
- That the membership of the Canadian Medical Association clearly inform its patients, and the general public at large, of the hazards associated with the operation of motor vehicles, industrial equipment, etc., while under the influence of psycho-active substances, especially alcohol and antihistamines, and particularly the combination of such substances.
- Text
- That the membership of the Canadian Medical Association clearly inform its patients, and the general public at large, of the hazards associated with the operation of motor vehicles, industrial equipment, etc., while under the influence of psycho-active substances, especially alcohol and antihistamines, and particularly the combination of such substances.