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Care to new immigrants and refugees
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13699
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-04
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of clinical best practice guidelines for the provision of care to new immigrants and refugees.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-04
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of clinical best practice guidelines for the provision of care to new immigrants and refugees.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports development of clinical best practice guidelines for the provision of care to new immigrants and refugees.
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.
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.
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.
Lack of access to insured health services
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13711
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC17-12
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to address the lack of access to insured health services for those residing in Canada, regardless of immigration status.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC17-12
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to address the lack of access to insured health services for those residing in Canada, regardless of immigration status.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to address the lack of access to insured health services for those residing in Canada, regardless of immigration status.
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.
Electronic portal for medical organization
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13716
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-22
- The Canadian Medical Association will create an electronic portal to allow medical organizations to upload their contact information.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-22
- The Canadian Medical Association will create an electronic portal to allow medical organizations to upload their contact information.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will create an electronic portal to allow medical organizations to upload their contact information.
Physical activity history
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13719
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC17-25
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of physical activity history within the vital sign section of electronic medical record systems.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-25
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of physical activity history within the vital sign section of electronic medical record systems.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the inclusion of physical activity history within the vital sign section of electronic medical record systems.
School health programmes
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy779
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC73-40
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations shall lend support in stimulating initiation and improvement of school health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Resolution
- GC73-40
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations shall lend support in stimulating initiation and improvement of school health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations shall lend support in stimulating initiation and improvement of school health.
Programmes for drug addicts
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy780
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC73-43
- That the Canadian Medical Association favours the availability of multi-modal programmes to aid in dealing with the many faceted needs of the drug dependent population and taking into account the multi-drug use problem.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1973-06-16
- Resolution
- GC73-43
- That the Canadian Medical Association favours the availability of multi-modal programmes to aid in dealing with the many faceted needs of the drug dependent population and taking into account the multi-drug use problem.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association favours the availability of multi-modal programmes to aid in dealing with the many faceted needs of the drug dependent population and taking into account the multi-drug use problem.
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.