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CMA’s Recommendations for Bill S-5: An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13641
- Date
- 2017-04-07
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
1 document
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Innovative health system pilot projects in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13721
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC17-23
- The Canadian Medical Association will support new projects and mechanisms to facilitate the expansion and increase the scale of innovative health system pilot projects in Canada.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-23
- The Canadian Medical Association will support new projects and mechanisms to facilitate the expansion and increase the scale of innovative health system pilot projects in Canada.
Consultation on the renewal of Federal Tobacco Control Strategy
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13804
- Date
- 2017-04-05
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
1 document
Principles for the protection of patient privacy
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13833
- Date
- 2017-12-09
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Ethics and medical professionalism
2 documents
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Date
- 2017-12-09
- Replaces
- PD11-03 Principles for the Protection of Patients' Personal Health Information
Documents
Obesity and cardiovascular disease (Update 2004): (Applicable to Canadians aged 20-60 years)
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1246
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2004-05-31
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
1 document
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2004-05-31
- Replaces
- Obesity and cardiovascular disease (2003): (Applicable to Canadians aged 20-60 years)
Documents
Compensation for remote consultation
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1505
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health information and e-health
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-41
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that provincial and territorial authorities recognize that any type of remote consultation such as telemedicine and teleconsultation is a medical act to be duly compensated.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health information and e-health
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-41
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that provincial and territorial authorities recognize that any type of remote consultation such as telemedicine and teleconsultation is a medical act to be duly compensated.
Combined fertilizer / pesticides
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1514
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC04-50
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to rescind the registration of combined fertilizer/pesticides.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Resolution
- GC04-50
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to rescind the registration of combined fertilizer/pesticides.
Health care costs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy708
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
Tools for tracking patient care costs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy709
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC84-54
- That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2011-03-05
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-54
- That the Canadian Medical Association actively encourage the development of appropriate information systems and instruments to relate specific patient-care and components of care to their costs; and that the active involvement of physicians is essential to ensure that quality of patient care remains a central concern in the development of these management tools.