That the Canadian Medical Association recommend:
a) that the federal departments of transport and consumer and corporate affairs enact legislation for the purpose of setting national safety standards for all-terrain vehicles,
b) that provincial governments be urged to review and strengthen regulations related to the use of all-terrain vehicles,
c) that provincial governments be urged to introduce a specific driver's licence category for all-terrain vehicle drivers; such licence would require demonstrating competence in handling the vehicle.
That the Canadian Medical Association recommend:
a) that the federal departments of transport and consumer and corporate affairs enact legislation for the purpose of setting national safety standards for all-terrain vehicles,
b) that provincial governments be urged to review and strengthen regulations related to the use of all-terrain vehicles,
c) that provincial governments be urged to introduce a specific driver's licence category for all-terrain vehicle drivers; such licence would require demonstrating competence in handling the vehicle.
The Canadian Medical Association supports and promotes the concept of Comprehensive School Health as defined by the Canadian Association for School Health.(see http://www.cash-aces.ca/index.asp?Page=Consensus )
The Canadian Medical Association supports and promotes the concept of Comprehensive School Health as defined by the Canadian Association for School Health.(see http://www.cash-aces.ca/index.asp?Page=Consensus )
That the Canadian Medical Association endorse the definition of reproductive health as specified in Section 96, page 36 of the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995, Platform for Action document. [The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. Equal relationships between women and men in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, including full respect for the integrity of the person, require mutual respect, consent and shared responsibility for sexual behaviour and its consequences.]
That the Canadian Medical Association endorse the definition of reproductive health as specified in Section 96, page 36 of the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995, Platform for Action document. [The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. Equal relationships between women and men in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, including full respect for the integrity of the person, require mutual respect, consent and shared responsibility for sexual behaviour and its consequences.]
That funding for medical and health care research, education, administration and management of the health care system be adequate and separate from those monies intended for clinical services.
That funding for medical and health care research, education, administration and management of the health care system be adequate and separate from those monies intended for clinical services.
Getting the Diagnosis Right… Toward a Sustainable Future for Canadian Health Care Policy (Part One of a two-part brief to the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada)
That the Canadian Medical Association support the provision of health care services in local communities and deplore actions taken by provincial governments which may restrict such services.
That the Canadian Medical Association support the provision of health care services in local communities and deplore actions taken by provincial governments which may restrict such services.
That the education of physicians in health care system management must be fostered and research in the management of health care systems must be increased.
That the education of physicians in health care system management must be fostered and research in the management of health care systems must be increased.
That Canadian Medical Association support in principle the concept of, and the development of models of care involving primary care physicians and primary care practitioners, which is not the replacement of physician services by other health care practitioners, but rather an enhanced model of health delivery in primary care.
That Canadian Medical Association support in principle the concept of, and the development of models of care involving primary care physicians and primary care practitioners, which is not the replacement of physician services by other health care practitioners, but rather an enhanced model of health delivery in primary care.
