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Drug abuse

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9238

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-70; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to work in close collaboration with health care stakeholders to include information on novel psychoactive substances as part of prevention activities aimed at avoiding devastating effects in Canadian provinces.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety; Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution: GC08-70; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to work in close collaboration with health care stakeholders to include information on novel psychoactive substances as part of prevention activities aimed at avoiding devastating effects in Canadian provinces.

Children's health and environmental toxins

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9239

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-71; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to participate in Canadian-based research studies on children's health and environmental toxins.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-71; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to participate in Canadian-based research studies on children's health and environmental toxins.

National environmental health strategy

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9250

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-80; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to adopt a national environmental health strategy.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-80; The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to adopt a national environmental health strategy.

Canadian tuberculosis control programs

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9260

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-91; The Canadian Medical Association advocates for mobilization of federal resources to facilitate Canadian tuberculosis control programs to screen refugees and immigrants new to Canada in accordance with current health policy.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2020-02-29

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-91; The Canadian Medical Association advocates for mobilization of federal resources to facilitate Canadian tuberculosis control programs to screen refugees and immigrants new to Canada in accordance with current health policy.

Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11689

Last Reviewed: 2019-03-03

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-84; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to ensure that private residences and public and commercial buildings in Canada are appropriately tested to meet Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2019-03-03

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-84; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to ensure that private residences and public and commercial buildings in Canada are appropriately tested to meet Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines.

Comprehensive pregnancy care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9882

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC10-84; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to further develop educational materials for primary care providers and women on the importance of pre-pregnancy and early-pregnancy health, and early access to comprehensive pregnancy care.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC10-84; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to further develop educational materials for primary care providers and women on the importance of pre-pregnancy and early-pregnancy health, and early access to comprehensive pregnancy care.

Antibiotic resistant organisms in humans

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9902

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC10-79; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will work with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate the agriculture-related release of antibiotic resistant organisms and residual antibiotics into earth and water ecosystems, as well as the role they play in the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms in humans.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC10-79; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will work with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate the agriculture-related release of antibiotic resistant organisms and residual antibiotics into earth and water ecosystems, as well as the role they play in the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms in humans.

HIV Testing

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9177

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-02-23

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: BD08-04-115; The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing with the understanding that routine testing is conducted within the context of the doctor/patient relationship and that clinically appropriate pre- and post-test counselling is conducted.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-02-23

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: BD08-04-115; The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing with the understanding that routine testing is conducted within the context of the doctor/patient relationship and that clinically appropriate pre- and post-test counselling is conducted.

Jordan's Principle

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9237

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-69; The Canadian Medical Association supports Jordan's Principle which states that where government services are available to Canadian children and a jurisdictional dispute arises around the cost of the services for Status First Nations and Inuit Indian children, the government of first contact pays the cost then resolves the jurisdictional dispute later.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-69; The Canadian Medical Association supports Jordan's Principle which states that where government services are available to Canadian children and a jurisdictional dispute arises around the cost of the services for Status First Nations and Inuit Indian children, the government of first contact pays the cost then resolves the jurisdictional dispute later.

National standards for ambient air quality

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9252

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-82; The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to adopt national standards for ambient air quality that are at least as stringent as the leading international standard.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2015-02-28

Date: 2008-08-20

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC08-82; The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to adopt national standards for ambient air quality that are at least as stringent as the leading international standard.

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