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Wait Time Alliance's benchmarks for psychiatric care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11687
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-14
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments, within their areas of jurisdiction, to adopt the Wait Time Alliance's benchmarks for psychiatric care.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-14
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments, within their areas of jurisdiction, to adopt the Wait Time Alliance's benchmarks for psychiatric care.
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
- 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.
Examination of adverse events
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11692
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Resolution
- GC08-115
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on regulatory agencies, hospitals, health regions and others to utilize a non-punitive quality improvement approach to the examination of adverse events while still acknowledging individual accountability.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Resolution
- GC08-115
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on regulatory agencies, hospitals, health regions and others to utilize a non-punitive quality improvement approach to the examination of adverse events while still acknowledging individual accountability.
CMA Letter to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs regarding Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9110
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-02-19
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
1 document
- 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
- 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.
Alternate level of care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9222
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-41
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations advocate for a management strategy for patients requiring an alternate level of care that alleviates the pressure on acute care hospital resources.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-41
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations advocate for a management strategy for patients requiring an alternate level of care that alleviates the pressure on acute care hospital resources.
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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.