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Continuum of care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8844
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-14
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-14
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
Direct-to-consumer advertising
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8905
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC07-91
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to strengthen laws that ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs to prohibit the "disguised" advertisements that promote drugs without naming them.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-91
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to strengthen laws that ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs to prohibit the "disguised" advertisements that promote drugs without naming them.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to strengthen laws that ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs to prohibit the "disguised" advertisements that promote drugs without naming them.
High cost of drugs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8906
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC07-92
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to take prompt measures to address the high cost of generic and off-patent prescription drugs in Canada.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC07-92
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to take prompt measures to address the high cost of generic and off-patent prescription drugs in Canada.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to take prompt measures to address the high cost of generic and off-patent prescription drugs in Canada.
Independent prescribing authority
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8862
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC07-33
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that pharmacists not be given independent prescribing authority.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-33
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that pharmacists not be given independent prescribing authority.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that pharmacists not be given independent prescribing authority.
Informal caregivers
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8846
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-16
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-16
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
Long-term health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8853
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-23
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to review variability in models of delivery of community and institutionally based long-term care across the provinces and territories as well as the standards against which they are regulated and accredited.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-23
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to review variability in models of delivery of community and institutionally based long-term care across the provinces and territories as well as the standards against which they are regulated and accredited.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to review variability in models of delivery of community and institutionally based long-term care across the provinces and territories as well as the standards against which they are regulated and accredited.
The right to prescribe medications
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8864
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs
- Resolution
- GC07-36
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that the right to prescribe medications independently for medical conditions must be reserved for qualified practitioners who are adequately trained to take a medical history, perform a physical examination, order and interpret appropriate investigations, and arrive at a working diagnosis.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-36
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that the right to prescribe medications independently for medical conditions must be reserved for qualified practitioners who are adequately trained to take a medical history, perform a physical examination, order and interpret appropriate investigations, and arrive at a working diagnosis.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that the right to prescribe medications independently for medical conditions must be reserved for qualified practitioners who are adequately trained to take a medical history, perform a physical examination, order and interpret appropriate investigations, and arrive at a working diagnosis.