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Canada Health Access Fund
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1490
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC04-10
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal and provincial/territorial governments to establish a Canada Health Access Fund to assure that individual Canadians can obtain portable and timely access to care at the time and to the extent of their needs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Resolution
- GC04-10
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal and provincial/territorial governments to establish a Canada Health Access Fund to assure that individual Canadians can obtain portable and timely access to care at the time and to the extent of their needs.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal and provincial/territorial governments to establish a Canada Health Access Fund to assure that individual Canadians can obtain portable and timely access to care at the time and to the extent of their needs.
Wait time protocols and benchmarks
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1491
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-11
- The Canadian Medical Association will ensure that practising physicians are involved in the development of wait time protocols and benchmarks that are based on the available evidence, that are administratively straightforward and that are satisfactory to the needs of patients and physicians.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-11
- The Canadian Medical Association will ensure that practising physicians are involved in the development of wait time protocols and benchmarks that are based on the available evidence, that are administratively straightforward and that are satisfactory to the needs of patients and physicians.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will ensure that practising physicians are involved in the development of wait time protocols and benchmarks that are based on the available evidence, that are administratively straightforward and that are satisfactory to the needs of patients and physicians.
Increasing the number of family physicians
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1494
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-21
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to expand the number of comprehensive family physicians across Canada through the combined approach of training, recruitment and retention initiatives that are incentive based and developed with the input of actively practicing physicians.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-21
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to expand the number of comprehensive family physicians across Canada through the combined approach of training, recruitment and retention initiatives that are incentive based and developed with the input of actively practicing physicians.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together to expand the number of comprehensive family physicians across Canada through the combined approach of training, recruitment and retention initiatives that are incentive based and developed with the input of actively practicing physicians.
Family physicians and hospital affiliation
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1502
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-36
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together with the Association and its divisions and affiliates to develop initiatives that are incentive based to encourage family physicians to retain hospital affiliation and provide hospital care in supporting the provision of the full continuum of primary care to patients.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-36
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together with the Association and its divisions and affiliates to develop initiatives that are incentive based to encourage family physicians to retain hospital affiliation and provide hospital care in supporting the provision of the full continuum of primary care to patients.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together with the Association and its divisions and affiliates to develop initiatives that are incentive based to encourage family physicians to retain hospital affiliation and provide hospital care in supporting the provision of the full continuum of primary care to patients.
Role of physicians in private delivery of publicly funded medical services
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1516
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-83
- The Canadian Medical Association calls upon federal, provincial and territorial governments to respect the role and the independence of physicians in their private delivery of publicly funded medical services.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-83
- The Canadian Medical Association calls upon federal, provincial and territorial governments to respect the role and the independence of physicians in their private delivery of publicly funded medical services.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls upon federal, provincial and territorial governments to respect the role and the independence of physicians in their private delivery of publicly funded medical services.
Compensation ceilings for GP's and access to front-line services
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1524
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-51
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that compensation ceilings for general practitioners where they exist be removed in order to improve access to front-line services.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-51
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that compensation ceilings for general practitioners where they exist be removed in order to improve access to front-line services.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that compensation ceilings for general practitioners where they exist be removed in order to improve access to front-line services.
Initiatives to reduce wait times
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1530
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC04-15
- The Canadian Medical Association, consistent with A Prescription for Sustainability, advocates to reduce wait times through the following initiatives: a) development of pan-Canadian wait time benchmarks based on available evidence; b) a network of regional registries and referral programs for specialized care; c) streamlined referral for investigation and specialty consultations; and d) Canadian Health Access Fund designed to support inter-jurisdictional portability of care.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC04-15
- The Canadian Medical Association, consistent with A Prescription for Sustainability, advocates to reduce wait times through the following initiatives: a) development of pan-Canadian wait time benchmarks based on available evidence; b) a network of regional registries and referral programs for specialized care; c) streamlined referral for investigation and specialty consultations; and d) Canadian Health Access Fund designed to support inter-jurisdictional portability of care.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association, consistent with A Prescription for Sustainability, advocates to reduce wait times through the following initiatives: a) development of pan-Canadian wait time benchmarks based on available evidence; b) a network of regional registries and referral programs for specialized care; c) streamlined referral for investigation and specialty consultations; and d) Canadian Health Access Fund designed to support inter-jurisdictional portability of care.
Professional advisory committee to the Conference of Health Ministers
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1533
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC04-26
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement a professional advisory committee to the Conference of Health Ministers comprised of physicians and other front line providers representing national health organizations.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Resolution
- GC04-26
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement a professional advisory committee to the Conference of Health Ministers comprised of physicians and other front line providers representing national health organizations.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement a professional advisory committee to the Conference of Health Ministers comprised of physicians and other front line providers representing national health organizations.
Leadership training
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10466
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2012-08-15
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Resolution
- GC12-37
- The Canadian Medical Association will assess the leadership training physicians will find useful to become effective advocates for health care transformation.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2012-08-15
- Resolution
- GC12-37
- The Canadian Medical Association will assess the leadership training physicians will find useful to become effective advocates for health care transformation.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will assess the leadership training physicians will find useful to become effective advocates for health care transformation.
Formal mentoring programs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10469
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2012-08-15
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC12-58
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of formal mentoring programs designed to optimize residency training experiences.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2012-08-15
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC12-58
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of formal mentoring programs designed to optimize residency training experiences.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of formal mentoring programs designed to optimize residency training experiences.