The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations (PTMAs) to urge governments to collaborate with PTMAs in the implementation of a program that will identify and manage "orphan" patients who do not have access to a family physician.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations (PTMAs) to urge governments to collaborate with PTMAs in the implementation of a program that will identify and manage "orphan" patients who do not have access to a family physician.
The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the need for better management of chronic illnesses and vulnerable populations, considers that such an emphasis should not be detrimental to the efforts aimed at guaranteeing access to family physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association, while recognizing the need for better management of chronic illnesses and vulnerable populations, considers that such an emphasis should not be detrimental to the efforts aimed at guaranteeing access to family physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association and its divisions and affiliates call on the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Conference of Health Ministers to ensure that all Canadians have timely access to the comprehensive spectrum of medically necessary care by developing, through an open and consultative process, a policy framework that includes:
a) a national human resources plan;
b) national wait time benchmarks;
c) a patient wait time guarantee supported by a publicly funded safety valve; and
d) a regulatory regime to best support the public-private interface.
The Canadian Medical Association and its divisions and affiliates call on the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Conference of Health Ministers to ensure that all Canadians have timely access to the comprehensive spectrum of medically necessary care by developing, through an open and consultative process, a policy framework that includes:
a) a national human resources plan;
b) national wait time benchmarks;
c) a patient wait time guarantee supported by a publicly funded safety valve; and
d) a regulatory regime to best support the public-private interface.
That in the interpretation and application of the principles of the Canada Health Act, the Canadian Medical Association endorses the requirement for the inclusion of patient care objectives reflecting the need for available, quality, seamless, and timely service provision, as well as the inclusion of management objectives incorporating the notions of sustainability, accountability, equity and long-term planning.
That in the interpretation and application of the principles of the Canada Health Act, the Canadian Medical Association endorses the requirement for the inclusion of patient care objectives reflecting the need for available, quality, seamless, and timely service provision, as well as the inclusion of management objectives incorporating the notions of sustainability, accountability, equity and long-term planning.
The Canadian Medical Association will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on all levels of governments to ensure that change initiatives in health care be clinically driven from inception to implementation and include appropriate physician representation from practising physicians who are representative of and accountable to their colleagues.
The Canadian Medical Association will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on all levels of governments to ensure that change initiatives in health care be clinically driven from inception to implementation and include appropriate physician representation from practising physicians who are representative of and accountable to their colleagues.
The Canadian Medical Association urges the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada to work in partnership with individual faculties of medicine to quantify the current pool of clinical preceptors, determine the number of additional clinical preceptors required and develop a strategy to recruit, retain and support these preceptors to meet the demands of the expanding number of undergraduate medical students.
The Canadian Medical Association urges the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada to work in partnership with individual faculties of medicine to quantify the current pool of clinical preceptors, determine the number of additional clinical preceptors required and develop a strategy to recruit, retain and support these preceptors to meet the demands of the expanding number of undergraduate medical students.
That federal, provincial and territorial governments rise above their political differences to develop a long-term vision for health care in Canada in collaboration with the public, physicians and other health care stakeholders.
That federal, provincial and territorial governments rise above their political differences to develop a long-term vision for health care in Canada in collaboration with the public, physicians and other health care stakeholders.
The Canadian Medical Association, working with its divisions and affiliates, will continue efforts to reduce the economic burden of medical education by advocating for interest-free government loans, regulation of tuition costs, expansion of bursaries and scholarships, financial assistance for residents in need, and education on debt avoidance and management strategies.
The Canadian Medical Association, working with its divisions and affiliates, will continue efforts to reduce the economic burden of medical education by advocating for interest-free government loans, regulation of tuition costs, expansion of bursaries and scholarships, financial assistance for residents in need, and education on debt avoidance and management strategies.
The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to ensure appropriate funding for long-term care including physician involvement.
The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to ensure appropriate funding for long-term care including physician involvement.
