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Access to family physicians
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9231
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-51
- 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.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-51
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Canada Health Act principles
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy393
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Resolution
- GC00-190
- 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.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-190
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Capacity of the medical educational and training infrastructure
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1888
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC05-68
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to commission an independent body to assess and report on the capacity of the educational and training infrastructure across Canada to expand enrolment in medicine and nursing programs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Resolution
- GC05-68
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to commission an independent body to assess and report on the capacity of the educational and training infrastructure across Canada to expand enrolment in medicine and nursing programs.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to commission an independent body to assess and report on the capacity of the educational and training infrastructure across Canada to expand enrolment in medicine and nursing programs.
Collaborative development of a long-term vision for health care in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy396
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Resolution
- GC00-193
- 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.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2000-08-16
- Resolution
- GC00-193
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Family medicine residency positions
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1901
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC05-81
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to assign targeted funding to increase the number of family medicine residency positions to meet recent increases in medical school enrolment and other demand factors.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Resolution
- GC05-81
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to assign targeted funding to increase the number of family medicine residency positions to meet recent increases in medical school enrolment and other demand factors.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to assign targeted funding to increase the number of family medicine residency positions to meet recent increases in medical school enrolment and other demand factors.
Funding for long-term care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9218
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-37
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to ensure appropriate funding for long-term care including physician involvement.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-37
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to ensure appropriate funding for long-term care including physician involvement.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations will work with governments to ensure appropriate funding for long-term care including physician involvement.
Hospital privileges
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9266
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC08-98
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to inform faculties of medicine, provincial/territorial ministries of health and regional health authorities that the linking of hospital privileges of attending physicians to the requirement to teach and conduct research is unacceptable.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC08-98
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to inform faculties of medicine, provincial/territorial ministries of health and regional health authorities that the linking of hospital privileges of attending physicians to the requirement to teach and conduct research is unacceptable.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to inform faculties of medicine, provincial/territorial ministries of health and regional health authorities that the linking of hospital privileges of attending physicians to the requirement to teach and conduct research is unacceptable.
Pay-for-performance programs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9232
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Resolution
- GC08-52
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy discussion paper on the use of incentives designed to improve the quality and outcomes of patient care, such as pay-for-performance programs directed at providers, patients and health systems.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-52
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy discussion paper on the use of incentives designed to improve the quality and outcomes of patient care, such as pay-for-performance programs directed at providers, patients and health systems.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy discussion paper on the use of incentives designed to improve the quality and outcomes of patient care, such as pay-for-performance programs directed at providers, patients and health systems.
Physician workforce planning for under-serviced areas
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1900
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC05-80
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that any definition of under-serviced areas for physician workforce planning and related purposes must also include and recognize the needs of inner-city communities and populations, and not be limited to rural and remote locations.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2005-08-17
- Resolution
- GC05-80
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that any definition of under-serviced areas for physician workforce planning and related purposes must also include and recognize the needs of inner-city communities and populations, and not be limited to rural and remote locations.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that any definition of under-serviced areas for physician workforce planning and related purposes must also include and recognize the needs of inner-city communities and populations, and not be limited to rural and remote locations.