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Access to comprehensive psychiatric assessment
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10854
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC13-35
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders to develop standardized processes to ensure access to comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment for people detained within the correctional system.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-35
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders to develop standardized processes to ensure access to comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment for people detained within the correctional system.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders to develop standardized processes to ensure access to comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment for people detained within the correctional system.
Better health, better care and better value
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10960
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2013-05-25
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD13-06-209
- The Canadian Medical Association will continue to collaborate with the Council of the Federation – Health Care Innovation Working Group to help ensure that Canada delivers on better health, better care and better value.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2013-05-25
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD13-06-209
- The Canadian Medical Association will continue to collaborate with the Council of the Federation – Health Care Innovation Working Group to help ensure that Canada delivers on better health, better care and better value.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will continue to collaborate with the Council of the Federation – Health Care Innovation Working Group to help ensure that Canada delivers on better health, better care and better value.
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.
Changes to the scope of practice for allied health professionals
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10880
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC13-78
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages that changes to the scope of practice for allied health professionals occur only in the presence of a defined, transparent evaluation process that is based on clinical criteria and protects patient safety.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-78
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages that changes to the scope of practice for allied health professionals occur only in the presence of a defined, transparent evaluation process that is based on clinical criteria and protects patient safety.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association encourages that changes to the scope of practice for allied health professionals occur only in the presence of a defined, transparent evaluation process that is based on clinical criteria and protects patient safety.
Emergency Department Overcrowding and Access Block
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11097
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- BD14-04-94
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ position statement on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Access Block as outlined in Appendix A to BD 14-76.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Resolution
- BD14-04-94
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ position statement on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Access Block as outlined in Appendix A to BD 14-76.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ position statement on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Access Block as outlined in Appendix A to BD 14-76.
Extreme weather events
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10873
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC13-55
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for more federal assistance to support ongoing, systematic efforts to mitigate, prevent, respond to and recover from extreme weather events and their consequences on human health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-55
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for more federal assistance to support ongoing, systematic efforts to mitigate, prevent, respond to and recover from extreme weather events and their consequences on human health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for more federal assistance to support ongoing, systematic efforts to mitigate, prevent, respond to and recover from extreme weather events and their consequences on human health.
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.
Full use of national medical services
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10918
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Resolution
- GC13-106
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the full use of national medical services instead of international outsourcing.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-106
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the full use of national medical services instead of international outsourcing.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the full use of national medical services instead of international outsourcing.
Interoperability and connectivity of e-health systems
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10910
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC13-88
- The Canadian Medical Association strongly advocates for continued governmental investment to support interoperability and connectivity of e-health systems.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-88
- The Canadian Medical Association strongly advocates for continued governmental investment to support interoperability and connectivity of e-health systems.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association strongly advocates for continued governmental investment to support interoperability and connectivity of e-health systems.
National triage guidelines
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy10877
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC13-83
- The Canadian Medical Association will support the establishment of national triage guidelines for prioritizing magnetic resonance imaging appointments.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2013-08-21
- Resolution
- GC13-83
- The Canadian Medical Association will support the establishment of national triage guidelines for prioritizing magnetic resonance imaging appointments.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will support the establishment of national triage guidelines for prioritizing magnetic resonance imaging appointments.