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Palliative care services and expertise
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11216
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC14-20
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that all health care providers should have access to referral for palliative care services and expertise.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Resolution
- GC14-20
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that all health care providers should have access to referral for palliative care services and expertise.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that all health care providers should have access to referral for palliative care services and expertise.
Processes to credential for and to grant and renew privileges to practice medicine
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11272
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC14-76
- The Canadian Medical Association will produce policy recommendations to allow for the involvement of practising physicians and provincial/territorial medical associations in the development of processes to credential for and to grant and renew privileges to practice medicine.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Resolution
- GC14-76
- The Canadian Medical Association will produce policy recommendations to allow for the involvement of practising physicians and provincial/territorial medical associations in the development of processes to credential for and to grant and renew privileges to practice medicine.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will produce policy recommendations to allow for the involvement of practising physicians and provincial/territorial medical associations in the development of processes to credential for and to grant and renew privileges to practice medicine.
Medical officers of health
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11273
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Resolution
- GC14-77
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the right and duty of medical officers of health to speak publicly to the citizens they serve.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2014-08-20
- Resolution
- GC14-77
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the right and duty of medical officers of health to speak publicly to the citizens they serve.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the right and duty of medical officers of health to speak publicly to the citizens they serve.
Maternal and child health in developing countries
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9910
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC10-92
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to reconsider its decision not to fund medical termination of pregnancy services as part of its funding contributions for maternal and child health in developing countries.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Resolution
- GC10-92
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to reconsider its decision not to fund medical termination of pregnancy services as part of its funding contributions for maternal and child health in developing countries.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to reconsider its decision not to fund medical termination of pregnancy services as part of its funding contributions for maternal and child health in developing countries.
Physician advocates
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9915
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC10-98
- The Canadian Medical Association opposes any bylaws, codes of conduct or policies that have the potential to limit physicians’ ability to speak out or advocate on behalf of their patients or to comment on issues that affect their ability to provide high quality clinical care.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Resolution
- GC10-98
- The Canadian Medical Association opposes any bylaws, codes of conduct or policies that have the potential to limit physicians’ ability to speak out or advocate on behalf of their patients or to comment on issues that affect their ability to provide high quality clinical care.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association opposes any bylaws, codes of conduct or policies that have the potential to limit physicians’ ability to speak out or advocate on behalf of their patients or to comment on issues that affect their ability to provide high quality clinical care.
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.
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.
Payment for discussions of patient health with other health professionals
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1508
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-44
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that provincial and territorial authorities recognize that any discussion regarding a patient's health between a physician and another health professional is a medical act to be duly compensated.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-44
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that provincial and territorial authorities recognize that any discussion regarding a patient's health between a physician and another health professional is a medical act to be duly compensated.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that provincial and territorial authorities recognize that any discussion regarding a patient's health between a physician and another health professional is a medical act to be duly compensated.
Physician health and well-being
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy1512
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-48
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the educational needs of physician leaders with respect to physician health and well-being through the creation of professional development opportunities and programs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2004-08-18
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC04-48
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the educational needs of physician leaders with respect to physician health and well-being through the creation of professional development opportunities and programs.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the educational needs of physician leaders with respect to physician health and well-being through the creation of professional development opportunities and programs.
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.