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Aboriginal peoples and mental illness
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9210
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC08-21
- The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to include in their curricula material related to the deleterious effect of negative stereotyping of Aboriginal peoples suffering from mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC08-21
- The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to include in their curricula material related to the deleterious effect of negative stereotyping of Aboriginal peoples suffering from mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
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- The Canadian Medical Association urges Canadian medical schools to include in their curricula material related to the deleterious effect of negative stereotyping of Aboriginal peoples suffering from mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11627
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC15-47
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC15-47
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will promote the development of resources to foster academic writing and editing among practicing physicians and physicians-in-training.
Access to a family physician
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9534
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC09-29
- 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.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC09-29
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Accreditation Standards for Continuing Medical Education
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9379
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-10-04
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- BD09-03-32
- The CMA commends the rigorous accreditation standards for continuing medical education adopted by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education and supports constant vigilance to ensure that the content of accredited CME events is consistent with the best available scientific information and ethically sound practice.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-10-04
- Resolution
- BD09-03-32
- The CMA commends the rigorous accreditation standards for continuing medical education adopted by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education and supports constant vigilance to ensure that the content of accredited CME events is consistent with the best available scientific information and ethically sound practice.
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- The CMA commends the rigorous accreditation standards for continuing medical education adopted by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education and supports constant vigilance to ensure that the content of accredited CME events is consistent with the best available scientific information and ethically sound practice.
Addressing professional issues of Canadian physicians and medical practice
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy465
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 1999-08-25
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC99-60
- That the Canadian Medical Association be the national focus for enhancing organized medicine's effectiveness in addressing the variety of professional issues facing Canadian physicians and medical practice.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 1999-08-25
- Resolution
- GC99-60
- That the Canadian Medical Association be the national focus for enhancing organized medicine's effectiveness in addressing the variety of professional issues facing Canadian physicians and medical practice.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association be the national focus for enhancing organized medicine's effectiveness in addressing the variety of professional issues facing Canadian physicians and medical practice.
Arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11647
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-67
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-67
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association affirms its support for the continued use of the arm’s- length, anonymous pre-accreditation survey as an integral component of the national system of accreditation for postgraduate medical education.
Around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11600
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC15-20
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2015-08-26
- Resolution
- GC15-20
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports improved training, resource allocation and incentives to help primary care physicians develop robust, around-the-clock services for frail and elderly Canadians living in the community.
Awareness of the difference between financial/insurance advisers
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy13715
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC17-21
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders in medical education to encourage awareness of the difference between non-commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by national and provincial/territorial medical associations and commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by banks and other corporations.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Date
- 2017-08-23
- Resolution
- GC17-21
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders in medical education to encourage awareness of the difference between non-commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by national and provincial/territorial medical associations and commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by banks and other corporations.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with stakeholders in medical education to encourage awareness of the difference between non-commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by national and provincial/territorial medical associations and commissioned financial/insurance advisers employed by banks and other corporations.
Best practices in the organization and delivery of health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9548
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC09-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates, associates and other stakeholders to assess the feasibility of a national repository to evaluate, disseminate and promote the adoption of best practices in the organization and delivery of health care, directed at continuous quality improvement.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Resolution
- GC09-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates, associates and other stakeholders to assess the feasibility of a national repository to evaluate, disseminate and promote the adoption of best practices in the organization and delivery of health care, directed at continuous quality improvement.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates, associates and other stakeholders to assess the feasibility of a national repository to evaluate, disseminate and promote the adoption of best practices in the organization and delivery of health care, directed at continuous quality improvement.
Canadian citizens completing medical training outside of Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11690
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC08-96
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy to facilitate the entry of Canadian citizens completing medical training outside of Canada into Canadian postgraduate training programs so long as this does not compromise the ability of graduates of Canadian medical schools to continue to obtain priority access to guaranteed residency training positions.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-96
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy to facilitate the entry of Canadian citizens completing medical training outside of Canada into Canadian postgraduate training programs so long as this does not compromise the ability of graduates of Canadian medical schools to continue to obtain priority access to guaranteed residency training positions.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy to facilitate the entry of Canadian citizens completing medical training outside of Canada into Canadian postgraduate training programs so long as this does not compromise the ability of graduates of Canadian medical schools to continue to obtain priority access to guaranteed residency training positions.