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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2020-02-29

Date

1990-08-23

Topics

Health care and patient safety

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution

GC90-96

The Canadian Medical Association recommends that all physicians ensure that they have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2016-05-20

Date

2009-08-19

Topics

Health care and patient safety

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution

GC09-85

The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliates and associates urge governments to ensure that front-line care providers in practice and training are provided with adequate information, resources (including ventilators, masks, gloves, medications and vaccines) and personal and family disability and life insurance if performing clinical duties in the context of an epidemic or other public health emergency.

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Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2016-05-20

Date

2009-08-19

Topics

Ethics and medical professionalism

Health systems, system funding and performance

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution

GC09-55

The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will incorporate in its Toward a Blueprint for Health Care Transformation: A Framework for Action a call on governments to ensure that resources and training are made available to adequately support physicians' adoption of improved practice and patient management techniques aimed at increasing access and quality.

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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2016-05-20

Date

2009-08-19

Topics

Health human resources

Ethics and medical professionalism

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution

GC09-32

The Canadian Medical Association will develop a discussion paper on international experience and research related to pay for performance and quality measures in family medicine.

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Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2016-05-20

Date

2009-08-19

Topics

Health systems, system funding and performance

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution

GC09-86

The Canadian Medical Association supports efforts to protect the integrity of representation and bargaining rights for physicians across Canada and will financially support the New Brunswick Medical Society in its court challenge concerning government legislation and policy that violates duly negotiated and ratified agreements and unilaterally suspends access to third-party arbitration.

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