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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.
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.
Collaborative care model
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8881
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-39
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-39
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will advocate for the development of a collaborative care model that protects and promotes excellence in medical education.
Completion of government forms
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8868
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-56
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with the federal government to: a. acquire physician input into the design and content of forms completed by physicians for the federal government and its agencies; b. review the responsibilities and extent to which the federal government and/or patients bear the costs of all physician assessments and services required for completion of government forms; and c. establish an appropriate fee structure for payment of all physician services required for completion of all federally mandated forms.
The environment and tax incentives
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8888
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
Front-line care providers in epidemics
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9571
- 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.
- Policy Type
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Improved practice and patient management techniques
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9547
- 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.
- Policy Type
- 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.
- Text
- 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.
Medical Council of Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy510
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC89-71
- That the Canadian Medical Association reaffirm its endorsement of the Medical Council of Canada as a national examination corporation.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 1989-08-23
- Resolution
- GC89-71
- That the Canadian Medical Association reaffirm its endorsement of the Medical Council of Canada as a national examination corporation.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association reaffirm its endorsement of the Medical Council of Canada as a national examination corporation.
Mental illnesses
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9569
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC09-83
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with relevant national specialty societies and provincial/territorial medical associations to develop guidelines to help provincial and territorial governments include mental illnesses under the definition of chronic diseases in fee codes and funding programs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2016-05-20
- Date
- 2009-08-19
- Resolution
- GC09-83
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with relevant national specialty societies and provincial/territorial medical associations to develop guidelines to help provincial and territorial governments include mental illnesses under the definition of chronic diseases in fee codes and funding programs.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with relevant national specialty societies and provincial/territorial medical associations to develop guidelines to help provincial and territorial governments include mental illnesses under the definition of chronic diseases in fee codes and funding programs.
National Physician Human Resource Strategy
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8879
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-37
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends the creation of a National Physician Human Resource Strategy that takes into account the changing practice styles of all physicians as well as the increased demand for medical care including factors such as an aging population.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-37
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends the creation of a National Physician Human Resource Strategy that takes into account the changing practice styles of all physicians as well as the increased demand for medical care including factors such as an aging population.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends the creation of a National Physician Human Resource Strategy that takes into account the changing practice styles of all physicians as well as the increased demand for medical care including factors such as an aging population.