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- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-02-23
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- BD08-04-115
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing with the understanding that routine testing is conducted within the context of the doctor/patient relationship and that clinically appropriate pre- and post-test counselling is conducted.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-02-23
- Resolution
- BD08-04-115
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing with the understanding that routine testing is conducted within the context of the doctor/patient relationship and that clinically appropriate pre- and post-test counselling is conducted.
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- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing with the understanding that routine testing is conducted within the context of the doctor/patient relationship and that clinically appropriate pre- and post-test counselling is conducted.
Jordan's Principle
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9237
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC08-69
- The Canadian Medical Association supports Jordan's Principle which states that where government services are available to Canadian children and a jurisdictional dispute arises around the cost of the services for Status First Nations and Inuit Indian children, the government of first contact pays the cost then resolves the jurisdictional dispute later.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-69
- The Canadian Medical Association supports Jordan's Principle which states that where government services are available to Canadian children and a jurisdictional dispute arises around the cost of the services for Status First Nations and Inuit Indian children, the government of first contact pays the cost then resolves the jurisdictional dispute later.
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- The Canadian Medical Association supports Jordan's Principle which states that where government services are available to Canadian children and a jurisdictional dispute arises around the cost of the services for Status First Nations and Inuit Indian children, the government of first contact pays the cost then resolves the jurisdictional dispute later.
National standards for ambient air quality
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9252
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC08-82
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to adopt national standards for ambient air quality that are at least as stringent as the leading international standard.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-82
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to adopt national standards for ambient air quality that are at least as stringent as the leading international standard.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to adopt national standards for ambient air quality that are at least as stringent as the leading international standard.
Exposure to air pollution
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9253
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC08-83
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to support research to understand the relationship between early childhood exposure to air pollution and long-term health effects that may occur as a result of this exposure.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-83
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to support research to understand the relationship between early childhood exposure to air pollution and long-term health effects that may occur as a result of this exposure.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to support research to understand the relationship between early childhood exposure to air pollution and long-term health effects that may occur as a result of this exposure.
Endorsement - Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s Canadian Disclosure Guidelines
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9337
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-05-27
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- BD08-05-167
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s Canadian Disclosure Guidelines
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2015-02-28
- Date
- 2008-05-27
- Resolution
- BD08-05-167
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s Canadian Disclosure Guidelines
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s Canadian Disclosure Guidelines
Comprehensive pregnancy care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9882
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC10-84
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to further develop educational materials for primary care providers and women on the importance of pre-pregnancy and early-pregnancy health, and early access to comprehensive pregnancy care.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Resolution
- GC10-84
- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to further develop educational materials for primary care providers and women on the importance of pre-pregnancy and early-pregnancy health, and early access to comprehensive pregnancy care.
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- The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to further develop educational materials for primary care providers and women on the importance of pre-pregnancy and early-pregnancy health, and early access to comprehensive pregnancy care.
Antibiotic resistant organisms in humans
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9902
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC10-79
- The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will work with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate the agriculture-related release of antibiotic resistant organisms and residual antibiotics into earth and water ecosystems, as well as the role they play in the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms in humans.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 2010-08-25
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC10-79
- The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will work with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate the agriculture-related release of antibiotic resistant organisms and residual antibiotics into earth and water ecosystems, as well as the role they play in the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms in humans.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, will work with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate the agriculture-related release of antibiotic resistant organisms and residual antibiotics into earth and water ecosystems, as well as the role they play in the emergence of antibiotic resistant organisms in humans.
Treatment of alcohol dependence
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy789
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1976-06-25
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC76-33
- Be it resolved that this association stress the value of active participation by the medical profession in all aspects of treatment of alcohol dependence and misuse.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1976-06-25
- Resolution
- GC76-33
- Be it resolved that this association stress the value of active participation by the medical profession in all aspects of treatment of alcohol dependence and misuse.
- Text
- Be it resolved that this association stress the value of active participation by the medical profession in all aspects of treatment of alcohol dependence and misuse.
Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11689
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC08-84
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to ensure that private residences and public and commercial buildings in Canada are appropriately tested to meet Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Resolution
- GC08-84
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to ensure that private residences and public and commercial buildings in Canada are appropriately tested to meet Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to ensure that private residences and public and commercial buildings in Canada are appropriately tested to meet Health Canada's new radon exposure guidelines.
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-70
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to work in close collaboration with health care stakeholders to include information on novel psychoactive substances as part of prevention activities aimed at avoiding devastating effects in Canadian provinces.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2008-08-20
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC08-70
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to work in close collaboration with health care stakeholders to include information on novel psychoactive substances as part of prevention activities aimed at avoiding devastating effects in Canadian provinces.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and provincial/territorial medical associations call on governments to work in close collaboration with health care stakeholders to include information on novel psychoactive substances as part of prevention activities aimed at avoiding devastating effects in Canadian provinces.