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Accredited standards for the management of life-limiting chronic disease

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11636

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC15-38; The Canadian Medical Association supports the development and application of accredited standards for the integration of a palliative care approach into the management of life-limiting chronic disease.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC15-38; The Canadian Medical Association supports the development and application of accredited standards for the integration of a palliative care approach into the management of life-limiting chronic disease.

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.

Charter for Patient-centred Care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9847

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC10-15; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, patient advocacy groups and other medical and health organizations to further develop the elements of the Charter for Patient-centred Care.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC10-15; The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations, patient advocacy groups and other medical and health organizations to further develop the elements of the Charter for Patient-centred Care.

Increased education and training in end- of-life care for community health care workers

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11610

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC15-34; The Canadian Medical Association encourages increased education and training in end- of-life care for community health care workers.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC15-34; The Canadian Medical Association encourages increased education and training in end- of-life care for community health care workers.

Lifetime clinical prevention schedule

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9855

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC10-24; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health systems, system funding and performance; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC10-24; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.

The medical profession’s critical role in supporting immunization

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11643

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC15-63; The Canadian Medical Association will provide information and tools to physicians to promote the medical profession’s critical role in supporting immunization.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2015-08-26

Topics: Physician practice/ compensation/ forms; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC15-63; The Canadian Medical Association will provide information and tools to physicians to promote the medical profession’s critical role in supporting immunization.

Online continuing medical education

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9892

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism; Health information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-69; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, calls on governments to ensure that the necessary technology is in place to guarantee that physicians in rural and remote locations have access to accredited online continuing medical education/continuing professional development.

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 information and e-health

Resolution: GC10-69; The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, calls on governments to ensure that the necessary technology is in place to guarantee that physicians in rural and remote locations have access to accredited online continuing medical education/continuing professional development.

Physician engagement in palliative care

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy11748

Date: 2015-05-30

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: BD15-06-209; The Canadian Medical Association adopts, in principle, the recommendations for physician engagement in palliative care as set out in the report, Palliative Care: CMA National Call to Action as outlined in Appendix A to EX 15-21, as amended.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Date: 2015-05-30

Topics: Ethics and medical professionalism; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: BD15-06-209; The Canadian Medical Association adopts, in principle, the recommendations for physician engagement in palliative care as set out in the report, Palliative Care: CMA National Call to Action as outlined in Appendix A to EX 15-21, as amended.

Social determinants of health

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9878

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC10-61; The Canadian Medical Association recognizes the importance of the social determinants of health and will incorporate them into its continued work to support a healthy population.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Ethics and medical professionalism

Resolution: GC10-61; The Canadian Medical Association recognizes the importance of the social determinants of health and will incorporate them into its continued work to support a healthy population.

Telemedicine

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy9911

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Population health/ health equity/ public health; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC10-93; The Canadian Medical Association supports and will expedite research into the expansion of telemedicine and the utilization of emerging technologies, to directly link health care providers and patients.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2017-03-04

Date: 2010-08-25

Topics: Health information and e-health; Population health/ health equity/ public health; Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution: GC10-93; The Canadian Medical Association supports and will expedite research into the expansion of telemedicine and the utilization of emerging technologies, to directly link health care providers and patients.

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