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Closing the Gaps: Advancing Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14384
- Date
- 2020-12-15
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
providers, and emergency
contacts, including substitute decision makers
(SDMs).
Recommendation 1.6: Older adults who take
medications should work with their Health Care
professionals to ensure they have access to at
least a 30-day supply of medications during
an emergency.
Recommendation 1.7: Older
- Policy Type
- Policy endorsement
- Date
- 2020-12-15
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
Documents
CMA Pre-budget Submission
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14259
- Date
- 2020-08-07
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
- Health information and e-health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
-ranging access to health care.
RECOMMENDATION 2
That the government recognize and support the continued adoption of virtual care and address
the inequitable access to digital health services by creating a Digi-Health Knowledge Bank and
by expediting broadband access to all Canadians
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2020-08-07
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
- Health information and e-health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
Documents
Ensuring equitable access to health care: Strategies for governments, health system planners, and the medical profession
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11062
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
account for complexity
of patients
Coordination between primary care and speciality
care and between health care and community
services
Standardization of referral and access to specialists
and social services
Lack of needs based planning to ensure that
population has necessary services
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
Documents
Health Care Transformation in Canada: Change that Works, Care that Lasts
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy9837
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2010-07-13
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
access to prescription drugs
• Continuing care outside acute care facilities
4. Helping providers help patients
• Ensuring Canada has an adequate supply of health human resources
• More effective adoption of health information technologies
5. Building accountability/responsibility at all levels
Improving efficiency in the Canadian health care system
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11525
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
be explored to enable greater use of health
infrastructure resources in smaller community hospitals that will serve to enhance timely access
to care for patients. This would also ensure that staff had a level of activity that would maintain
their skills.
There has been significant uptake of operations
Joint Canadian Medical Association & Canadian Psychiatric Association Policy - Access to mental health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11890
- Date
- 2016-05-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health, health equity, public health
Joint Statement on
Access to Mental Health Care
from the
Canadian Medical Association
and
Canadian Psychiatric
Joint position statement: Principles to guide health care transformation in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10218
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-07-27
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
will support inter-provincial portability of all health care providers; health human resource
planning will adjust for local needs and conditions.
– Infrastructure: Health care in the 21st century demands a fully functional health care information technology
system as well as buildings and capital
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-07-27
- Replaces
- PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION IN CANADA
Documents
Management of physician fatigue
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11127
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2014-05-24
- Topics
- Health human resources
FATIGUE
Background
Health systems around the world are struggling
with how to best meet the health needs of their
populations. Health leaders speak with urgency
about the need to improve the individual
experience of care, improve the health of
populations, and maximize return on investments
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2014-05-24
- Topics
- Health human resources
Documents
A More Robust Economy through a Healthier Population: Canadian Medical Association 2012-2013 pre-budget submission
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10635
- Date
- 2012-11-01
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
promotion and disease/injury prevention policies and
strategies, advocating for access to quality health care,
facilitating change within the medical profession, and
providing leadership and guidance to physicians to help
them influence, manage and adapt to changes in health
care delivery.
The CMA
Study on Canada’s Health Workforce
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14469
- Date
- 2022-02-16
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Ethics and medical professionalism
are focused on an increase in unconditional federal dollars.
We believe that more strategic federal investments are required now to support rebuilding
health care delivery in Canada.
● First, we need federal leadership for pan-Canadian, integrated health human resources
planning. An intergovernmental
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-02-16
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Ethics and medical professionalism
Documents
2020 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14131
- Date
- 2020-02-25
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
will strengthen health
care and “Work with provinces, territories, health
professionals and experts in industry and academia to
make sure that all Canadians can access a primary care
family doctor.” The Health Minister’s mandate letter
further confirms that the Government will work “with
the support
Accessibility: the solution lies in cooperation
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11518
- Date
- 2015-03-25
- Topics
- Health human resources
organizations, we are constantly seeking ways
to improve the health care system in order to bring about patient-centred care. That
said, we are also well aware of the budget constraints Quebec is currently facing.
Our comments will mainly address the following points:
o Access to family physicians
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2015-03-25
- Topics
- Health human resources
Documents
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14475
- Date
- 2022-05-09
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Ethics and medical professionalism
and digital
health, and improve virtual care and data.
First, bring in retention incentives for health workers to improve health care access in areas of need.
Health care workers in underserved communities and particular care settings are burned out and exiting their
career, creating serious resource
Appearance before the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14472
- Date
- 2022-03-28
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
health human resources
planning. An intergovernmental approach, led by the federal government is now
required.
● Second, it’s time to deliver on the promise to increase patient access to family doctors
and primary care teams by delivering on the $3.2 billion commitment. As part
Call to Action: An Approach to Patient Transfers for Those Living in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14466
- Date
- 2021-04-21
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
to Patient Transfers for Those Living in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada
What is the challenge?
Despite the Canada Health Act legislating that all Canadians be given universal and accessible health
care, many people living in rural and remote communities do not have access to care close to home
CMA 2023 Pre-budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14490
- Date
- 2022-10-06
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Population health, health equity, public health
for pan-Canadian integrated health human resources planning
Recommendation 3: Scale up collaborative, interprofessional primary care
Recommendation 4: Enable the adoption of a pan-Canadian licensure model to expand the mobility of medical professionals and virtual care to improve access to health
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-10-06
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Population health, health equity, public health
Documents
CMA Letter to the Council of the Federation regarding the Council of the Federation meeting and Canada’s health funding priorities (health workforce, primary care, labour mobility)
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14486
- Date
- 2022-06-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
of
lack of access to health care. Waiting lists for specialty care, procedures and diagnostics continue to
increase in the face of a mounting health workforce crisis. Health providers are experiencing drastic levels
of burnout are departing their profession, shuttering clinics, and reducing hours
Consensus statement on networks for high-quality rural anesthesia, surgery, and obstetric care in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14477
- Date
- 2021-05-17
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
into high-functioning networks based on the best available evidence.
Report Surgical and maternity triage needs to be embedded within networks
to address the tensions between sustainable regional programs and local
access to care. Safety and quality must be demonstrated to be equivalent
across similar
A Doctor for Every Canadian - Better Planning for Canada's Health Human Resources: The Canadian Medical Association's brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities - Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High-Demand Occupations
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10387
- Date
- 2012-05-09
- Topics
- Health human resources
resources: health care will
be delivered within collaborative practice models; pan-Canadian eligibility for licensure will
support inter-provincial portability of all health care providers; and health human resource
planning will align with communities in the short, medium and long term
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2012-05-09
- Topics
- Health human resources
Documents
Enhancing equitable access to virtual care in Canada: Principle-based recommendations for equity
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14447
- Date
- 2021-04-30
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health information and e-health
, lifestyle and effective use of the public
health care system.
Également disponible en français sous le titre :
Améliorer l’accès équitable aux soins virtuels au Canada : recommandations fondées sur des principes en matière d’équité.
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