Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne
Registration:
2
of
13
(2011-02-02
to
2011-08-17)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES : Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Physician practices
- PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS : Federal investments or taxation changes to improve the health care system and the health of Canadians
Policies or Program
- ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES : Improvement to the health and health care services provide to aboriginal people in Canada
- ASBESTOS: Elimination of the use and exportation of Asbestos.
- CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY: A national strategy to ensure all Canadian have access to safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography
- CHILD HEALTH : Increased investments and improved regulation to protect and enhance the health of children
- CHRONIC DISEASES: Increased federal investments to protect and promote the health of Canadians
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS : The adoption of a health emergencies Act to protect the health of Canadians in time of a national health emergency
- ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement in federal legislation to improve air, water, soil quality and climate change.
- FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS : Improved compensation for the completion of federal health forms by physicians
- HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: Recruitment and retention of health care providers and federal investment in residency spots.
- HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS : Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION : Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the health of Canadians
- HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES : Encouraging governments to fund programs to promote healthy living
- IMPAIRED DRIVING: Increased measure to mitigate impaired driving in Canada and strengthening regulations such as random breath test and blood alcohol levels.
- INTERNET PRESCRIBING : Prohibitions against the prescribing of pharmaceuticals over the internet
- LONG-TERM CARE : Increase investments and changes to the Tax Act to enhance long-term care
- MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS : Ensuring that changes to report of adverse drug reaction is in the interest of patients and providers
- MEDICAL EDUCATION : Increase funding for medical education
- MEDICAL ISOTOPES SUPPLY : The secure supply of Medical Isotopes in Canada
- MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY : Increased investment by the federal government to improve programs and services for the mentally ill.
- NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS : The establishment of national health goals for the Canadian population
- NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS : Increased restriction on the sale and advertising of tobacco products in Canada
- ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION: Improvements to existing legislation that governs organ and tissue donation in Canada
- PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE: Improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care
- PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES) : Federal strategies and investments into addressing Canada’s health human resource shortages
- PATIENT SAFETY: National Standards for patient care
- PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL : Ensuring that reforms to primary care delivery reflect the interest of patients and providers
- RADON GAS: Programs to raise public awareness to the dangers of radon gas in homes.
- RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES: Ensuring that Canadian physicians are able to save adequately for retirement; long-term care savings plan.
- SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY) : Increases in health transfer funding and accountability by the federal government
- TELEHEALTH : Increased investment in providing telehealth to rural and remote communities
- TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS): Increase federal aid for medical students and residents
- WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS: The establishment of medically based wait time benchmarks in areas of specialty and primary care
Regulation
- CANADIAN PENSION PLAN : Improvements in both administration and compensation of the programs
- DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATIONS (DTCA): Ensuring existing legislation is not amended to weaken the ability of Canada to restrict DTCA
- MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS: strengthening regulations related to the prescribing of medical marijuana
- NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS: Strengthen regulatory regime of natural health products.
- PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information