More than 20 national and provincial health and scientific organizations have joined together in advance of Canada Health Day 2013 in support of a policy statement calling for a restriction on marketing of foods and beverages high in fats, added sugars or sodium targeted to children under the age of 13. Developed by a national … Read more
The presidents of the Canadian Medical Association and the New Brunswick Medical Society welcomed comments by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.), who is calling for a national discussion on health care. Both presidents noted Ashfield's observations on the difficulty in providing high quality health care to New Brunswick's aging population and the … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association released a statement regarding budget 2013, stating that the federal, provincial and territorial governments must respond to the urgent need for a pan-Canadian strategy for continuing care. The association has recommended an approach whereby infrastructure funding could help integrate home care and facility-based long-term, respite and palliative care services fully within … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) announced the release of a paper outlining ways front-line physicians can help level the playing field and ensure that more of their patients can achieve good health. Physicians and Health Equity: Opportunities in Practice outlines seven steps physicians can take to help their patients counter social or economic factors that … Read more
A national poll conducted for the Canadian Medical Association found that 85 per cent of Canadians believe that medical marijuana should go through the same rigorous testing and approval as other medicines. Further, 70 per cent agreed that if Health Canada removes itself from the process for authorizing medical marijuana it is not meeting its … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association announced the latest phase of its public town hall consultations on health care transformation, this one taking a closer look at the social factors that cause people to suffer poor health in the first place. The first town hall meeting of this series begins on Feb. 4th in Winnipeg, Man., and … Read more
According to the results of a new survey completed by over 1,070 members of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canadian Medical Association, and Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists in October 2012, drug shortages clearly remain a problem for Canada's health system. The survey confirms that the health and well-being of patients is being negatively affected, and … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association is concerned about the federal government's decision to vacate its role in managing the federal medical marijuana access program. The association decries the decision, which fails to put patients first and leaves doctors to deal with a pharmacological substance for which there is very little clinical evidence. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents (CAIR) and the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) see a number of contradictory trends, all of which underscore the need for better planning so that Canada has the right number, mix and distribution of health professionals. New data indicates that the number … Read more
The majority of Canadians – 82 per cent – are sending a clear message that a public registry of buildings containing asbestos, including private homes, is important and 78 per cent say it's the responsibility of the federal government to create one, according to poll results released by the Canadian Cancer Society. Dan Demers, director, … Read more
