Canadian Health Care System Flashcards
What are marine hospitals? Is federal or provincial government responsible for them?
- Hospitals designated for the care of sick or disabled seamen (hah)
- The federal government is responsible
Federal or provincially funded: Health services for aboriginal, federal employees, immigrants and civil aviation personnel
- Federal
Federal or provincially funded: - Investigations into public health?
- Federal
Federal or provincially funded: Regulation of food and drugs?
- Federal
Federal or provincially funded: Inspection of medical devices?
- Federal
Federal or provincially provided: Administration of health care insurance?
- Federal
Federal or provincially provided: General information services related to health conditions and practices?
- Federal
Federal or provincially provided: Establishment, maintenence and management of hospitals, asylums, charities and charitable institutions?
- Provincial
- Under Constitution act 1867
Federal or provincially provided: Licensing of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals?
- Provincial
Federal or provincially provided: Determining the standards for licensing all hospitals?
- Provincial
Federal or provincially provided: Administering provincial medical insurance plans?
- Provincial..
Federal or provincially provided: Financing health care facilities
- Provincial
Federal or provincially provided: Delivery of certain public health services
- Provincial
- Note that public health investigations are federal, I believe these services would include things like dental checks in schools, vaccination programs, etc?
What is the Constitution Act (1867)
- Deals primarily with jurisdictional power between the federal and provincial governments (who is responsible for what)
Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) Guarantee a right to health care?
- No
- This does not guarantee a right to health care, but since the government decided to finance health care, they are constitutionally obliged to do so.
What is the Canada Health Care Act (1984)?
- Outlines the national terms and conditions that provincial health systems must meet in order to recieve federal transfer payments
- Essentially must be universal, public, comprehensive, portiable and accessible in order to receive additional federal funds.
What is the Canada Health and Social Transfer Act (1996)?
- Basically means that the federal government will give one single grant for all of health care, social programs and post secondary education and give the provincial government the ability to divide this money however they see fit.
What role does the medical counsel of Canada (MCC) have in licensing and certifying physicians?
- Certifying Body
- Certifies physicians with the LMCC examination part I and II
What role does the royal college of physicians and surgeons Canada have in certifying physicians?
- Certifying Body
- Certifies specialists who complete an accredited residency program and pass the appropriate exam
What role does the College of Family Physicians Canada have in certifying physicians?
- Certifying Body
- Certifies family physicians who complete an accredited residency program and pass the certification examination in family medicine
What is the College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario?
- Licensing Body
- Provides non-transferable license to physicians
- Maintains ethical, legal and competency standards
- Investigates complaints againsts doctors
- Disciplines doctors guilty of misconduct or incompetence
True or false: Physicians must disclose if they have a condition (HIV, Addiction, other illness) that may impact their ability to practice safely
- If True who do they disclose to?
- True
- Disclosed to the CPSO at he time of license renewal or initial licensing
Which certifying bodies are responsible for monitoring ongoing CME and professional development?
- RCPSC for specialists
- CFPC for family physicians
What is the role of the Canadian Medical Association?
- Professional association
- Provides leadership to Dr’s
- Advocates for access to quality care
- Represents Dr and Pop’n concerns at national level
- Voluntary membership
What is the role of the Ontario (provincial/Territorial) Medical Association?
- Professional association
- Negotiates fee/benefit schedule w provincial gov
- Represents economic and professional interests of Dr’s
- Voluntary membership
What is the Role of the Canadian Association of Interns and Residents (CAIR) or Provincial Housestaff Organizations (PHOs)?
- Upholds economic and professional interests of residents
- Facilitates discussion amongst PHOs regarding policy and advocacy items
