Class 9: Health care in Canada Flashcards
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background of health care in canada
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- british North America act 1867: confederation
- health, education, and social services a provincial responsibility
- high rates of immigration, birth and industrialization= crowded living situations, poverty, and high mortality and morbidity rates
- churches and charities provided hospital care
- WWI & II results required a social safety net
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history of canada health act: premier Tommy Douglas
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- 1947: Saskatchewan established public, universal hospital insurance
- 1957: federal government passed legislation to share cost of provincial hospital insurance plans
- 1961: all 10 provinces and 2 of 3 territories had public insurance plans for in-hospital care
- 1971: federal legislation for a national healthcare program
3
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objective of medicare
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- to protect, promote and restore the physical, and mental wellbeing of Canadians and to facilitate reasonable access to health care services without financial or other barriers
- provinces are responsible for the administration and delivery of the services
4
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canada health act criteria
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- public administration: (operated by public authority)
- Comprehensiveness: (provinces ensure all HC access)
- Universality: (universal coverage for 3 months after moving to another province, then the coverage changes to that of the province you’re in)
- Portability: (access to services follow you)
- Accessibility: (reasonable access to health care. reasonable compensation to doctors, dentists, and hospitals)
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consumer rights to health care
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- right to be informed
- right to be respected as having major responsibility for own health care
- right to participate in decision making affecting their health
- right to equal access to health care
6
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health care delivery
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primary, secondary, teritary, quaternary, home and community
7
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primary care
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begging of medical process, first primary contact with health care. “consultant from doctor”
8
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secondary care
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use of specialists, (e.g. cardiologist, acute care, CAM therapies)
9
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tertiary care
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specialized. (cancer management, treatment of burns, surgery)
10
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quaternary care
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clinical trials. experimental medicine, uncommon diagnosis
11
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home and community care
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how to live with this diagnosis. Community programs, street nurses, rehab, home care
