Healthcare Resources

Question 1

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Answer 1

Accredits facilities that deal with Cardiac Stress Testing, Diagnostic Imaging, Neurodiagnostics, etc.

Question 2

Where is most of the spending going into?

Answer 2

1. Hospitals
2. Drugs
3. Physcians

Question 3

Constitution Act

Answer 3

Forms the structure of different levels of government and what their responsibilities are

Question 4

Accreditation Canada
- Alberta

Answer 4

If your facility is not accredited then Alberta will not fund you
- Means that University of Alberta Hospital and other facilities must meet Accreditation Canada Standards to get funds

No regulatory authority
- AHS operator of these facilities will work with them to get them up to standards

Question 5

ACP
- Composition

Answer 5

50% of Council is made up of publicly appointed members other 50% is made up of people from the profession
- Members are appointed by health minister

Question 6

Canada Health Act

Answer 6

Federally provided funds to provinces that meet certain requirements

Question 7

Who is paying for our healthcare

Answer 7

71% Public
29% Private

Question 8

Funding Summary

Answer 8

Hospital and Physicians are covered by a Single Payer (Federal Government)

Payment for services outside of hospitals are decided by province

Question 9

ACP Role

Answer 9

Regulates the practice of the profession
(Registration and Discipline)
- Code of Ethics
- Standards of Practice

• Entry to Practice
• Continuing Competence
• Complaints

Question 10

Accreditation Canada
- Role

Answer 10

Sets standards for many different jurisdictions for how those public facilities operate in those jurisdictions

Sets standards for facilities that provide Health Care Services

Question 11

5 Tenets of Canada Heath Act
- Summary

Answer 11

1. Publicly Administered
2. Comprehensive
3. Universal
4. Portable
5. Accessible

Question 12

5 Tenets of Canada Heath Act

Answer 12

To receive money from the federal government the province’s health system must follow the following:
- Provincial government is responsible for health system (Public Authority and Not For Profit)
- Comprehensive (All medically necessary services are covered, anything done in hospital)
- Universal (Covers all residents)
- Portable (Covers residents travelling in Canada and moving within Canada)
- Accessible

Question 13

Funding
- Accountability

Answer 13

Government is not responsible for providing health care services
- Just a legislative authority (Members are elected by the public)

Providers deliever health care services
- AHS
- Hospitals
- Medical Clinics

Question 14

Physicians vs Pharmacy
- Regulations

Answer 14

College regulates only the physicians

College regulates both the pharmacist and their site

Question 15

Alberta Private Health Spending

Answer 15

1. Other professionals
2. Drugs

Question 16

Constitution Act
- Federal Responsibilities

Answer 16

1. Transfer Payments to Provinces (Canada Health Act)
2. Provide services to Indigenous, Veterans, Federal Inmates, Refugees
3. Regulate medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food and consumer products

Question 17

Accreditation Canada
- Role for Pharmacists

Answer 17

Does not accredit pharmacies
- Would accredit hospital pharmacies

• Pharmacists have to follow ACP standards
• Pharmacists do not have to follow Accreditation Canada standards, just means that the health facility won’t get accreditation status

Question 18

Accreditation Canada
- Who owns it? Who funds it?

Answer 18

Not owned by the government
- National Organization
–> Accredits healthcare systems all across Canada and even internationally

• Not for profit
• Gets funds from both federal and provincial governments

Question 19

Health Professions Act

Answer 19

Defines all the health professions within the province
- Each profession is represented by a regulatory body (Pharmacy = ACP)