Do we care? : renewing Canada's commitment to health : proceedings of the First Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference /

"Canadians know just how much is at stake in the health care debate. Do We Care? offers convincing reasons for renewing Canada's commitment to health care and explores innovative means of turning commitment into action. The challenge, both in theory and in practice, involves many different...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference Toronto, Ont.
Otros Autores: Saul, John Ralston, 1947-, Somerville, Margaret A., 1942-
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Medical policy > Canada.
Medical policy.
Health Policy
Politique sanitaire > Canada.
Politique sanitaire.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Gezondheidszorg.
Beleid.
Canada
Canada.
Electronic books.
Congress
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Sponsor's Address to the Conference
  • Chapter 1 Health Care at the End of the Twentieth Century: Confusing Symptoms for Systems
  • Chapter 2 Clinical Considerations in Health Policy
  • THE IMPACT OF HEALTH POLICY ON CLINICAL DECISIONS AND THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
  • CREATING A SOUND CLINICAL BASIS FOR HEALTH POLICY: THREE VIEWS
  • Bringing the Patient on Board
  • Closing the Care Gap
  • Integrating Heart Care
  • ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON HOW HEALTH POLICY CAN RESPOND TO CLINICAL IMPERATIVES
  • Chapter 3 Economic Considerations in Health CareTHE USE AND MISUSE OF ECONOMICS
  • WHERE DOES ECONOMICS BELONG IN HEALTH POLICY: THREE VIEWS
  • Who Bears the Burden of Quebec's Universal Drug Plan?
  • Changing the Idea of Value in Economics
  • Economic Analysis in the Policy-Making Process: An Inside Look
  • ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE ASSUMPTIONS BEHIND THE NUMBERS
  • Chapter 4 Political Considerations in Health Care
  • HEALTH POLICY IN THE CONSUMER ERA
  • RECONCILING POLITICAL AND HEALTH CARE AGENDAS: THREE VIEWS
  • Redefining Entitlement to Health Care
  • The Domestic and International Politics of AIDSGoverning Health Care
  • ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON CITIZENS, CHOICE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
  • Chapter 5 Ethical Considerations in Health Care
  • ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
  • CREATING A SOUND ETHICAL BASIS FOR HEALTH CARE DECISIONS: THREE VIEWS
  • Tensions in Ethics Policy: The Consumer vs. the Citizen
  • The Ethics of Waiting
  • Patient Choice as an Ethical Basis for Treatment Decisions
  • ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON MAINTAINING ETHICAL PRACTICE IN A RATIONED ENVIRONMENT
  • Chapter 6 Legal Considerations in Health CareTHE LAW'S CONTRIBUTION TO SOUND HEALTH POLICY
  • APPROPRIATE USES OF LAW IN HEALTH POLICY: THREE VIEWS
  • An Appeal to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • Moving Beyond Reactive Law
  • Litigation: A Saying-Sorry Way to Heal the Wounds
  • ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON WHERE THE LAW BELONGS IN HEALTH CARE
  • Contributors

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