Do we care? : renewing Canada's commitment to health : proceedings of the First Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference / edited by Margaret A. Somerville ; John Ralston Saul ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Somerville, Margaret A., Author.

Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Saul, John Ralston, 1947-

Somerville, Margaret A.

Conference Name:

Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference (1st : 1998 : Toronto, Ont.)

Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Canada.

Medical policy.

Health care reform--Canada.

Health care reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of Canada's preeminent social thinkers, John Ralston Saul, begins the book with a harsh reminder that public policy can be successful only when driven by the humanistic principles which fueled its formulation. Once saving money becomes a goal in itself, rather than "something we do on the side," public policy has little chance of survival. In subsequent chapters introducing the five key areas, Dr. Richard Cruess (McGill) and Dr. Sylvia Cruess (McGill) write on the physician's role in society; the Honourable Bob Rae tackles the political challenges of health care in the consumer era; Professor Raisa Deber (Toronto) looks at the rightful place of economics in health policy; Sister Nuala Kenny (Dalhousie) examines the ethical dilemmas we face; and Professor Bernard Dickens (Toronto) describes how current health care issues are perceived by the law. Other contributors represent a "who's who" of Canada's most highly recognized academics, professionals, and policy-makers. Also writing on clinical practice are Pat Kelly (PISCES), Dr. Terrence Montague (Merck Frosst), and Dr. Hugh Scully (Cardiac Care Network). The Honourable Monique Bégin, Mark Wainberg (International AIDS Society), and Rev. Lois Wilson (Senator, Canadian Parliament) write on politics. Nathalie St. Pierre (Fédération Nationale des Associations des Consommateurs du Québec), Devidas Menon (Institute of Pharmaco-Economics), and Dr. John Wade (Former Deputy Minister of Health, Manitoba) discuss economics. Tim Caufield (Alberta), Maurice McGregor (McGill), and Lesley Degner (St. Boniface Research Centre) consider ethical issues. Marcia Rioux (Roeher Institute), Jamie Cameron (York), and Henry Dinsdale (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons) deal with the law. Do We Care? is a must-read for anyone involved in decision-making about the future of Canadian health care -- and for all of us who are affected by these decisions. Do We Care? is the result of a conference entitled "Directions for Canadian Health Care: A Framework for Sound Decisions" which was held in Toronto in October of 1998.

Contents:

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 Care

THE USE AND MISUSE OF ECONOMICSWHERE 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 AIDS; Governing Health Care

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON CITIZENS, CHOICE AND GOOD GOVERNANCEChapter 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 Care; THE LAW'S CONTRIBUTION TO SOUND HEALTH POLICY

APPROPRIATE USES OF LAW IN HEALTH POLICY: THREE VIEWSAn 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

Notes:

Conference held Toronto, Oct. 1-2, 1998.

ISBN:

1-282-85817-3

9786612858178

0-7735-6794-1

OCLC:

741349724