Toronto, February 1, 2005 – The Canadian Chiropractic Association (The CCA) today supported the Canada Health Council call for collaboration among health professionals to improve the efficiency of the health care system and help address shortages of health professionals.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday his government will contribute $30 million over five years to a national network that will focus on spinal cord injury research and rehabilitation.
Harper made the announcement at the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, where he was joined by spinal cord research advocate Rick Hansen.
The British Columbia Chiropractic Association (BCCA) has a great opportunity over the next few months to influence the future direction of Health Care within the Province.
Recently, Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the Ministry of Health and the Province of British Columbia will be initiating "The Conversation on Health", a new program to gauge the views and recommendations of British Columbians on the future of the Health Care system. During this "Conversation", British Columbians will be asked how to make British Columbia healthier, and how to improve and renew our health system, while strengthening the Canada Health Act. At the same time, the Province needs to find new ways to make our Health Care system more sustainable for the future because of the aging population, and the introduction of new technologies and treatment options.
(RICHMOND, B.C., 6 November, 2006) - A respected American think tank, in a report released last week in Washington, D.C., was the latest to criticize inefficiencies within health management in Canada, diagnostic mistakes and a failure to effectively use electronic records. Other studies have condemned the alarming growth of pharmaceutical costs, and chronic adverse events, yet the only debate seems to be how many more billions can be found to spend, with little or no effort made to link spending to patient outcomes.
