Primer on Health Care in Canada
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PRIMER ON HEALTH CARE IN CANADA
The ultimate primer for those requiring an understanding of the Canadian health Care marketplace. This comprehensive work pulls it all together in 1 convenient reference. Whether you are a new-to-Canada CEO, Senior Manager or just breaking into the Pharma industry you need to understand the Canadian Marketplace to be able to perform your job function.
COURSE BREAKDOWN
(See Curriculum tab for Table of Contents)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing the course you will be able to:
- Describe and discuss the various roles and responsibilities, their etiology and interactions between Federal, Provincial and Territorial players, private payers and an array of important stakeholders.
NOTE
Available in English only. There is no deadline nor exam for this course. This course will count towards CCPE awards but is not eligible for CCPE medals.
Course Features
- Suggested Hours of Study 104
- Quizzes 0
- Suggested Hours of Study No deadline
- Course Format Paper + PDF copy
- RxTx No
- Language English
- Pages 830
Exam Details
- Time Limit N/A
- Passing Grade N/A
Pricing
- Price $2,098.00
- Corporate Member $1,049.00
- Corporate Non-Member $5,245.00
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Section 1: Understanding the Canadian System Framework (206 pages)
- MODULE 1 – The Constitutional Division of Powers and the Canada Health Act
- Federal and Provincial Health Care Responsibilities
- The Canada Health Act and the Five Principles of Health Care
- MODULE 2 – The Role of the Federal Government in Canadian Health Care
- Defining the Breadth of Federal Health Care Responsibilities
- The Federal Government as Health Care Provider
- MODULE 3 – The Funding of Canadian Health Care
- Who Pays for What?
- The Public–Private Funding Debate
- Premiums / Deductibles and Other Out-of-Pocket Spending
- MODULE 4 – The Role of Provincial Governments in Canadian Health Care
- Provision of medicare
- Other Health Care Delivery Services
- Public Health
- MODULE 5 – The Private Sector Role in Health Care
- Supplementary Health Benefits
- Private Clinics
- Health Care Professionals
- Health Care Service / Product Suppliers
- SECTION 1.1 – INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS // MODULE 1 – Federal / Provincial / Territorial (FPT) Collaboration
- F/P/T Health Accord
- Council of the Federation
- FPT and PT Council of Ministers of Health and Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health
- MODULE 2 – Federal / Provincial / Territorial (FPT) Agencies
- Canadian Agency of Drugs and Technologies in Health
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
- Other inter-governmental Agencies
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Section 2: Federal Health Care Players (208 pages)
- MODULE 1 – Health Canada
- Establishment Licensing
- Therapeutic Products Review and Approval
- Advertising
- Clinical Trials Review
- Generic Interchangeability
- Patent Register
- MODULE 2 – Federal Agencies Boards and Commissions
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research
- Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- MODULE 3 – Federal Health Care Service Providers
- The Territories
- Health Benefits for Indigenous Canadians
- Canadian Forces Health Services
- Correctional Service Canada
- Interim Federal Health Program for Refugees
- Veterans Assistance Program
- Federal Government as Employer
- MODULE 4 – Federal Government as Policy Maker and Standard-setter
- Federal Policy Role
- Federal Health Strategies
- Other Federal Health-related Activities
- MODULE 5 – International Trade and Intellectual Property Protection
- Impact of International / Bilateral Trade Agreements on Health Care
- International Harmonization and Collaboration
- Intellectual Property Protection for Health Care Products
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Section 3: Provincial - Territorial Health Care Players (238 pages)
- MODULE 1 – Governance
- Provincial Ministry of Health Oversight
- Centralized Health Care Service Delivery
- Provincial / Regional Health Authorities
- Public Health
- MODULE 2 – Hospitals
- Funding and Governance of Public Hospitals
- Role and Organization of Publicly-funded Hospitals
- Tertiary Care Centres (Teaching Hospitals)
- Secondary Care Centres
- Rural and Small Hospitals
- Special Care Facilities (including Private Hospitals)
- MODULE 3 – Regulation and Compensation of Health Care Professionals
- Physician Services
- Non-physician Health Care Professional Services
- Health Care Professional Regulations
- Evolving Scopes-of-Practice
- Module 4 – Health Care Services Provision in Addition to Medicare
- Continuing Care
- Home Care and Post Hospital Discharge Services
- Cancer Control
- Mental Health and Addictions Care
- Pharmaceutical Coverage
- Workplace Health and Safety
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Section 4: Health Care Stakeholders (178 pages)
- MODULE 1 – Physicians
- Roles
- Access to Physician Services
- General Practitioners versus Specialists
- Non-Medical Doctors
- MODULE 2 – Nurses
- Roles
- Nursing Categories
- Where Nurses Work
- MODULE 3 – Pharmacists
- Hospital Pharmacists
- Community Pharmacists
- Other Pharmacist Roles
- Pharmacy Supply Chain
- MODULE 4 – Other Health Professionals
- Breadth of Other Health Professionals
- Exploring Their Roles in the System
- Distinguishing between Public and Private Services
- MODULE 5 – Patients and Caregivers
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Patient Supports
- Patient Advocacy
