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The future of emergency medicine in Canada: submission from CAEP to the Romanow Commission. Part 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Abstract:

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In April 2001, the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada was established. The Honorable Roy Romanow was given the mandate to “inquire into and undertake dialogue with Canadians on the future of Canada’s public health care system” and “to develop recommendations that will ensure the long-term sustainability of a high quality, universally accessible, publicly administered health care system, for all Canadians.”

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) recognized an obligation to share in this public dialogue, to communicate the current state of emergency medicine, and to identify the components necessary to achieve excellence in emergency care. The CAEP Advocacy Committee was asked to develop a document that would educate and enlighten the Commissioner. Basic themes were identified, and authors from across the country were invited to write brief, factual essays with achievable recommendations. The resulting series of essays was presented on April 30, 2002, at the Health Care Commission’s open public hearing in Calgary, Alberta.

This article, part 1 of a 2-part series, includes discussions of Urban Emergency Care Delivery, Rural Emergency Care, Emergency Care for Children, Prehospital Care and Emergency Medical Services, and National Standards for Hospital Emergency Services.

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Controversies • Controverses
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Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2002