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ISBN 10: 1771721693
ISBN 13: 9781771721691
Author: Valerie D. Thompson
Prepare for a career in Canadian health care with the only text of its kind! Written in a manageable, student-friendly style, Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 3rd Edition makes it easy to understand the nation’s approach to health, wellness, and illness. Set entirely within a Canadian context, this text includes coverage of individual and population health, the role of federal agencies and provincial governments, health care funding, and current issues and future trends in health care. This new edition includes updated coverage on mental health care, Indigenous Peoples, palliative and end-of-life care (including MAID), the legalization of marihuana, and the COVID-19 pandemic (on Evolve). With enhanced online resources and updated review questions, it’s ideal for all Canadian students considering a career in health care!
Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada 3rd Table of contents:
1: The History of Health Care in Canada
Evolution of health care: an overview
The introduction of health insurance
Significant events leading up to the canada health act
The canada health act (1984)
After the canada health act: commissioned reports and accords
Summary
Review questions
2: The Role of the Federal Government in Health Care
Health canada: objectives and responsibilities
Health canada organization and structure
Organizational structure of health canada
Agencies of health canada
Global organizations collaborating with health canada
Summary
Review questions
3: The Role of Provincial and Territorial Governments in Health Care
Provincial and territorial health care plans
Regionalization initiatives across canada
Who pays for health care? Provincial/territorial roles
Private and public health insurance
Drug Plans
Summary
Review questions
4: The Dollars and “Sense” of Health Care Funding
Funding versus the delivery of health care
Levels of health care funding
Expenditures for hospitals
Continuing care in canada
Continuing care: options
The rising cost of drugs
Health human resources
Other health care cost drivers
Conclusion
Summary
Review questions
5: Practitioners and Workplace Settings
Categories of health care providers
Regulation of health care professions
Mainstream health care providers
Practice settings
Primary health care: issues and trends
Summary
Review questions
6: Essentials of Population Health in Canada
Population health
Introduction of population health to canada
Determinants of health
The population health approach: the key elements
Population health promotion model
Population health in canada and abroad
Summary
Review questions
7: Health and the Individual
Health, wellness, and illness: key concepts
Health models
Changing perceptions of health and wellness
The psychology of health behaviour
The health–illness continuum
The health of canadians today
Summary
Review questions
8: The Law and Health Care
Laws used in health care legislation
The law, the division of power, and the jurisdictional framework
Health care as a right
The legality of private services in canada
Informed consent to treatment
The health record
Health care professions and the law
Other legal issues in health care
Summary
Review questions
9: Ethics and Health Care
What Is Ethics?
Ethical Theories: The Basics
Ethical Principles and the Health Care Profession
Patients’ Rights in Health Care
Ethics at work
End-of-life issues
Allocation of resources
Other Ethical Issues in Health Care
Summary
Review Questions
10: Current Issues and Future Trends in Health Care in Canada
Mental health and addiction
Caring for an aging population
Home and continuing care
Drug coverage
Indigenous health care
Information technology and electronic health records
The financial sustainability of health care in canada
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