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Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada
- 3rd Edition - July 9, 2019
- Author: Valerie D. Thompson
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 7 1 7 2 - 1 7 0 - 7
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 Editi… Read more
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Request a sales quotePrepare 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!
- Case examples provide real-world scenarios related to the chapter content.
- Thinking It Through questions ask you to critically consider key aspects of health and health care delivery.
- Review questions at the end of every chapter test your comprehension of the material.
- Chapter Summaries at the end of each chapter cover the main topics and their key takeaways.
- Key Terms open each chapter and include page references for definitions.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Content
- Learning Features
- Acknowledgements
- Reviewers
- Special Features
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- 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
- Summary
- Review Questions
- Appendix: Declaration of Alma-Ata
- Declaration
- Glossary
- Index
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: July 9, 2019
- Imprint: Mosby Canada
- eBook ISBN: 9781771721707
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Valerie D. Thompson
Valerie Thompson was trained as a nurse practitioner and has been teaching nursing and health professions courses for over twenty-five years. Valerie is the Coordinator of the Health Office Administration program at Conestoga College.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Professor ,School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services.
Professor/Coordinator,Health Office Administration Programme,School of Business and Hospitality,Conestoga Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning,Kitchener, ON