Canada: When jurisdictional boundaries become barriers to good patient care | Stephen | Current Oncology

When jurisdictional boundaries become barriers to good patient care | Stephen | Current Oncology

"...e-Health is the answer to ensuring portability and accessibility of health care services as mandated in the Canada Health Act. National organizations such as acpro , the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada, and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association need to adopt consistent and forward-thinking position statements such as the one adopted by the Canadian Nurses Association, so as to override current provincial policy patchworks and to harmonize e-health practice across provincial boundaries. The only way to bring about the needed change is to raise awareness, to identify the caveats in the system, and to bring everyone together with a clear vision and consistent advocacy for national leverage on the issue of professional barriers to good patient care. Ultimately, we need to answer one question: Is it ethical to deny patients online care based on presumed professional risk?"