Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Encyclopedia
Canadian Doctors for Medicare is a lobby
group of Canadian physicians dedicated to publicly financed and publicly administrated medical care.
It runs E-rounds, a mailing to its members that presents evidence for public involvement in medical care. The organization's focus on evidence
mirrors the prominence of evidence-based medicine
in contemporary medical practise; its advocacy is based largely on what works and has been proven based on study.
Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
group of Canadian physicians dedicated to publicly financed and publicly administrated medical care.
It runs E-rounds, a mailing to its members that presents evidence for public involvement in medical care. The organization's focus on evidence
Evidence
Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...
mirrors the prominence of evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine or evidence-based practice aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to clinical decision making. It seeks to assess the strength of evidence of the risks and benefits of treatments and diagnostic tests...
in contemporary medical practise; its advocacy is based largely on what works and has been proven based on study.