Patrick Vaughan

Remove the requirement that employees of the federal public service must get a referral from a medical doctor before qualifying for reimbursement for physiotherapy services under the Public Service Health Care Plan. Raise awareness about the role of physiotherapy within a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare and educate policymakers on how physiotherapy can help reduce healthcare costs, support preventative care and contribute to a healthier Canadian population at all stages of life. Internationally Educated Health Professionals: Monitoring issues related to emerging needs of profession and population. Improving access to safe and effective pain management, such as physiotherapy, as an upstream response to the opioid crisis Health Human Resource Strategy: Explore opportunities to develop health human resource strategy for the profession of physiotherapy. Enable support and funding for those communities that could potentially benefit most from telerehabilitation services, including Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis and rural and remote populations, where infrastructure may presently exclude them from access (no cellular or internet service/access) Caseload Guidelines: Joint application for funding from Health Canada for Caseload Guidelines development for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy. and Speech Language Pathology. Canada's response to COVID-19 pandemic: ensure personal protective equipment is available to physiotherapists working in all health care settings. Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - changes to financial supports provided in response to COVID-19 pandemic to ensure physiotherapists are included in supports, regardless of business models in place. Programs of interest include Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Business Account and Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program. Adult physiotherapy services covered under the Non-Insured Health Benefits program

Seeking support for Services of Exceptional Importance; Seeking the inclusion of APTN in the Government of Canada Media Mix; Raising awareness and seeking support for APTN and Indigenous issues;

Inclusion of APTN in Government of Canada Media Mix Seeking support for Services of Exceptional Importance Raising awareness and seeking support for APTN and Indigenous issues.

Implementation of amendments to Broadcasting Act to reflect Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous media. Amendments to Income Tax Act to support journalism Revenue sharing for news and information programming online. Possible funding mechanisms.

To ensure that speech-language pathologists and audiologists are understood for their role in the national early learning system. To be involved in the training and programming of early childhood educators Taxation and Finance - Changes to the disability tax credit for hearing including advocacy to amend the Income Tax Act. S-LP Services in Canada- need for a national study to better understand — and ultimately improve — the delivery of speech-language pathology services available to children and adolescents. Qualitative and quantitative study of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Seeking funding for Qualitative and quantitative sstudy of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Source of funding to be determined. National Seniors Strategy-to discuss the role of communication health professionals in a national seniors strategy. National Concussion Strategy-The need for a national strategy on concussion and the role of SAC's member profession. National Autism Strategy-The need for a national strategy on autism spectrum disorder and the role of SAC's member professions in such a strategy. Introduction of Acoustical Standards for Classrooms in Canada or adoption of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards (US). Include the services of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in an aging at home tax benefit Include Speech-Language and Audiologists in the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program Health - to discuss improved policies around audiology benefits through the federal health care partnership Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Department of national Defense (DND) and Health Canada) Guidelines for Children's Hearing Health- National guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention. Changes to the Current Hazardous Products Act for Noisy Toys. The current Hazardous Products Act bans toys emitting noise levels exceeding 100 dB. Canadian Association of Speech Language and Audiology Canada (CASLPA) would like this legislation changed to 75dB. Budget - include a national program that ensures universal access to newborn hearing screening and include programs to facilitate the early identification and intervention of speech and language disorders in young children. Be involved in the regulation of over-the counter hearing aids.

To advocate for future budgetary funding for the Canadian Association for Long Term Care, including funding for health human resources and long-term care infrastructure support, as well as funding and other supports for COVID-19 related challenges. Connect the Canadian Association for Long Term Care with government officials to discuss opportunities to support Canada's health care system and to improve seniors care in Canada.

Improving awareness of liver diseases, and the role of healthcare experts involved in liver health. Seeking to make Canadians aware of signs of liver disease, including behaviours or products that can increase chance of liver disease, and advocate for early screening and treatment.

Improving awareness of liver diseases, and the role of healthcare experts involved in liver health. Seeking to make Canadians aware of signs of liver disease, including behaviours or products that can increase chance of liver disease, and advocate for early screening and treatment.

National caregiving strategy including necessary policy, program, and budgetary allocations. Convert the Canada Caregiver Credit into a refundable tax-free benefit.

The CHC supports the establishment of a national pharamcare program, based on the recommendations contained in the Final Report of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare (2019). The CHC supports the establishment of national standards for long term care, supported through conditional federal financial funding. The CHC supports the Canada Health Act and the enforcement of its provisions by the federal government using its spending authority. The CHC support Canada's voluntary-collection system for blood and blood products, including plasma. It opposes the paid-collection of blood and blood products.

Create and fund a Vision Health Desk and Chief Vision Officer at Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada. Develop and implement a National Strategy for Vision Health

To promote public awareness on grief an bereavement. Asking Canadians to engage in a national dialogue with all sectors of Canadian society, on the subject of grief and bereavement in Canada. National Awareness Campaign for Advance Care Planning / Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: Public Health and Palliative Care to promote better access to and quality of hospice palliative care services across Canada. Our target audiences include Canadians, health care professionals, the federal government and parliamentarians, and Canadian media. Building on the success of the formerly known Bill C-277, The Palliative Care Framework in Canada Act, we are continuing our work around policy/program to help shape future legislation around hospice palliative accessibility. To promote public awareness on grief an bereavement. Asking Canadians to engage in a national dialogue with all sectors of Canadian society, on the subject of grief and bereavement in Canada. National Awareness Campaign for Advance Care Planning / Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: Public Health and Palliative Care to promote better access to and quality of hospice palliative care services across Canada. Our target audiences include Canadians, health care professionals, the federal government and parliamentarians, and Canadian media. Building on the success of the formerly known Bill C-277, The Palliative Care Framework in Canada Act, we are continuing our work around policy/program to help shape future legislation around hospice palliative accessibility.