Sub-Lieutenant Nicole Spivey, HMCS Nanaimo’s Physician Assistant “Is the Doc in here?” asks a member of the ship’s company as they poke their head into the wardroom. The Doc is in. Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) Nicole Spivey, HMCS Nanaimo’s Physician Assistant, or Doc as… Read more »
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SickKids maximizes frontline PA team in virtual Emergency Department workflow
May 12th, 2020In a new First View Commentary in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine authors Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, Jordan Levinter, CCPA, et al. outline how Toronto’s SickKids hospital established novel roles for self-isolated physicians and its frontline PA team during COVID-19…. Read more »
How the military prepared me to treat COVID-19
May 12th, 2020William (Bill) Wilson MPAS, CCPA, CD is a Physician Assistant in Internal Medicine. He wrote a Guest Column for the Windsor Star about his experience as a former Canadian Armed Forces medic and PA, and his current work as a… Read more »
New study identifies factors that support and restrict Ontario’s use of PAs
May 7th, 2020In a new open-access study published in BMC Health Services Research author Dr. Kristen Burrows et al. explore the integration of PAs across multiple health settings and aim to help policy makers understand the role of PAs in complex adaptive… Read more »
Ontario MPP Laura Mae Lindo calls on province to include PAs in pandemic support
May 6th, 2020In a video message posted today, MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) voiced her support for the recognition of physician assistants (PAs) as frontline health care workers during COVID-19. CAPA member Sarah Flanagan, a certified physician assistant practicing at Sanctuary… Read more »