ALMAGUIN – A multifaceted approach is needed to manage the ongoing issue of physician shortages in Northern Ontario and across the province…. more.
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Physician assistants could provide help with Perth’s doctor shortage
July 29th, 2019Could physician assistants (PA) help fill the gap as Perth scrambles to plug up the spots left by doctors leaving the general practice field? more
Physician assistants could help solve the health care crisis
June 1st, 2019Although physician assistants (PAs) are common in Ontario and below the border, they aren’t allowed to practice in Nova Scotia. “There are about 650 in Canada right now. It’s very common in the United States and that’s how I was… Read more »
Nova Scotia Health Authority eager to hire physician assistants in pilot project
May 30th, 2019The Nova Scotia Health Authority says it’s a matter of when, not if, it will start hiring physician assistants…. more.
Could ‘physician-extenders’ ease Nova Scotia’s health-care woes?
May 29th, 2019A Halifax woman who works at Toronto Western Hospital says she would happily move home and help fill health-care gaps — but her job isn’t recognized in Nova Scotia… more.