Doctors and other health-care professionals on the front line of Canada’s battle with COVID-19 are facing some of the most challenging decisions caregivers have to make. Maureen Taylor, a physician assistant specializing in infectious diseases, is caring for COVID-19 patients at… Read more »
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Support For PAs During HESA’s COVID-19 Briefing
April 10th, 2020Dr. Alan Drummond, a Perth emergency physician and Co-Chair of the Public Affairs Committee for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, is well-known for his advocacy in health care. He speaks passionately about violence in the emergency department, gun control,… Read more »
What It’s Like to Work in an ER During a Pandemic
March 28th, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly and dramatically changed our daily lives. We’re speaking to Canadian women about how coronavirus has affected how they work, parent, run their businesses and more. Below, Danielle Lucky, a physician assistant at Scarborough Health Network, discusses… Read more »
First Canadian PA to undergo formal training in advanced POCUS
February 19th, 2020Point–of-Care Ultrasound at SHN is changing Emergency care for the better Danielle Lucky is passionate about helping people. It’s why she loves working in the Emergency department (ED) – where people come when they need help the most. When a… Read more »
Bringing medical care to remote mining camps
February 5th, 2020Back in the day, when major mining properties were being discovered, workers would follow. Town sites would pop up. Think of Cobalt, Timmins, Kirkland Lake and Elliott Lake. Merchants, engineers, bankers, lawyers, teachers, and even homebuilders would arrive to set… Read more »