A doctor working in Port Hardy, B.C. — one of many communities dealing with a doctor shortage — says he could see more patients and help keep the town’s emergency room open if the province would let him hire physician… Read more »
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LETTER – Healthcare system crumbles while ready-to-work physician assistants watch from the sidelines
December 13th, 2022I’m one of several physician assistants living in British Columbia continuing to be shut out of acceptance on the healthcare team, unemployed and, on the sidelines, while the BC Ministry of Health ignores our profession and the added value we… Read more »
Here’s how a new medical profession is helping battle hospital backlogs
November 30th, 2022The addition of the PA role has helped to decrease hospital wait times in several units… Read more.
No firm date on introducing physician assistants in Saskatchewan while doctors are overrun
November 30th, 2022The effects of Canada’s strained healthcare system is being felt in Saskatchewan in a number of ways… Read more.
Sask. ponders physician assistants to relieve health-care strains
November 30th, 2022Physician assistants, which are currently allowed to work in Manitoba and Ontario, are often described as shadow doctors… Read more.