Could physician assistants (PA) help fill the gap as Perth scrambles to plug up the spots left by doctors leaving the general practice field? more
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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.
Backers see physician assistants easing pain of Nova Scotia health-care system
May 26th, 2019Someone navigating the Nova Scotia health-care system will not encounter a physician assistant. That’s something an admittedly interested group would like to see change…. more.