Derrick Nearing is a retired Canadian Forces physician assistant who served in Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Afghanistan. At the conclusion of the war in Rwanda, he was deployed as a medic. He Opinion article was published in the Globe and… Read more »
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LETTER: ‘Common sense solutions’ needed to improve health care, says Cape Breton MLA
November 6th, 2019This month we’ve seen several rounds of surgeries cancelled at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital (CBRH) because the ER is bursting at the seams…more.
‘We can bring a lot to the team,’ says physician assistant eyeing job in N.S.
October 11th, 2019A physician assistant who wants to be one of the first to do the job in Nova Scotia says it won’t take long for new hires to make a difference. Laurel MacInnis, who worked as a physician assistant in Ontario before returning to her… Read more »
NDP want to open the doors to physician assistants
October 10th, 2019Members of Nova Scotia’s New Democratic Party say three years is far too long a time to evaluate whether physician assistants are a good fit in this province’s health-care system. Physician assistants are supervised by doctors and help free up… Read more »
N.S. hiring physician assistants to reduce wait times, streamline surgery
September 22nd, 2019A job posting will be going up soon for three physician assistants to be hired as a pilot project with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. “I think that everybody recognizes that we need the help,” says Dr. Bill Oxner, chief… Read more »