Health PEI is investigating whether it’s worth adding physicians assistants to the Island’s healthcare system. Physician assistants are relatively new in public healthcare in Canada. They have been offering care in the military for more than three decades. Read more
CAPA News
80% of Canadians support ‘greater role’ for physician assistants
October 28th, 2014The President of Canadian Association of Physician Assistants’ (CAPA) has called for broad expansion of the use of physician assistants (PAs) in Canada following a Nanos Research poll in which eight out of ten Canadians said PAs should play a… Read more »
New Study Shows Canadians Want Physician Assistants to Play a Greater Role in Their Health Care
October 23rd, 2014A new study by Nanos Research shows overwhelming support for a rapid expansion of Physician Assistants (PAs) into Canada’s health care system…more.
Physician assistants can reduce ER wait times
October 10th, 2014Physician assistants (PAs) can play a much needed role in enhancing access to care for Canadians…more.
CAPA is very pleased to announce a new partnership with Exercise is Medicine Canada
October 9th, 2014CAPA is very pleased to announce a new partnership with Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC). We believe that “Physical activity is an integral part of prevention and treatment of chronic disease in the Canadian health care system” and that EIMC… Read more »