OTTAWA, November 27, 2019—On November 27 Canadian physician assistants (PAs) are marking National Physician Assistant Day and renewing their call for provincial and territorial governments to lift regulatory road blocks that prevent them from practicing in parts of the country… Read more »
CAPA News
A Message From CAPA’s President on Remembrance Day
November 11th, 2019Today we remember more difficult times and the sacrifices of others. Thank you to the PAs who give and have given so deeply of themselves for the safety and health of our country, and of people in need around the… Read more »
CAPA announces 4th annual Recognition Award recipients
October 29th, 2019An emergency medicine PA at the forefront of advocacy, a physician who led Alberta’s Physician Assistant Demonstration Project, and an educator who has helped launch the careers of numerous PAs are the three individuals honoured this year with a recognition… Read more »
Physician assistants will gather in Niagara Falls, with sights set on expansion across Canada
October 25th, 2019As Canadians from coast to coast struggle to access health care services, Canada’s PAs will meet to call on governments to make better use of the profession NIAGARA FALLS, October 25, 2019 — More than 200 physician assistants (PAs) will… Read more »
Physician assistants arriving in Niagara Falls will learn to teach bystanders how to “stop the bleed”
October 22nd, 2019Workshop participants will undergo training so they can help turn civilian bystanders into first responders NIAGARA FALLS, October 22, 2019—Physician assistants from across Canada will arrive in Niagara Falls next week to learn techniques to stop life-threatening bleeding during a… Read more »