The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants is asking the Higgs government to fulfil its campaign pledge and hire more physician assistants as part of provincial health reform FREDERICTON, February 25, 2020—The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) is calling on… Read more »
CAPA News
Announcing Physician Assistants for Research, Scholarship and Education in Canada (PARSEC)
February 11th, 2020Recently, the Canadian Physician Assistant Educator Association (CPAEA) has undergone a name change and is now known as Physician Assistants, for Research, Scholarship & Education in Canada (PARSEC). The change comes as the organization expands its work beyond supporting PA… Read more »
CAPA 2020 Call for Speakers
February 8th, 2020The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants Annual Conference is scheduled for October 15 to 18 in Fredericton at the Delta Hotel Fredericton. The annual conference is the largest PA continuing professional development event in Canada. The deadline for abstract submissions… Read more »
CAPA Submissions on Reforming B.C.’s Regulatory Framework For Health Care Professionals
January 10th, 2020The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) has responded to consultation opportunities on the British Columbia Ministry of Health’s efforts to modernize the provincial health profession regulatory framework. Cayton Report In June 2019, the Government released and consulted on the… Read more »
Expanding physician assistants key to tackling shortage of health care providers and meeting needs of patients
November 27th, 2019OTTAWA, 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 »