1430 – 1520 Dr. Wendy Levinson, Professor of Medicine and Past Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto Delivered via webcast Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: Describe… Read more »
TRACKING YOUR ACTIVITY: HELPING TO DEFINE THE PA ROLE
July 25th, 20181030 – 1120 Russ Ives, CCPA Description The Physician Assistant (PA) profession in Canada is growing exponentially every year with rapid success in numbers continuing to rise however there still remains to be a lack of research to justify this… Read more »
CPAEA PREPARING FOR THE JOB INTERVIEW
June 1st, 20181330 – 1420 Ian Jones, MPAS, PA-C, CCPA, DFAAPA Description The University of Manitoba MPAS team will provide an interactive demonstration and audience participation event in preparing for the job interview as a PA. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of… Read more »
HEALTH LITERACY AND PATIENT EDUCATION
June 1st, 20181530 – 1620 Alison Plotzke, CCPA Description The relationship between poor health literacy and health status is well-recognized and well-documented. However, there is still substantial gap between translation of information and knowledge between health care providers and patients. Physician Assistants… Read more »
INVASION OF THE MASTER GLAND: SUSPICION, INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PITUITARY TUMOURS
June 1st, 20181330 – 1420 Leslie St. Jacques, CC-PA; BA, BHSc-PA MES, MSW Description The Pituitary is referred to as the “master gland” due to its pervasive control of our hormones. A pituitary tumour can drastically alter a person’s body and rob… Read more »