Calgary Zone has welcomed a new profession to its health care team. Earlier this fall, Alberta Health services (AHs) embarked on a two-year demonstration project that began placing physician assistants (pAs) in select facilities across the province. Calgary has been… Lire la suite »
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Rise of the Physician Assistants
mars 19th, 2014WINNIPEG | With provincial governments seeking cost efficiencies in health-care delivery, physician assistants (PAs) have seen their ranks swell and their scope-of-practice expand in recent years. But leaders in the profession say the rise of PAs is also the result… Lire la suite »
PAs are coming to Manitoba
mars 12th, 2014WINNIPEG – Manitoba is hiring 50 new health-care professionals to help lighten the workload of family doctors so they are able to see more patients. Health Minister Erin Selby says nurse practitioners and physician assistants will help the province reach… Lire la suite »
The doctor dilemma
mars 3rd, 2014‘By 2015, every Manitoban who wants a family doctor will have access to one’ – NDP 2011 election campaign promise When the NDP made its bold pledge of a doctor for all, the day of reckoning seemed a long way… Lire la suite »
Physician Assistants in Canada
février 25th, 2014Canada is a confederation comprising 10 provinces and 3 territories. Each jurisdiction has authority to establish parameters concerning the administration and regulation of its health professionals, including physician assistants (PAs). In addition, each province or territory has its own health… Lire la suite »