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What is a PA?
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A Physician Assistant (PA) is a new health care provider in Canada. PAs are highly trained health care professionals who see, assess and treat patients within a health care team.
Visit https://canadianpa.ca/whatispa and http://capa-acam.ca to learn more
#CanadaNeedsPAs
Why do we need PAs?
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Physician Assistants (PAs) are PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS and FORCE MULTIPLIERS:
– PAs increase a department/practice’s capacity to see MORE patients while delivering HIGH QUALITY health care
– PAs help reduce wait times
– PAs increase access to health care services
– PAs reduce physician burnout and workload
– PAs are involved in resident and medical learner teaching
– The flexibility of PA Scope of Practice means PAs can cater their practice and work to filling in the gaps in any given service, department or practice setting
– PAs enhance health care team coordination and communication, AND
– PAs save the Canadian health care system money*
– References: Value of Physician Assistants. Conference Board of Canada Report. CAPA-ACAM.
Visit https://canadianpa.ca/whatisapa and http://capa-acam.ca for more info
#CanadaNeedsPAs
