A behind-the-scenes look at why Canada delayed 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Experts say efficacy of 1st COVID-19 vaccine dose is a ‘game changer,’ but critics call delay an ‘experiment’ Adam Miller · CBC News · March 6 This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. […]
BC CENTRE for PALLIATIVE CARE – Hospice Care in British Columbia: A Current State Assessment
In autumn 2019, BC Centre for Palliative Care conducted a current state assessment of the not-for-profit hospice care sector in British Columbia to generate a deeper understanding of: 1) the variety of hospice programs and services in BC; 2) the people and care settings supported by these programs; 3) funding sources; 4) workforce structure. The administrators of 71 hospice organizations […]
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A systematic review: The role and impact of the physician assistant in the emergency department
Quynh Doan, Vikram Sabhaney, Niranjan Kissoon, Sam Sheps and Joel SingerDepartment of Pediatrics and 2School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada AbstractThis systematic review describes the role and impact of physician assistants (PAs) in the ED. It includes reports of surveys, retrospective and prospective studies as well as guide- lines and […]
The contributions of physician assistants in primary care systems
Roderick S. Hooker PhD MBA PAChristine M. Everett PhD‐Candidate MPH PA‐CFirst published: 18 August 2011 Abstract Shortages of primary care doctors are occurring globally; one means of meeting this demand has been the use of physician assistants (PAs). Introduced in the United States in the late 1960s to address doctor shortages, the PA movement has […]