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Expanding access: exploring the role of physician assistants in providing medication and telemedicine abortion services - a narrative literature review
(2020)
Introduction: In Canada, induced abortion services are safe, legal, and publicly funded; however, access to abortion services varies across Canada and continues to be a challenge for many women. Physician Assistants (PAs) ...
Efficacy of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy as first line treatment in complicated pleural effusions or empyema
(2020)
BACKGROUND: There are various treatment options for empyema and complicated pleural effusion, most of them requiring an invasive procedure. The use of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy may prevent a more invasive surgical ...
Perceived barriers toward the provision of opioid replacement therapy in primary care: a literature review
(2020)
Introduction: According to the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 5.9% of Manitobans were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) between 2010 and 2015. For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), opioid replacement ...
Gestational diabetes and barriers to care that may be addressed by physician assistants
(2020)
Background – Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasingly common pregnancy
complication. It occurs when women not previously diagnosed with diabetes mellitus develop high blood sugar during their pregnancy, ...
Intrauterine contraception: a literature review investigating the barriers limiting use and Canadian women
(2020)
Intro: Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are highly effective and are recommended as first line contraceptives for women. Very few Canadian women use these forms of contraception, even fewer youths use these ...
Factors that influence Canadian physician assistants to practice rurally: a survey response
(2020)
Introduction: A shortage of healthcare professionals is thought to be a driving force behind
access barriers in rural Canada. The use of Physician assistants (PAs) as healthcare providers in remote areas can help mitigate ...
Physician assistants on the pediatric infectious diseases service
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the needs of the pediatric infectious diseases service at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg and predict the utility of the adding of a physician assistant to their team, ...
Explore the potential of having Physician Assistants (PAs) working in critical care in Manitoba – A literature review
(2020)
Intro: Critical care medical staffing has been an emerging issue due to the change in the IPS standard and the ACGME resident duty hour restrictions. Currently, no PAs is working in Manitoba's critical care. Due to the ...
The impact of different teaching methods on the performance of physician assistants: a survey response from Canadian PAs on the perception of their clinical skills
(2020)
Each of the four Canadian PA programs have a unique approach in educating and training
their students where in the end, all students share the same competency and equivalence. The University of Toronto approaches its ...
Complementary and integrative medicine best practice guidelines: changing oncology health care providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices
(2020)
Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) use is prevalent among cancer patients and oncology health care providers (HCP) need to be knowledgeable and address CIM use to provide safe, patient-centred care. This study ...