Utilizing the physician assistant role: case study in an upper-extremity orthopedic surgical program | Zendy

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Utilizing the physician assistant role: case study in an upper-extremity orthopedic surgical program

Author(s) -

Shelanne Hepp,

Esther Suter,

Dwayne Nagy,

Tanya Knorren,

Joseph Bergman

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.002716

Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , specialty , staffing , economic shortage , health care , physician assistants , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , nursing , nurse practitioners , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , economics , economic growth

Shortages with resources and inefficiencies with orthopedic services in Canada create opportunities for alternative staffing models and ways to use existing resources. Physician assistants (PAs) are a common provider used in specialty orthopedic services in the United States; however, Canada has limited experience with PAs. As part of a larger demonstration project, Alberta Health Services (AHS) implemented 1 PA position in an upper-extremity surgical program in Alberta, Canada, to demonstrate the role in 4 areas: preoperative, operative, postoperative and follow-up care.

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