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Introducing physician assistants into new roles: international experiences
Author(s) -
Frossard Laurent A,
Liebich Genevieve,
Hooker Roderick S,
Brooks Peter M,
Robinson Lynn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01583.x
Subject(s) - officer , veterans affairs , library science , executive director , management , chief executive officer , medicine , sociology , political science , law , computer science , economics
Conference report: The development of physician assistants (PAs) is a phenomenon that has accelerated since the new century and many countries are involved (1). We report on countries that have recently introduced PAs to identify opportunities for improving the transition. The 35th Annual Physician Assistant Conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistant (AAPA) held in Philadelphia, US, May 26-31, 2007 was attended by almost 8,000 delegates including PAs, students, academics and policy makers. The main purposes of this conference were to promote professional development, develop ideas and provide education. It also featured an international forum focusing on global developments.