Journal article
The emergence of the physician assistant role in a Canadian acute care surgery setting
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The role of physician assistants (PAs) in surgical care in Canada is expanding. Similarly, the acute care surgery (ACS) model continues to evolve, and PAs are increasingly being considered as members of ACS teams. However, their exact impact and contribution has not been well studied. Our study describes the contribution of a PA who worked full time on weekdays on an ACS team in a Canadian academic tertiary hospital.
METHODS: To …
Authors
Lack A; Saddik M; Engels P; Lethbridge S; Nenshi R
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. e442–e448
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
October 2020
DOI
10.1503/cjs.002119
ISSN
0008-428X