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- 8/2/2023
CPSA seeking new members for its Competence Committee
The committee meets up to three times a year and the role is compensated with an honorarium. - 8/2/2023
N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada
The province is investing $5.6 million to get the program up and running followed by $1.5 million in annual funding. - 8/2/2023
Are we in this together?
The nursing collective is hindering the advancement of the PA profession despite irrefutable evidence of the value of PAs, says a PA student (who also has a nursing degree). - 8/1/2023
Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds
Aging and obesity are likely to be the two primary drivers of the expected rise in diabetes. - 8/1/2023
A therapeutic revolution: What will the treatments of the future look like?
Genetics and artificial intelligence will be at the heart of a therapeutic revolution in the years to come, making it possible to treat previously incurable pathologies. - 8/1/2023
How confidential are your medical records?
Here’s a blog Dr. Davidicus Wong wrote for patients explaining how confidentiality works and in what situations those outside the clinic might be allowed to know something in their medical record. - 8/1/2023
Manitoba government promises $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital in lead up to election
The governing Progressive Conservatives have been trailing in opinion polls since the COVID-19 pandemic strained hospitals. - 8/1/2023
Clients of Richmond Hill, Ont., clinic advised to get tested for hepatitis, HIV
In a news release, the municipality says anyone who has received wet cupping or micro-needling/derma rolling services at Huai Kui Xu TCM Clinic since Oct. 1, 2015 should get tested for blood-borne infections as a precaution. - 8/1/2023
Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken workers’ personal information
The Health Employers Association of British Columbia said Tuesday that the attack was on three websites it hosts. - 7/31/2023
Retirement life still a work in progress
After an intense career in infectious disease, Dr. Mark Tyndall reflects on who he is becoming in his next chapter.