%0 Journal Article
%T Utilizing the physician assistant role: case study in an upper-extremity orthopedic surgical program
%A Dwayne Nagy
%A Esther Suter
%A Joseph W. Bergman
%A Shelanne L. Hepp
%A Tanya Knorren
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Surgery".
%D 2017
%R 10.1503/cjs.002716
%X 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
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373725/