Former CBC journalist Maureen on the perspective gained in her new career as a physician assistant.
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It was Ontario PAs, led by the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants, who applied to the Ontario Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) for self-regulation, and in 2012, the Minister of Health asked HPRAC to give the matter priority. HPRAC ‘s primary criterion for determining whether a health profession should be regulated states: “the applicant must present a solid, evidence-based argument, based on a preponderance of evidence, that there is a risk of harm to the public.” If this criterion is not met, the application is rejected.
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One of the first physician assistants to graduate from McMaster University has been chosen to co-chair an expert advisory group established by the Ontario government on physician-assisted dying.
Maureen Taylor, an alumna from the first class to graduate with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Physician Assistant) degree in 2010, works as a physician assistant in infectious diseases and as a medical journalist. She will co-chair the team of patient, health care, ethics and legal experts from 11 provinces and territories across Canada. The group will focus on the needs of patients and their families. The group will complement the external panel set by the federal government following the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to strike down the federal law prohibiting physician-assisted dying. "Canadians across the country have said they want options for end-of-life care, including the option of physician-assisted dying. Individual choice, patient access and protection of vulnerable populations will be key considerations as we examine how physician-assisted dying will be integrated into our health care system," said Taylor. |
Maureen Taylor on CBC: Coronavirus MisinformationMaureen Taylor interviewed on CBC for Coronavirus Misinformation. Her interview begins at 7 minutes 10 seconds (7:10).
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How accurate is the film Contagion when it comes to representing pandemics like COVID-19? Maureen Taylor, a physician assistant in infectious diseases, weighs in.
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With Ohood, now I’m able to see more patients, spend more time and give them more information, and they’re able to contact my office and talk to her directly,” Wong said. “On basic questions, she can answer for me. Anything that’s abnormal or different she refers to me.” ...
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She can take your medical history, conduct a physical, diagnose and treat illnesses and may even assist in surgery, but Nathalie Riaboy is no doctor.
“We are not looking to become doctors. We are happy with what we are doing and I like that I work in a team environment,” said the Thornhill woman, one of the province’s first graduating class of 21 physician assistants from McMaster University. |
Brittany Watson hopes to return home as a Physician AssistantPublished January 2011 in Walkerton Herald-Times
Brittany Watson, a former graduate of Sacred Heart High school, is a first year student in Ontario's first physician assistant program at McMaster University - one of two universities in the province that have an accredited training program for this new medical profession."I want to come and work here, preferably in family practice which generally means working in some emergency room as well,"
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Meagen Leavitt, Kingston is among first Physician AssistantsPublished November 2010 in the Kingston Whig
Meagan Leavitt was interested in a career in medicine but not in the life and long hours of a doctor.
Until two years ago, she didn't have a choice but last week, she was one of 21 young people in Ontario's first graduating class of physician's assistants. She graduated from McMaster University after an intensive two-year course of study and with her classmates, moved immediately into the workforce, bridging the gap between nurses and physicians. |
ABOUTMPASA is the Student Association for McMaster's Physician Assistant Education Program in
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