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  2. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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    The organization of International Chief Health Professions Officers (ICHPO) [3] developed a widely-used definition of the allied health professions: Allied Health Professions are a distinct group of health professionals who apply their expertise to prevent disease transmission, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people of all ages and all specialties.

  3. Nursing shortage in Canada - Wikipedia

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    To expedite entry into nursing, debates were held across Canada about auxiliary nursing roles for assistants and practical nurses. At that time, a "utopia of nursing" referred to teams of nursing staff which included registered nurses and other regulated nursing and hospital worker support personnel. [5]

  4. Medical credentials - Wikipedia

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    Nurse aide (CNA) Nurse technician (CNT) Care partner (CP) Medical Assistants. Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certified Medical Assistant - Admin (CMA-A) Certified Medical Assistant - Clinical (CMA-C) Certified Medical Assistant - Admin and Clinical (CMA-AC) Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Medical Assistant (MA) Certified Clinical Medical ...

  5. Physician assistant - Wikipedia

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    The occupational title of physician assistant and physician associate originated in the United States in 1967 at Duke University.The role has been adopted in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Switzerland, Liberia, Ghana, and by analogous names throughout Africa, each with their own nomenclature and ...

  6. Health professional - Wikipedia

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    70% of global health and social care workers are women, 30% of leaders in the global health sector are women. The healthcare workforce comprises a wide variety of professions and occupations who provide some type of healthcare service, including such direct care practitioners as physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, respiratory therapists, dentists, pharmacists, speech ...

  7. Nursing in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Designation: PANC(C) — PeriAnesthesia Nurse Certified (Canada) National Nursing Specialty Association: National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada (NAPANc) Competencies [PDF, 548.9 KB] Perinatal Nursing - i.e. They teach mothers-to-be about pre-natal health, and what they'll experience while carrying a baby.

  8. Mid-level practitioner - Wikipedia

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    In Canada there are four "allied primary health practitioners" identified under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) section 3124: physician assistant, nurse practitioner, midwife, and anesthesiologist assistant. [3] Nurse practitioners are permitted to provide several, but not all, of the health care services physicians provide. [4]

  9. Paramedics in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In these centres, paramedics and nurses work together as a patient-centred team to assess and treat patients without a physician or physician assistant on-site. The paramedic and nurse consult with a provider over the phone for particular patients, and the three disciplines work together to develop a care plan for the patient.