27 min
Nurse Practitioners in Canada — Cindy Fehr and Stan Marchuk Canadian Health Information Podcast
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- Health & Fitness
Expanding the use of nurse practitioners is one of the most discussed ways to mitigate the ongoing shortage of family physicians in Canada, especially in rural and remote communities. CIHI data shows that there are an estimated 8,000 nurse practitioners in Canada and that their number is growing, but they face roadblocks in the areas of compensation, whether they have enough autonomy and whether they need physician oversight. Host Avis Favaro is joined by Cindy Fehr, CEO of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba, and Stan Marchuk, a B.C. family nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing practice, to discuss what NPs do, what they need and the plan to get more of them in the field.
This episode is available in English only.
Expanding the use of nurse practitioners is one of the most discussed ways to mitigate the ongoing shortage of family physicians in Canada, especially in rural and remote communities. CIHI data shows that there are an estimated 8,000 nurse practitioners in Canada and that their number is growing, but they face roadblocks in the areas of compensation, whether they have enough autonomy and whether they need physician oversight. Host Avis Favaro is joined by Cindy Fehr, CEO of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba, and Stan Marchuk, a B.C. family nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing practice, to discuss what NPs do, what they need and the plan to get more of them in the field.
This episode is available in English only.
27 min