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Linda Silas and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

Nurse practitioners are the innovative solution to Canada’s health care woes

It was recently national Nurse Practitioner Week, but you would be forgiven if you’ve never heard of nurse practitioners. Most Canadians haven’t—and most don’t

Opinion | BY LINDA SILAS AND IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT | November 19, 2018

Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured recently at the National Press Theatre in Ottawaa. Nurse practitioners represent an innovative opportunity for Canada to address our growing health care needs, especially within underserved populations, communities and settings. It’s time for governments and employers to get on-board and remove the remaining obstacles for utilizing nurse practitioners, write Linda Silas and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nurse practitioners are the innovative solution to Canada’s health care woes

Opinion | BY LINDA SILAS AND IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT | November 19, 2018

It was recently national Nurse Practitioner Week, but you would be forgiven if you’ve never heard of nurse practitioners. Most Canadians haven’t—and most don’t

Nurse practitioners are the innovative solution to Canada’s health care woes

Opinion | BY LINDA SILAS AND IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT | November 19, 2018

It was recently national Nurse Practitioner Week, but you would be forgiven if you’ve never heard of nurse practitioners. Most Canadians haven’t—and most don’t

Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured recently at the National Press Theatre in Ottawaa. Nurse practitioners represent an innovative opportunity for Canada to address our growing health care needs, especially within underserved populations, communities and settings. It’s time for governments and employers to get on-board and remove the remaining obstacles for utilizing nurse practitioners, write Linda Silas and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade