Physician assistants: trialling a new surgical health professional in Australia.

Background: The Australia health workforce productivity Commission Research Report in 2005 identified workforce shortages. One of the recommendations is that new models of health care be established. As a result South Australia is trialling United States trained physician assistants in a pilot program.

How to differentiate peritoneal cancer from other diseases.

PPC is a malignancy with potentially devastating effects. Symptoms of PPC are nonspecific and common, and several are particularly vague in nature. PAs must understand the disease process in order to avoid misdiagnosis.