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Anesthesia Assistant Regulation in British Columbia - Coggle Diagram
Anesthesia Assistant Regulation in British Columbia
vulnerable patients
safeguards for public safety
Clearly defined qualifications
clearly defined scope of practice
Standardized education/CPS
Standard practice
cross site deployment and relief models
regulatory oversight
transparency to public
HPOA legal requirement
privileges through regulation
privileges through CPSBC delegation
restrited activities
Anesthesia Care Teams
Increase patient safety
OR efficiency and turnover
surgical waitlist reduction
Increased sugical capacity
Health human resouce solutions
Workforce stabilization
Physician-led teams
In Canada: Anesthesiologist + AA
In US: Anesthesiologists + CAA or CRNA
NOC
2021 downgrade to "technical occupations in therapy and assessment
Previously in Allied Primary Health Practitioners with NPs, PAs, widwifes
Align with NOC 31303 - PAs, midwives and allied health professionals
Provincial AA policy directive
"finalized" then abandoned
Competing priorities/agendas
BC MOH NIA Consultation
Advocates pushing for Canadian nurse anesthetists
Contradiction: Independent practice, but part of the ACT
US AA model omitted
US prototype
physician delivered
physician-led care team delivered
independent NA delivered
Path forward
Old term: "certified non-registrant" - ?licensed practice
Designation
CPSBC Bylaw inclusion
Full-regulation under the CPSBC
Provincial AA Policy Directive