Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice
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By- Ruth Ballweg, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA, Associate Professor and Director, MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
- Edward Sullivan, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant, J. Kirkland Grant Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice, Mesquite, TX
- Darwin Brown, MPH, PA-C, DFAAPA, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA
- Daniel Vetrosky, PA-C, PhD, DFAAPA, Assistant Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Prepare for every stage of your physician assistant career with Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 5th Edition - the one text that takes you from your PA coursework through clinical practice! Concise, easy to read, and highly visual, this all-in-one resource by Ruth Ballweg, Edward M. Sullivan, Darwin Brown, and Daniel Vetrosky delivers the current, practical guidance you need to know to succeed in any setting.
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Physician Assistants
Paperback, 792 Pages
Published: February 2013
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-0657-0
Contents
SECTION I OVERVIEW
1 HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION AND CURRENT TRENDS
2 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION
3 EDUCATION4 CREDENTIALING: ACCREDITATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING,
AND PRIVILEGING5 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS SPECIALTY RECOGNITION: CERTIFICATE OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS
6 FINANCING AND REIMBURSEMENT7 THE POLITICAL PROCESS
SECTION II MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
8 EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
9 RESEARCH AND THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT10 SAFETY IN CLINICAL SETTINGS
11 CLINICAL PROCEDURES12 GENETICS IN PRIMARY CARE
13 CHRONIC CARE PERSPECTIVES14 PHARMACOLOGY: THE USE OF MEDICATIONS
15 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINESECTION III INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS16 COMMUNICATION ISSUES
17 ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
18 USING CONSULTANTS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCESSECTION IV PATIENT CARE19 HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
20 FAMILY MEDICINE
21 INTERNAL MEDICINE22 EMERGENCY MEDICINE
23 PEDIATRICS24 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
25 SURGERY26 GERIATRIC MEDICINE
27 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE: ESSENTIALS IN PRACTICE28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE
29 ORTHOPEDICS30 DERMATOLOGY
31 ONCOLOGY32 INFECTIOUS DISEASE
33 OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINESECTION V PROFESSIONALISM34 PROFESSIONALISM
35 CLINICAL ETHICS
36 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RISK MANAGEMENT37 POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
38 DEALING WITH STRESS AND BURNOUTSECTION VI PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT39 HEALTH DISPARITIES
40 PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE
41 POPULATION-BASED HEALTHSECTION VII SYSTEMS-BASED PRACTICE
42 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS43 REHABILITATIVE AND LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEMS
44 HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS45 CORRECTIONAL MEDICINE
46 MILITARY MEDICINE47 INNER-CITY HEALTH CARE
48 RURAL HEALTH CARE49 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE
50 PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES51 END-OF-LIFE ISSUES
52 MASS CASUALTY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT53 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND SUPERVISION
