Physician assistant : a guide to clinical practice

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    • Ballweg, Ruth

書誌事項

Physician assistant : a guide to clinical practice

Ruth Ballweg ... [et al.]

Elsevier, c2018

6th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Entering its 6th edition, Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice is the only text that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in clinical practice. It is designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, enabling students and practicing PAs to thrive in a rapidly changing health care system. Teaches how to prepare for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as how to work with atypical patient populations such as homeless patients and patients with disabilities. A succinct, bulleted writing style; convenient tables; practical case studies; and clinical application questions throughout enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications. Helps you master all the core competencies needed for certification or recertification. Addresses all six Physician Assistant Competencies, as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice. Includes quick-use resources, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and 134 updated case studies. Features chapters for the 7 core clinical rotations and 5 common electives, with key guidance on how to prepare effectively and what to expect. Provides updated health policy information, expanded information about international programs, cultural competencies, and pearls and pitfalls on working internationally as a PA. Outlines the basic principles of Interprofessional Education - an important new trend in medical education nationally. New chapters cover: Maximizing Your Education, Future of the Profession, Principles of PA Education, Managing Stress and Burnout, and many other topics. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

目次

Section I Overview 1. Maximizing Your Physician Assistant Education 2. History of the Profession and Current Trends 3. International Development of the Physician Assistant Profession 4. Physician Assistant Education: Past, Present, and Future Challenges 5. Safety in Clinical Settings 6. Assuring Quality for Physician Assistants: Accreditation, Certification, Licensing, and Privileging 7. Physician Assistant Relationship to Physicians 8. Healthcare Financing and Reimbursement 9. The Political Process 10. Interprofessional Practice and Education Section 2 Medical Knowledge 11. Evidence-Based Medicine 12. Research and the Physician Assistant 13. Keeping People Healthy 14. Clinical Procedures 15. Genetic and Genomic Applications in Clinical Practice 16. Chronic Care Perspectives 17. Considerations for a Logical Approach to Medication Prescribing 18. Complementary and Integrative Health 19. Geriatric Medicine 20. End-of-Life Issues Section 3 Interpersonal and Communication Skills 21. Communication Issues 22. Electronic Health Record 23. Patient Education 24. Providing Culturally Competent Health Care Section 4 Patient Care: Clinical Rotations 25. Family Medicine 26. Internal Medicine 27. Women's Health 28. Pediatrics 29. Behavioral Science and Medicine: Essentials in Practice 30. Surgery 31. Emergency Medicine 32. Elective Rotations A. Cardiology B. Dermatology C. Orthopedics D. Oncology E. Other Medical Subspecialties F. Other Surgical Subspecialties Section 5 Professionalism 33. Professionalism 34. Clinical Ethics 35. Medical Malpractice and Risk Management 36. Postgraduate Clinical Training Programs for Physician Assistants 37. Managing Stress and Burnout Section 6 Practice-Based Learning and Improvement 38. Health Disparities 39. Patient Safety and Quality of Care Section 7 Systems-Based Practice 40. Health and Health Care Delivery Systems 41. Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems 42. Health Care for the Homeless 43. Correctional Medicine 44. Military Medicine 45. Inner-City Health Care 46. Rural Health Care 47. International Health Care 48. Patients with Disabilities 49. Mass Casualty Natural Disaster Section 8 Your Physician Assistant Career 50. Leadership Skills for Physician Assistants 51.Be a Physician Assistant Educator 52. Professional Service 53. The Future of the Physician Assistant Appendix: Link to ARC-PA Website

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