Full Description
Entering its 6th edition, Physician AssistantPractice 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.
Contents
Section I Overview1. Maximizing Your Physician Assistant Education 2. History of the Profession and Current Trends3. International Development of the Physician Assistant Profession4. Physician Assistant Education: Past, Present, and Future Challenges5. Safety in Clinical Settings6. Assuring Quality for Physician Assistants: Accreditation, Certification, Licensing, and Privileging7. Physician Assistant Relationship to Physicians 8. Healthcare Financing and Reimbursement 9. The Political Process10. Interprofessional Practice and Education Section 2 Medical Knowledge11. Evidence-Based Medicine12. Research and the Physician Assistant 13. Keeping People Healthy14. Clinical Procedures 15. Genetic and Genomic Applications in Clinical Practice16. Chronic Care Perspectives17. Considerations for a Logical Approach to Medication Prescribing18. Complementary and Integrative Health19. Geriatric Medicine20. End-of-Life IssuesSection 3 Interpersonal and Communication Skills21. Communication Issues22. Electronic Health Record23. Patient Education24. Providing Culturally Competent Health CareSection 4 Patient Care: Clinical Rotations25. Family Medicine26. Internal Medicine27. Women's Health28. Pediatrics29. Behavioral Science and Medicine: Essentials in Practice30. Surgery31. Emergency Medicine32. Elective RotationsA. CardiologyB. DermatologyC. OrthopedicsD. OncologyE. Other Medical SubspecialtiesF. Other Surgical SubspecialtiesSection 5 Professionalism33. Professionalism34. Clinical Ethics35. Medical Malpractice and Risk Management36. Postgraduate Clinical Training Programs for Physician Assistants37. Managing Stress and BurnoutSection 6 Practice-Based Learning and Improvement38. Health Disparities39. Patient Safety and Quality of CareSection 7 Systems-Based Practice40. Health and Health Care Delivery Systems 41. Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems42. Health Care for the Homeless 43. Correctional Medicine44. Military Medicine45. Inner-City Health Care46. Rural Health Care47. International Health Care48. Patients with Disabilities49. Mass Casualty Natural Disaster Section 8 Your Physician Assistant Career50. Leadership Skills for Physician Assistants51.Be a Physician Assistant Educator52. Professional Service53. The Future of the Physician AssistantAppendix: Link to ARC-PA Website
