基本説明
Prev. ed.: 2008.
Full Description
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Contents
SECTION I OVERVIEW3 EDUCATION4 CREDENTIALING: ACCREDITATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING,AND PRIVILEGING6 FINANCING AND REIMBURSEMENT7 THE POLITICAL PROCESS8 EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE9 RESEARCH AND THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT11 CLINICAL PROCEDURES13 CHRONIC CARE PERSPECTIVES15 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINESECTION III INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS16 COMMUNICATION ISSUES17 ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD18 USING CONSULTANTS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES19 HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND PATIENT EDUCATION20 FAMILY MEDICINE21 INTERNAL MEDICINE22 EMERGENCY MEDICINE23 PEDIATRICS24 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY25 SURGERY26 GERIATRIC MEDICINE29 ORTHOPEDICS30 DERMATOLOGY31 ONCOLOGY32 INFECTIOUS DISEASE33 OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINESECTION V PROFESSIONALISM34 PROFESSIONALISM35 CLINICAL ETHICS36 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RISK MANAGEMENT37 POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS38 DEALING WITH STRESS AND BURNOUT39 HEALTH DISPARITIES41 POPULATION-BASED HEALTHSECTION VII SYSTEMS-BASED PRACTICE42 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS43 REHABILITATIVE AND LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEMS44 HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS45 CORRECTIONAL MEDICINE46 MILITARY MEDICINE47 INNER-CITY HEALTH CARE48 RURAL HEALTH CARE49 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE50 PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES51 END-OF-LIFE ISSUES52 MASS CASUALTY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT53 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND SUPERVISION
