Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA’s role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.
Addresses all six physician assistant competencies, as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice.
Includes five new chapters: What Is a Physician Assistant, and How Did We Get Here?, Effective Use of Technology for Patient-Centered Care, Success in the Clinical Year, Transitioning to Practice and Working in Teams, and Finding Your Niche.
Features an enhanced focus on content unique to the PA profession that is not readily found in other resources, more illustrations for today’s visually oriented learners, a more consistent format throughout, and a new emphasis on the appropriate use of social media among healthcare professionals.
Provides updated content throughout to reflect the needs of the PA profession, including new content on self-care for the PA to help prevent burnout, suicide, and other hazards faced by healthcare professionals.
Guides students in preparation for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as working with special patient populations such as patients experiencing homelessness and patients with disabilities.
Includes quick-use resources, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and more than 130 updated case studies.
1. 27. Introduction to elective rotations - p. 228 2. 28. Cardiology - p. 230 3. 29. Dermatology - p. 235 4. 30. Orthopedics - p. 240 5. 31. Oncology - p. 251 6. 32. Other medical subspecialties - p. 256 7. 33. Other surgical subspecialties - p. 267 8. 34. International clinical rotations - p. 273 9. Section V. Professionalism - p. 284 10. 35. Professionalism - p. 284 11. 36. Clinical ethics - p. 295 12. 37. Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 311 13. 38. Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 318 14. 39. Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 329 15. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 337 16. 40. Interprofessional practice and education - p. 337 17. 41. Evidence-based medicine - p. 346 18. 42. Research and the physician assistant - p. 358 19. 43. Health disparities - p. 366 20. 44. Patient safety and quality of care - p. 370 21. Section VII. Systems-based Practice - p. 385 22. 45. Health and health care delivery systems - p. 385 23. 46. Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 399 24. 47. Population health - p. 405 25. 48. Health care for the homeless - p. 412 26. 49. Correctional medicine - p. 419 27. 50. Military medicine - p. 433 28. 51. Urban health care - p. 440 29. 52. Rural health care in the united states - p. 451 30. 53. International health care - p. 462 31. 54. Patients with disabilities - p. 469 32. 55. Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 478 33. Section VIII. Your PA Career - p. 494 34. 56. Transition to professional practice - p. 494 35. 57. Finding your niche - p. 500 36. 58. Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 504 37. 59. Be a physician assistant educator - p. 507 38. 60. Professional service - p. 513 39. 61. The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 518 40. Appendix: Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 521 41. Index - p. 523
Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA’s role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.
Addresses all six physician assistant competencies, as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice.
Includes five new chapters: What Is a Physician Assistant, and How Did We Get Here?, Effective Use of Technology for Patient-Centered Care, Success in the Clinical Year, Transitioning to Practice and Working in Teams, and Finding Your Niche.
Features an enhanced focus on content unique to the PA profession that is not readily found in other resources, more illustrations for today’s visually oriented learners, a more consistent format throughout, and a new emphasis on the appropriate use of social media among healthcare professionals.
Provides updated content throughout to reflect the needs of the PA profession, including new content on self-care for the PA to help prevent burnout, suicide, and other hazards faced by healthcare professionals.
Guides students in preparation for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as working with special patient populations such as patients experiencing homelessness and patients with disabilities.
Includes quick-use resources, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and more than 130 updated case studies.
1. 27. Introduction to elective rotations - p. 228 2. 28. Cardiology - p. 230 3. 29. Dermatology - p. 235 4. 30. Orthopedics - p. 240 5. 31. Oncology - p. 251 6. 32. Other medical subspecialties - p. 256 7. 33. Other surgical subspecialties - p. 267 8. 34. International clinical rotations - p. 273 9. Section V. Professionalism - p. 284 10. 35. Professionalism - p. 284 11. 36. Clinical ethics - p. 295 12. 37. Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 311 13. 38. Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 318 14. 39. Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 329 15. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 337 16. 40. Interprofessional practice and education - p. 337 17. 41. Evidence-based medicine - p. 346 18. 42. Research and the physician assistant - p. 358 19. 43. Health disparities - p. 366 20. 44. Patient safety and quality of care - p. 370 21. Section VII. Systems-based Practice - p. 385 22. 45. Health and health care delivery systems - p. 385 23. 46. Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 399 24. 47. Population health - p. 405 25. 48. Health care for the homeless - p. 412 26. 49. Correctional medicine - p. 419 27. 50. Military medicine - p. 433 28. 51. Urban health care - p. 440 29. 52. Rural health care in the united states - p. 451 30. 53. International health care - p. 462 31. 54. Patients with disabilities - p. 469 32. 55. Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 478 33. Section VIII. Your PA Career - p. 494 34. 56. Transition to professional practice - p. 494 35. 57. Finding your niche - p. 500 36. 58. Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 504 37. 59. Be a physician assistant educator - p. 507 38. 60. Professional service - p. 513 39. 61. The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 518 40. Appendix: Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 521 41. Index - p. 523
