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.
Evolve Educator site with an image bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
1. Chapter 27: Introduction to elective rotations - p. 228 2. Chapter 28: Cardiology - p. 230 3. Chapter 29: Dermatology - p. 235 4. Chapter 30: Orthopedics - p. 240 5. Chapter 31: Oncology - p. 251 6. Chapter 32: Other medical subspecialties - p. 256 7. Chapter 33: Other surgical subspecialties - p. 267 8. Chapter 34: International clinical rotations - p. 273 9. Chapter 35: Professionalism - p. 284 10. Chapter 36: Clinical ethics - p. 294 11. Chapter 37: Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 311 12. Chapter 38: Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 318 13. Chapter 39: Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 328 14. Chapter 40: Interprofessional practice and education - p. 337 15. Chapter 41: Evidence-based medicine - p. 346 16. Chapter 42: Research and the physician assistant - p. 358 17. Chapter 43: Health disparities - p. 366 18. Chapter 44: Patient safety and quality of care - p. 370 19. Chapter 45: Health and health care delivery systems - p. 385 20. Chapter 46: Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 399 21. Chapter 47: Population health - p. 405 22. Chapter 48: Health care for the homeless - p. 412 23. Chapter 49: Correctional medicine - p. 419 24. Chapter 50: Military medicine - p. 433 25. Chapter 51: Urban health care - p. 440 26. Chapter 52: Rural health care in the united states - p. 451 27. Chapter 53: International health care - p. 462 28. Chapter 54: Patients with disabilities - p. 469 29. Chapter 55: Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 478 30. Chapter 56: Transition to professional practice - p. 494 31. Chapter 57: Finding your niche - p. 500 32. Chapter 58: Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 504 33. Chapter 59: Be a physician assistant educator - p. 507 34. Chapter 60: Professional service - p. 513 35. Chapter 61: The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 518 36. Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 520 37. Index - p. 520
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.
Evolve Educator site with an image bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
1. Chapter 27: Introduction to elective rotations - p. 228 2. Chapter 28: Cardiology - p. 230 3. Chapter 29: Dermatology - p. 235 4. Chapter 30: Orthopedics - p. 240 5. Chapter 31: Oncology - p. 251 6. Chapter 32: Other medical subspecialties - p. 256 7. Chapter 33: Other surgical subspecialties - p. 267 8. Chapter 34: International clinical rotations - p. 273 9. Chapter 35: Professionalism - p. 284 10. Chapter 36: Clinical ethics - p. 294 11. Chapter 37: Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 311 12. Chapter 38: Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 318 13. Chapter 39: Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 328 14. Chapter 40: Interprofessional practice and education - p. 337 15. Chapter 41: Evidence-based medicine - p. 346 16. Chapter 42: Research and the physician assistant - p. 358 17. Chapter 43: Health disparities - p. 366 18. Chapter 44: Patient safety and quality of care - p. 370 19. Chapter 45: Health and health care delivery systems - p. 385 20. Chapter 46: Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 399 21. Chapter 47: Population health - p. 405 22. Chapter 48: Health care for the homeless - p. 412 23. Chapter 49: Correctional medicine - p. 419 24. Chapter 50: Military medicine - p. 433 25. Chapter 51: Urban health care - p. 440 26. Chapter 52: Rural health care in the united states - p. 451 27. Chapter 53: International health care - p. 462 28. Chapter 54: Patients with disabilities - p. 469 29. Chapter 55: Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 478 30. Chapter 56: Transition to professional practice - p. 494 31. Chapter 57: Finding your niche - p. 500 32. Chapter 58: Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 504 33. Chapter 59: Be a physician assistant educator - p. 507 34. Chapter 60: Professional service - p. 513 35. Chapter 61: The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 518 36. Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 520 37. Index - p. 520
