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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.

1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. v 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Section I. Overview - p. xv 10. Chapter 1. Maximizing Your Physician Assistant Education - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. History of the Profession and Current Trends - p. 6 12. Chapter 3. International Development of the Physician Assistant Profession - p. 25 13. Chapter 4. Physician Assistant Education: Past, Present, and Future Challenges - p. 37 14. Chapter 5. Safety in Clinical Settings - p. 50 15. Chapter 6. Assuring Quality for Physician Assistants: Accreditation, Certification, Licensing, and Privileging - p. 59 16. Chapter 7. Physician Assistant Relationship to Physicians - p. 71 17. Chapter 8. Health Care Financing and Reimbursement - p. 81 18. Chapter 9. The Political Process - p. 92 19. Chapter 10. Interprofessional Practice and Education - p. 108 20. Section II. Medical Knowledge - p. 116.e1 21. Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Medicine - p. 119 22. Chapter 12. Research and the Physician Assistant - p. 134 23. Chapter 13. Keeping People Healthy - p. 144 24. Chapter 14. Clinical Procedures - p. 154 25. Chapter 15. Genetic and Genomic Applications in Clinical Practice - p. 182 26. Chapter 16. Chronic Care Perspectives - p. 197 27. Chapter 17. Considerations for a Logical Approach to Medication Prescribing - p. 214 28. Chapter 18. Complementary and Integrative Health - p. 224 29. Chapter 19. Geriatric Medicine - p. 231 30. Chapter 20. End-of-Life Issues - p. 255 31. Section III. Interpersonal and Communication Skills - p. 264.e1 32. Chapter 21. Communication Issues - p. 267 33. Chapter 22. Electronic Health Record - p. 274 34. Chapter 23. Patient Education - p. 280 35. Chapter 24. Providing Culturally Competent Health Care - p. 289 36. Section IV. Patient Care: Clinical Rotations - p. 296.e1 37. Chapter 25. Family Medicine - p. 299 38. Chapter 26. Internal Medicine - p. 309 39. Chapter 27. Women’s Health - p. 312 40. Chapter 28. Pediatrics - p. 323 41. Chapter 29. Behavioral Science and Medicine: Essentials in Practice - p. 331 42. Chapter 30. Surgery - p. 341 43. Chapter 31. Emergency Medicine - p. 353 44. Chapter 32. Elective Rotations - p. 357 45. A. Cardiology - p. 357 46. B. Dermatology - p. 362 47. C. Orthopedics - p. 370 48. D. Oncology - p. 383 49. E. Other Medical Subspecialties - p. 393 50. F. Other Surgical Subspecialties - p. 404 51. Section V. Professionalism - p. 411.e1 52. Chapter 33. Professionalism - p. 415 53. Chapter 34. Clinical Ethics - p. 425 54. Chapter 35. Medical Malpractice and Risk Management - p. 444 55. Chapter 36. Postgraduate Clinical Training Programs for Physician Assistants - p. 454 56. Chapter 37. Dealing With Stress and Burnout - p. 467 57. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 475.e1 58. Chapter 38. Health Disparities - p. 479 59. Chapter 39. Patient Safety and Quality of Care - p. 485 60. Section VII. Systems-Based Practice - p. 498.e1 61. Chapter 40. Health and Health Care Delivery Systems - p. 501 62. Chapter 41. Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems - p. 515 63. Chapter 42. Health Care for the Homeless - p. 522 64. Chapter 43. Correctional Medicine - p. 526 65. Chapter 44. Military Medicine - p. 544 66. Chapter 45. Inner-City Health Care - p. 552 67. Chapter 46. Rural Health Care - p. 564 68. Chapter 47. International Health Care - p. 581 69. Chapter 48. Patients with Disabilities - p. 591 70. Chapter 49. Mass Casualty Natural Disaster - p. 604 71. Section VIII. Your Physician Assistant Career - p. 621 72. Chapter 50. Leadership Skills for Physician Assistants - p. 625 73. Chapter 51. Be a Physician Assistant Educator - p. 628 74. Chapter 52. Professional Service - p. 635 75. Chapter 53. The Future of the Physician Assistant Profession - p. 640 76. Chapter 54. A Primer on Learning Objectives - p. 642.e1 77. Chapter 55. A Primer on Item Writing - p. 642.e4 78. Chapter 56. Primer on Team-Based Learning - p. 642.e10 79. Appendix. Link to ARC-PA Website - p. 643 80. Index - p. 645

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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.

1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. v 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Section I. Overview - p. xv 10. Chapter 1. Maximizing Your Physician Assistant Education - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. History of the Profession and Current Trends - p. 6 12. Chapter 3. International Development of the Physician Assistant Profession - p. 25 13. Chapter 4. Physician Assistant Education: Past, Present, and Future Challenges - p. 37 14. Chapter 5. Safety in Clinical Settings - p. 50 15. Chapter 6. Assuring Quality for Physician Assistants: Accreditation, Certification, Licensing, and Privileging - p. 59 16. Chapter 7. Physician Assistant Relationship to Physicians - p. 71 17. Chapter 8. Health Care Financing and Reimbursement - p. 81 18. Chapter 9. The Political Process - p. 92 19. Chapter 10. Interprofessional Practice and Education - p. 108 20. Section II. Medical Knowledge - p. 116.e1 21. Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Medicine - p. 119 22. Chapter 12. Research and the Physician Assistant - p. 134 23. Chapter 13. Keeping People Healthy - p. 144 24. Chapter 14. Clinical Procedures - p. 154 25. Chapter 15. Genetic and Genomic Applications in Clinical Practice - p. 182 26. Chapter 16. Chronic Care Perspectives - p. 197 27. Chapter 17. Considerations for a Logical Approach to Medication Prescribing - p. 214 28. Chapter 18. Complementary and Integrative Health - p. 224 29. Chapter 19. Geriatric Medicine - p. 231 30. Chapter 20. End-of-Life Issues - p. 255 31. Section III. Interpersonal and Communication Skills - p. 264.e1 32. Chapter 21. Communication Issues - p. 267 33. Chapter 22. Electronic Health Record - p. 274 34. Chapter 23. Patient Education - p. 280 35. Chapter 24. Providing Culturally Competent Health Care - p. 289 36. Section IV. Patient Care: Clinical Rotations - p. 296.e1 37. Chapter 25. Family Medicine - p. 299 38. Chapter 26. Internal Medicine - p. 309 39. Chapter 27. Women’s Health - p. 312 40. Chapter 28. Pediatrics - p. 323 41. Chapter 29. Behavioral Science and Medicine: Essentials in Practice - p. 331 42. Chapter 30. Surgery - p. 341 43. Chapter 31. Emergency Medicine - p. 353 44. Chapter 32. Elective Rotations - p. 357 45. A. Cardiology - p. 357 46. B. Dermatology - p. 362 47. C. Orthopedics - p. 370 48. D. Oncology - p. 383 49. E. Other Medical Subspecialties - p. 393 50. F. Other Surgical Subspecialties - p. 404 51. Section V. Professionalism - p. 411.e1 52. Chapter 33. Professionalism - p. 415 53. Chapter 34. Clinical Ethics - p. 425 54. Chapter 35. Medical Malpractice and Risk Management - p. 444 55. Chapter 36. Postgraduate Clinical Training Programs for Physician Assistants - p. 454 56. Chapter 37. Dealing With Stress and Burnout - p. 467 57. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 475.e1 58. Chapter 38. Health Disparities - p. 479 59. Chapter 39. Patient Safety and Quality of Care - p. 485 60. Section VII. Systems-Based Practice - p. 498.e1 61. Chapter 40. Health and Health Care Delivery Systems - p. 501 62. Chapter 41. Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems - p. 515 63. Chapter 42. Health Care for the Homeless - p. 522 64. Chapter 43. Correctional Medicine - p. 526 65. Chapter 44. Military Medicine - p. 544 66. Chapter 45. Inner-City Health Care - p. 552 67. Chapter 46. Rural Health Care - p. 564 68. Chapter 47. International Health Care - p. 581 69. Chapter 48. Patients with Disabilities - p. 591 70. Chapter 49. Mass Casualty Natural Disaster - p. 604 71. Section VIII. Your Physician Assistant Career - p. 621 72. Chapter 50. Leadership Skills for Physician Assistants - p. 625 73. Chapter 51. Be a Physician Assistant Educator - p. 628 74. Chapter 52. Professional Service - p. 635 75. Chapter 53. The Future of the Physician Assistant Profession - p. 640 76. Chapter 54. A Primer on Learning Objectives - p. 642.e1 77. Chapter 55. A Primer on Item Writing - p. 642.e4 78. Chapter 56. Primer on Team-Based Learning - p. 642.e10 79. Appendix. Link to ARC-PA Website - p. 643 80. Index - p. 645

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