Chapter
Chapter 1 - History of the Profession and Current Trends
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
DEVELOPMENTS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
CONCEPTS OF EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY REPORTS
CURRENT ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES
CHAPTER 2 - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION
THE MID-1960S THROUGH THE 1970S—PIONEER PERIOD
THE 1980S—MATURATION PERIOD
THE 1990S—BOOM OR BUST TIME
THE FUTURE—WHAT WILL PA EDUCATION LOOK LIKE BEYOND 2010?
Chapter 4 - Credentialing: Accreditation, Certification, Licensing, and Privileging
Chapter 5 - National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants Specialty Recognition: Certificate of Added Qualifications
REMEDIATION AND RETOOLING
Chapter 6 - Financing and Reimbursement
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Chapter 7 - The Political Process
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
INDIVIDUALS: PART OF THE WHOLE
STATE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCESS
Chapter 8 - Evidence-Based Medicine
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE?
SECTION II MEDICAL
KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 9 - Research and the Physician Assistant
CHAPTER 10 - SAFETY IN CLINICAL SETTINGS
NEEDLESTICK AND SHARPS INJURIES
Chapter 11 - Clinical Procedures
WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT
COMMONLY PERFORMED CLINICAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 12 - Genetics in Primary Care
GENETIC SKILLS NEEDED IN PRIMARY CARE
Chapter 13 - Chronic Care Perspectives
CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE CREATES A PARADIGM SHIFT: THE PATIENT-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP
ELEMENTS OF THE CHRONIC CARE MODEL
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND ACTION PLANNING
POPULATION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASE
ROLE OF THE PA IN CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE: AN INTEGRATION OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CORE COMPETENCIES
CHAPTER 14 - PHARMACOLOGY: THE USE OF MEDICATIONS
LIMITING THE ARMAMENTARIUM
CHAPTER 15 - COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
PREVALENCE OF USE OF CAM IN THE UNITED STATES
IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
WHAT PAS SHOULD KNOW WHEN MANAGING PATIENTS AND CAM USE
ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SECTION III INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
Chapter 16 - Communication Issues
ONLINE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH CARE OFFICE SETTINGS
PATIENT-PROVIDER COMMUNICATION
HEALTH LITERACY AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 17 - Electronic Health Record
Chapter 18 - Using Consultants and
Community Resources
USING COMMUNITY RESOURCES
OVERVIEW OF TYPICAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONCLUSION: HELP FOR THE S FAMILY
Chapter 19 - Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Patient Education
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
Chapter 20 - Family Medicine
CONGRUENCE OF FAMILY PRACTICE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE
EXPANDING CRISIS IN PRIMARY CARE AND FAMILY PRACTICE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND PAS
HISTORY OF FAMILY PRACTICE
HISTORY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
WHAT DISTINGUISHES FAMILY PRACTICE FROM INTERNAL MEDICINE?
PAS EMPLOYED IN FAMILY PRACTICE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE
Chapter 21 - Internal Medicine
WHAT IS INTERNAL MEDICINE?
INTERNAL MEDICINE PRACTICE
TYPICAL INTERNAL MEDICINE CASES
Chapter 22 - Emergency Medicine
PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
PROBLEM-ORIENTED HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
ROLE OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
GENERAL APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL PAIN
FEMALE WITH LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VAGINAL BLEEDING
MANAGEMENT OF THE FEBRILE CHILD YOUNGER THAN 2 YEARS
EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT EMERGENCIES
NECK PAIN AND LOW BACK PAIN
NEUROLOGIC AND TENDON EVALUATION OF THE FOREARM, WRIST, AND HAND
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POISONING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
LEGAL AND ETHICAL DECISIONS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
CLINICAL PEARLS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
WHAT IS THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS?
Chapter 24 - Obstetrics and Gynecology
PRACTICE CHOICES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
JUDGMENT, HANDS, TOOLS, AND DEVICES
WHO’S WHO IN THE OPERATING ROOM
PREOPERATIVE PATIENT EVALUATION
ASEPSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL IN THE OPERATING ROOM
MAINTAINING A STERILE FIELD
OPERATIVE SITE DRAPING AND EQUIPMENT
SURGICAL ASSISTING AND INSTRUMENTATION
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
CONCEPTS FOR SURGICAL ASSISTING
CHAPTER 26 - GERIATRIC MEDICINE
COMMON PROBLEMS IN GERIATRIC CARE
UNIQUE ISSUES IN GERIATRIC CARE
COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Chapter 27 - Behavioral Science and Medicine: Essentials in Practice
STRUCTURE OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT–PATIENT ENCOUNTER
SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION
MAJOR DEPRESSION (DSM-IV 296.2)
CHAPTER 28 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN ORTHOPEDICS
MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
COMMON ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS
CHALLENGES AND REWARDS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN ORTHOPEDICS
Chapter 32 - Infectious Disease
HISTORY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
COMMON ROLES OF THE PA IN AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRACTICE
PROBLEM-BASED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SETTING
CHAPTER 33 - OCCUPATIONAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW BEFORE YOU START THE ROTATION?
HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS’ CONTRIBUTION
SECTION V
PROFESSIONALISM
CHAPTER 34 - PROFESSIONALISM
ELEMENTS OF THE PA COMPETENCY OF PROFESSIONALISM
BEHAVIOR TOWARD THE PATIENT
BEHAVIOR TOWARD OTHER PROFESSIONALS
BEHAVIOR TOWARD THE PUBLIC
FOSTERING PROFESSIONALISM
CHAPTER 35 - CLINICAL ETHICS
SKILLS, COMPETENCE, AND CONFIDENCE
ETHICS AND MORALS AND THEORIES
SHORT HISTORY OF CLINICAL BIOETHICS
DATA TO COLLECT FOR A CLINICAL ETHICAL ANALYSIS
HOW TO COLLECT DATA FOR A CLINICAL ETHICAL ANALYSIS
RECOGNITION OF ETHICAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE
Chapter 36 - Medical Malpractice and Risk Management
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT’S REACTION TO NOTIFICATION OF A LAWSUIT
REASONS THAT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ARE SUED
COMMONSENSE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFINED
NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK
Chapter 37 - Postgraduate Residency Programs
HISTORY OF POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCY EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
RESIDENCY PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
CURRENT AVAILABLE PROGRAMS
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS
RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF TRAINING
RESIDENCY GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Chapter 38 - Dealing with Stress and Burnout
DECISION TO BECOME A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
EXPERIENCE OF STRESS IN TRAINING
SECTION VI
PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT
Chapter 39 - Health Disparities
WHAT ARE HEALTH DISPARITIES?
HEALTH LITERACY AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH DISPARITIES
HEALTH DISPARITIES: SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
Chapter 40 - Patient Safety and Quality of Care
QUALITY CARE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA
PATIENT SAFETY STRATEGIES
Chapter 41 - Population-Based Health
WHAT IS POPULATION-BASED MEDICINE?
PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS
SECTION VII SYSTEMS-BASED PRACTICE
CHAPTER 42 -
Health Care Delivery Systems
PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES
ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS
IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
RECRUITMENT/HIRING/EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
NEW DELIVERY SYSTEMS—MEDICAL HOMES
Chapter 43 - Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems
HOME CARE—INFORMAL CAREGIVERS
HOME CARE—HOME CARE ORGANIZATIONS
ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES
Chapter 44 - Health Care for Homeless Populations
Chapter 45 - Correctional Medicine
WORKING IN A CORRECTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROVIDING HEALTH CARE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
STAFFING IN CORRECTIONAL MEDICINE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CHRONIC DISEASE IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SPECIAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
MANAGING ETHICAL CONFLICTS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 46 - Military Medicine
ROLE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN THE MILITARY
Chapter 47 - Inner-City Health Care
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY INNER CITY?
DIVERSITY IN THE INNER CITY
HEALTH CARE IN THE INNER CITY
RECENT TRENDS IN THE INNER CITY
ROLE OF PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITALS
ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF INNER-CITY PRACTICE
Chapter 48 - Rural Health Care
WHAT IS RURAL? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
RURAL CLINICS: FRONTLINE ACCESS
FUNDING AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ISSUES
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND RURAL MEDICINE
REQUISITES FOR A RURAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF RURAL PRACTICE
Chapter 49 - International Health Care
Chapter 50 - Patients with Disabilities
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Chapter 51 - End-of-Life Issues
HELPING PATIENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS
Chapter 52 - Mass Casualty and Disaster Management
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AS EDUCATORS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AS PROVIDERS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN AFTERCARE
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN POLICY
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING FOR DISASTER RESPONSE
Chapter 53 - Physician Assistants and Supervision
DEPENDENT PRACTICE VERSUS INTERDEPENDENT PRACTICE
COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
DELEGATED SCOPE OF PRACTICE
AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING
FLEXIBILITY IN SUPERVISION
Appendix - Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession
INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT
Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice
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