Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice

Prepare for every stage of your physician assistant career with Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 5th Edition - the one text that takes you from your PA coursework through clinical practice! Concise, easy to read, and highly visual, this all-in-one resource by Ruth Ballweg, Edward M. Sullivan, Darwin Brown, and Daniel Vetrosky delivers the current, practical guidance you need to know to succeed in any setting. INDICE: SECTION I OVERVIEW 1 HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION AND CURRENT TRENDS 2 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION 3 EDUCATION 4 CREDENTIALING: ACCREDITATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, AND PRIVILEGING 5 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS SPECIALTY RECOGNITION: CERTIFICATE OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS 6 FINANCING AND REIMBURSEMENT 7 THE POLITICAL PROCESS SECTION II MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE 8 EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE 9 RESEARCH AND THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 10 SAFETY IN CLINICAL SETTINGS 11 CLINICAL PROCEDURES 12 GENETICS IN PRIMARY CARE 13 CHRONIC CARE PERSPECTIVES 14 PHARMACOLOGY: THE USE OF MEDICATIONS 15 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SECTION III INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS 16 COMMUNICATION ISSUES 17 ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 18 USING CONSULTANTS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES SECTION IV PATIENT CARE 19 HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND PATIENT EDUCATION 20 FAMILY MEDICINE 21 INTERNAL MEDICINE 22 EMERGENCY MEDICINE 23 PEDIATRICS 24 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 25 SURGERY 26 GERIATRIC MEDICINE 27 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE: ESSENTIALS IN PRACTICE 28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE 29 ORTHOPEDICS 30 DERMATOLOGY 31 ONCOLOGY 32 INFECTIOUS DISEASE 33 OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE SECTION V PROFESSIONALISM 34 PROFESSIONALISM 35 CLINICAL ETHICS 36 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RISK MANAGEMENT 37 POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS 38 DEALING WITH STRESS AND BURNOUT SECTION VI PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT 39 HEALTH DISPARITIES 40 PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE 41 POPULATION-BASED HEALTH SECTION VII SYSTEMS-BASED PRACTICE 42 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS 43 REHABILITATIVE AND LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEMS 44 HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS 45 CORRECTIONAL MEDICINE 46 MILITARY MEDICINE 47 INNER-CITY HEALTH CARE 48 RURAL HEALTH CARE 49 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE 50 PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES 51 END-OF-LIFE ISSUES 52 MASS CASUALTY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT 53 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND SUPERVISION

• ISBN: 978-1-4557-0657-0
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 792
• Fecha Publicación: 27/02/2013
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