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Needs for Physicians' Assistants
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1970To the Editor.— Much recent discussion suggests the need for new categories of health personnel to assist physicians. Before making any decisions regarding training programs for our own medical community, we elected to survey the physicians of the state of Delaware to ascertain their opinions regarding the need for physicians' assistants (PA), their ...
J H, McGrath +2 more
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Physicians' Assistants: Nurses as Physicians
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1970To the Editor.— Reference is made to the recent editorial "Physician's Assistant or Assistant Physician?" ( 212 :313, 1970) in which our article ( 211 :476, 1970) was discussed. We are most appreciative of the interestThe Journalhas shown in this program by devoting an editorial to it.
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2001
Medical professional codes have long prohibited physician involvement in assisting a patient's suicide. However, despite ethical and legal prohibitions, calls for the liberalization of this ban have grown in recent years. The medical profession should articulate its views on the arguments for and against changes in public policy and decide whether ...
L, Snyder, D P, Sulmasy
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Medical professional codes have long prohibited physician involvement in assisting a patient's suicide. However, despite ethical and legal prohibitions, calls for the liberalization of this ban have grown in recent years. The medical profession should articulate its views on the arguments for and against changes in public policy and decide whether ...
L, Snyder, D P, Sulmasy
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An intelligent assistant for physicians
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016This paper presents a software tool developed for assisting physicians during an examination process. The tool consists of a number of modules with the aim to make the examination process not only quicker but also fault proof moving from a simple electronic medical records management system towards an intelligent assistant for the physician.
Dimitris Gavrilis +3 more
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Gastroenterology Nursing, 2003
There are many issues surrounding the end of life. One of the most controversial is physician-assisted suicide. Because nursing is intimately involved with care of patients at the end of life in a variety of settings, it is incumbent upon nurses to be well informed on this issue.
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There are many issues surrounding the end of life. One of the most controversial is physician-assisted suicide. Because nursing is intimately involved with care of patients at the end of life in a variety of settings, it is incumbent upon nurses to be well informed on this issue.
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Veterans as physician assistants
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2015The physician assistant (PA) profession emerged nearly 50 years ago to leverage the healthcare experience of Vietnam-era military trained medics and corpsmen to fill workforce shortages in medical care. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Primary Care Training and Enhancement program was established to improve access to primary care ...
Douglas, Brock +4 more
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The Future for Physician Assistants
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1983Physician assistants were intended to be assistants to primary care physicians. Physicians in private practice have only moderately responded to the availability of these professionals. Cutbacks in the numbers of foreign medical graduates entering American schools for graduate medical education, concern for overcrowding in some specialties, and the ...
J F, Cawley, J E, Ott, C A, DeAtley
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Physician assistants in Australia
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2014[Extract] Physician assistants (PAs) are making inroads in Australia. Medical extension is an idea whose time has finally come. As the familiar demand-side triad of population aging, wants, and technology collides with workforce and financial constraint, change for Australia will be a necessity, not an option.
Murray, Richard B., O'Kane, Deborah A.
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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2010
Two recent articles have again piqued our interest in the subject of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. As noted by Chambaere et al, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2002, and Luxemburg in 2009, have decriminalized physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. The issue is currently being debated in Canada.
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Two recent articles have again piqued our interest in the subject of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. As noted by Chambaere et al, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2002, and Luxemburg in 2009, have decriminalized physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. The issue is currently being debated in Canada.
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The Military Physician Assistant
Military Medicine, 1991The origin of the physician assistant began with medically trained military personnel. Now, 25 years later, the military has over 1,100 physician assistants working in all aspects of health care delivery. This article examines the historical perspective and discusses current and emerging issues for the utilization of military physician assistants.
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