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Baseline cultural competence in physician assistant students.

PLoS ONE, 2019
PurposeCultural competence is a critical component in health care services. The relationship between health disparities and prejudice and discrimination is well documented. Prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior are modifiable through training
Melanie M Domenech Rodríguez, Paula B Phelps, H Cathleen Tarp   +2 more
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Safety in Numbers: Successful Student-Approved Case-Based Interprofessional Safety Workshop Utilizing Simulated Real-Life Safety Cases

MedEdPORTAL, 2020
Introduction Increasing emphasis on medical trainee competence in patient safety and quality improvement processes has led to development of various safety and quality curricula.
Lindsay C. Strowd, Erich Grant, Brian Peacock, Kathryn Callahan   +3 more
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The Physician\u27s Assistant in the Patient Care Institution [PDF]

, 1977
To focus on current trends, the CHA conducted a survey in November, 1975, seeking information on the utilization of PA\u27s in member institutions. Based on the survey and the review of others\u27 attitudes about PA\u27s, the Association has developed ...
Catholic Physicians\u27 Guild
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Folate as adjunct therapy to SSRI/SNRI for major depressive disorder: Systematic review & meta-analysis

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021
Objective: Evaluate depression scores, response, and remission rates in patients with major depression receiving adjunct therapy with folate (L-Methylfolate or folic acid) compared to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin-norepinephrine ...
Rabail Altaf, Irasema Gonzalez, Kimberley Rubino, Eric C. Nemec, II   +3 more
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A Rapid Assessment of the Quality of Neonatal Healthcare in Kilimanjaro Region, Northeast Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
While child mortality is declining in Africa there has been no evidence of a comparable reduction in neonatal mortality. The quality of inpatient neonatal care is likely a contributing factor but data from resource limited settings are few. The objective
AB Pembe, AS Nyamtema, Bernard Mbwele, C Klingenberg, C Opondo, CA Petti, CA Petti, CR Polage, D Acolet, DE Dow, E Ahman, Elizabeth Reddy, H Reyburn, HL Kidanto, HL Kidanto, Hugh Reyburn, J Newman, JE Lawn, JE Lawn, JK Rajaratnam, JM Belizan, K Gross, K Gross, K Manji, L Liu, LF Mott, M English, M English, M Mrisho, M Sarker, N Iriya, N Opiyo, R Lozano, SC Anyangwe, SG Hinderaker, SK Gaise, T Duke, UNICEF, United Nations Development Programme UNDP Tanzania, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, ZA Bhutta   +42 more
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The current status of diversity among physician assistants in surgery: A systematic review

Open Health, 2023
It is difficult to achieve diverse representation within surgical settings, including within the ranks of physician assistants (PAs) despite research indicating that diversity improves patient outcomes and experience and benefits the workplace.
Sherer Erin L., Reed Kathryn
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Introducing physician assistants into new roles: International experiences [PDF]

, 2008
Conference report: The development of physician assistants (PAs) is a phenomenon that has accelerated since the new century and many countries are involved (1).
Brooks, P., Frossard, L., Hooker, G., Liebich, G., Robinson, L.   +4 more
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Optimizing the integration of advanced practitioners in a department of surgery: An operational improvement model [PDF]

, 2018
Physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) have established themselves as key members of the healthcare team to supplement practicing physicians in patient care.
Dunnington, Gary, Hockaday, Melissa, Smith, Cecelia, Torbeck, Laura J.   +3 more
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The Ever-Changing Landscape of Informed Consent and Whether the Obligation to Explain a Procedure to the Patient May Be Delegated [PDF]

, 2019
Informed consent is an integral part of the shared decision making process and requires a patient be informed of the benefits, risks and alternatives to a medical procedure.
Hodge, Samuel D., Steinhaus, Maria Zambrano   +1 more
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Reduction of radiation exposure to operating physician and assistant using a real-time auditory feedback dosimeter during femoral artery puncturing: a study on swine model

European Radiology Experimental, 2019
Background Real-time dosimeters may create a relatively safer environment not only for the patient but also for the physician and the assistant as well. We propose the use of a real-time radiation measurement dosimeter having auditory feedback to reduce ...
Muhammad Umair Ahmad Khan, Byung-Ju Yi
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