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Physician assistant/associate retirement intent: seeking the exit ramp
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Retirement patterns for American physician assistants/associates (PAs) are in flux as the first substantial cadre trained in the 1970s makes their retirement choices.
Roderick S. Hooker +3 more
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A survey of the current nurse practitioner and physician assistant workforce in Dutch ambulance care
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 2022 Background: Dutch ambulance service faces future challenges due to acute care development, patient changes, demographics, increased ambulance runs and regional differences.
Risco van Vliet +3 more
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The case for the physician assistant [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2012 The NHS is facing a crisis from the combination of EWTD, MMC, the ageing population and rising expectations; thus its tradition of high quality care is under pressure. Physician assistants (PAs) are a new profession to the UK, educated to nationally set standards and, working as dependent practitioners, provide care in the medical model.
Nick, Ross +3 more
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Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2022 BackgroundSecondary mastopexy augmentation is challenging because of compromised blood supply to the nipple areola complex (NAC). The operating surgeon often relies on clinical judgment and may perform a more conservative elevation of the NAC to minimize
Brian P Dickinson +6 more
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Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 2023 Samenvatting Achtergrond: kwalitatief goede medische zorg kunnen blijven verlenen aan ouderen met complexe multimorbiditeit wordt de komende decennia een grote uitdaging en staat in de langdurige zorg al onder grote druk.
Marjon van Rijn +3 more
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Advanced practice providers proficiency‐based model of ultrasound training and practice in the ED
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Competency in the application of point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) has come to be an expected fundamental skill set for advanced practice providers (APPs) in the emergency department.
Calvin Huang +8 more
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Introducing Physician Assistants to Ontario
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2014 In 2006, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) introduced Physician Assistants (PAs) through the announcement of demonstration projects, education and training programs, and subsequent funding.
Meredith Vanstone +2 more
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The workforce trends of physician assistants in Iowa (1995-2015). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Physician assistants are expected to have an important role in providing both primary and specialty care. Iowa has a large rural (and aging) population and faces challenges to provide equitable access to care.
Thomas S Gruca +4 more
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British Journal of General Practice, 2010 In answer to Olumide Elegbe’s question ‘is there a role for physician assistants (PAs) in routine care?’1 my answer, currently, would be no. I would much prefer an experienced nurse or even, dare I suggest it, another doctor. Mr Elegbe obviously has confidence in the evidence he …
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Long-Term Impact of Interprofessional Medical Mission Service Trips in Sierra Leone
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of capacity-building short-term mission service trips to Sierra Leone on local health education and perspectives.Methods: This was a prospective, mixed-methods study.
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