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In the Spotlight [PDF]

, 2017
In September, 10 advanced practice nurses from the Department of Surgery gathered for a lunchtime kick-off meeting to form a Nurse Practitioners (NPs) & Physician Assistants (PAs) Professionalism and Scholarship Working Group.

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Integration of the first physician assistants into Israeli emergency departments – the physician assistants’ perspective

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
Background A new role of Physician Assistant (PA) was introduced into Emergency Departments (ED) in Israel in 2016, as part of a larger effort to improve the quality of service in the EDs.
Rina Maoz-Breuer, Oren Berkowitz, Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot   +2 more
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Certified Examination Assistants in the Age of Telemedicine: A Blueprint Through Neurology

JMIR Medical Education, 2021
The optimal approach to a clinical physical examination via telemedicine is still being explored. The medical community has no standardized or widely followed criteria for telemedicine examinations, so a broad spectrum of approaches is used ...
Ilya Bragin, Dylan T Cohen
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Paramedics and Physician Assistants in Israel

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2020
Israeli emergency medicine is undergoing change. The paramedic is experiencing high separation rates because the position is understaffed, overworked, and underpaid.
Roderick S. Hooker
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Symptoms of depression and anxiety among health care workers during COVID-19 pandemia in latvia: A cohort study

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Studies from the beginning of 2020 show that symptoms of depression and anxiety are increasing among health care workers. It is important to assess the dynamics of health care workers mental health.
L. Valaine, A. Ancans, L. Logina, R. Beskrovniijs, L. Bubko, G. Ancane   +5 more
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Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Physician assistants (PA) are an important part of emergency department healthcare delivery and are increasingly seeking specialty-specific postgraduate training.
Alina Tsyrulnik, Katja Goldflam, Ryan Coughlin, Ambrose H. Wong, Jessica M. Ray, Jessica Bod, Sharon Chekijian, David Della-Giustina   +7 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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How the Diversity of Curriculum Prepares Future Physician Assistants (PA\u27s) to Provide Healthcare for Underserved Populations [PDF]

, 2020
How the Diversity of Curriculum Prepares Future Physician Assistants (PA\u27s) to Provide Healthcare for Underserved Populations Jessica Lim-Wilson, Depts. of Health, Physical Education & Exercise Science and Psychology, with Dr.
Lim-Wilson, Jessica
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Assessing practice pattern differences in the treatment of acute low back pain in the United States Military Health System

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Acute low back pain is one of the most common reasons for individuals to seek medical care in the United States. The US Military Health System provides medical care to approximately 9.4 million beneficiaries annually.
Erich J. Dietrich, Todd Leroux, Carla F. Santiago, Melvin D. Helgeson, Patrick Richard, Tracey P. Koehlmoos   +5 more
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Physician assistant/associate career flexibility: factors associated with specialty transitions

BMC Health Services Research
Background Physician assistants/associates (PAs), due to their broad medical education and certification, have the flexibility to change specialties throughout their careers. Prior studies suggest that between half and three-quarters exercise this option
Andrzej Kozikowski, Mirela Bruza-Augatis, Dawn Morton-Rias, Kasey Puckett, Colette Jeffery, James F. Cawley, Roderick S. Hooker, Alicia Quella, Sheila Mauldin, Joshua Goodman   +9 more
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