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The workforce trends of physician assistants in Iowa (1995-2015). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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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The physician assistant [PDF]

open access: yesBritish 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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The case for the physician assistant [PDF]

open access: yesClinical 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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Long-Term Impact of Interprofessional Medical Mission Service Trips in Sierra Leone

open access: yesFrontiers 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.
Yen Tran   +5 more
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Integration of the first physician assistants into Israeli emergency departments – the physician assistants’ perspective

open access: yesIsrael 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paramedics and Physician Assistants in Israel

open access: yesIsrael 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
doaj   +1 more source

Certified Examination Assistants in the Age of Telemedicine: A Blueprint Through Neurology

open access: yesJMIR 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
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency

open access: yesWestern 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   +7 more
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Symptoms of depression and anxiety among health care workers during COVID-19 pandemia in latvia: A cohort study

open access: yesEuropean 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   +5 more
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Assessing practice pattern differences in the treatment of acute low back pain in the United States Military Health System

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
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