Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA’s role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.
1. 27. Introduction to elective rotations - p. 229 2. 28. Cardiology - p. 231 3. 29. Dermatology - p. 236 4. 30. Orthopedics - p. 242 5. 31. Oncology - p. 252 6. 32. Other medical subspecialties - p. 257 7. 33. Other surgical subspecialties - p. 268 8. 34. International clinical rotations - p. 275 9. Section V. Professionalism - p. 285 10. 35. Professionalism - p. 286 11. 36. Clinical ethics - p. 296 12. 37. Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 312 13. 38. Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 320 14. 39. Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 330 15. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 338 16. 40. Interprofessional practice and education - p. 339 17. 41. Evidence-based medicine - p. 347 18. 42. Research and the physician assistant - p. 359 19. 43. Health disparities - p. 367 20. 44. Patient safety and quality of care - p. 372 21. Section VII. Systems-based Practice - p. 387 22. 45. Health and health care delivery systems - p. 388 23. 46. Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 400 24. 47. Population health - p. 406 25. 48. Health care for the homeless - p. 414 26. 49. Correctional medicine - p. 420 27. 50. Military medicine - p. 434 28. 51. Urban health care - p. 441 29. 52. Rural health care in the united states - p. 452 30. 53. International health care - p. 465 31. 54. Patients with disabilities - p. 470 32. 55. Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 480 33. Section VIII. Your PA Career - p. 495 34. 56. Transition to professional practice - p. 496 35. 57. Finding your niche - p. 501 36. 58. Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 505 37. 59. Be a physician assistant educator - p. 508 38. 60. Professional service - p. 514 39. 61. The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 519 40. Appendix: Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 521 41. Index - p. 523
Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA’s role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.
1. 27. Introduction to elective rotations - p. 229 2. 28. Cardiology - p. 231 3. 29. Dermatology - p. 236 4. 30. Orthopedics - p. 242 5. 31. Oncology - p. 252 6. 32. Other medical subspecialties - p. 257 7. 33. Other surgical subspecialties - p. 268 8. 34. International clinical rotations - p. 275 9. Section V. Professionalism - p. 285 10. 35. Professionalism - p. 286 11. 36. Clinical ethics - p. 296 12. 37. Medical malpractice and risk management - p. 312 13. 38. Postgraduate clinical training programs for physician assistants - p. 320 14. 39. Stress, burnout, and self-care for physician assistants - p. 330 15. Section VI. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement - p. 338 16. 40. Interprofessional practice and education - p. 339 17. 41. Evidence-based medicine - p. 347 18. 42. Research and the physician assistant - p. 359 19. 43. Health disparities - p. 367 20. 44. Patient safety and quality of care - p. 372 21. Section VII. Systems-based Practice - p. 387 22. 45. Health and health care delivery systems - p. 388 23. 46. Postacute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care systems - p. 400 24. 47. Population health - p. 406 25. 48. Health care for the homeless - p. 414 26. 49. Correctional medicine - p. 420 27. 50. Military medicine - p. 434 28. 51. Urban health care - p. 441 29. 52. Rural health care in the united states - p. 452 30. 53. International health care - p. 465 31. 54. Patients with disabilities - p. 470 32. 55. Mass casualty natural disaster - p. 480 33. Section VIII. Your PA Career - p. 495 34. 56. Transition to professional practice - p. 496 35. 57. Finding your niche - p. 501 36. 58. Leadership skills for physician assistants - p. 505 37. 59. Be a physician assistant educator - p. 508 38. 60. Professional service - p. 514 39. 61. The future of the physician assistant profession - p. 519 40. Appendix: Competencies for the physician assistant profession - p. 521 41. Index - p. 523
