Patients with Disabilities
Chapter Outline Providing Appropriate Care for Patients Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Terms and Definitions Best Practices Challenges Methods to Ensure Access Providing Appropriate Care for Patients with…
International Health Care
Chapter Outline Practical Considerations General Issues Licensure and Registration Physician–Physician Assistant Relationship Malpractice Continuing Education Salaries Qualifications Medical Skills Tropical Medicine Public Health and Epidemiology Human Resource Management and Teaching…
Inner-City Health Care
Chapter Outline History The Growth of the Urban Environment and the Inner City Why Inner-City Health Care is Unique Diversity in the Inner City Health Care in the Inner City…
Military Medicine
Chapter Outline History of Military Physician Assistants The Interservice Physician Assistant Program Recruiting Challenges Scope of Practice Role of Physician Assistants in the Military Health System Peacetime Wartime Service Impact…
Correctional Medicine
Chapter Outline Working in a Correctional Environment Providing Health Care in Correctional Institutions Access to Care Clinical Autonomy Quality of Care Patient Satisfaction Staffing in Correctional Medicine Staffing Issues Clinical…
Health and Health Care Delivery Systems
Chapter Outline Health Systems What Is a Health System? Describing National Health Systems: United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States How Is Care Financed? Who Delivers Care? Population Served? The…
Health Care for the Homeless
Chapter Outline Social Determinants of Health Health Determinants Categories of Homeless People Children and Adolescents Adults Families Patient and Family Assessment Health History Key Points Social Determinants of Health Health…
Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care Systems
Chapter Outline Home Care: Informal Caregivers Home Care: Home Care Organizations Hospice Medical House Calls Assisted Living Facilities Nursing Homes Key Points The physician assistant (PA) profession is rooted in…
Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Chapter Outline Quality Care Movement in America Determining the Magnitude of the Problem Why Errors Occur Human Mistakes Types of Medical Errors Diagnosis Errors Medication Errors Surgical Errors Transition and…
Health Disparities
Chapter Outline What are Health Disparities? Health Disparities: Scope of the Problem Sexual Orientation Age Insurance Coverage Geographic Location Health Literacy Clinical Applications Key Points What are Health Disparities? According…
