Browsing PA Faculty Publications by Issue Date
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The ability of PAs to solve patients' psychosocial problems. A preliminary report on patient expectations
(Springhouse Corporation, 1990-02)Patient expectations of physician assistants constitute a relatively unexplored field. A survey was designed to evaluate the expectations that patients have of PAs faced with a patient's psychosocial problems. The survey ... -
Zidovudine adherence among individuals with HIV infection
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 1995-)The objective was to investigate the relationships among health beliefs, attitudes, and zidovudine compliance in individuals with HIV infection. A survey was administered to 52 individuals with HIV infection. The survey ... -
Increasing PAs' awareness and understanding of self-help groups. An educational model
(Springhouse Corporation, 1995-08)A model for inclusion of information about self-help groups into a PA training program is provided based on the results of a study of 26 PA students enrolled in a patient-counseling class. Interactions with self-help groups ... -
Simulated patients in an electronic patient record
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Relational control patterns in physician-patient clinical encounters: continuing the conversation
(Routledge, 1998)The purpose of this study is to continue the application of the relational communication approach for describing physician-patient control patterns and provide initial exploration into the implication of these control ... -
Developing CD-ROM applications for allied health science students at remote sites
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Managing violence in the emergency department (and other settings)
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Examining referral practices of primary care physician assistants
(Haymarket Media, 2000-05)Various barriers to specialty referrals that are initiated by physician assistants (PAs) have been reported to limit a PA's ability to care for patients effectively when they have a medical problem that requires specialty ... -
Be alert to sleep disorders. Diagnosis and management of common problems of sleep
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Why we should care about AIDS overseas
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Examining attitudes of specialist physicians regarding physician assistant referrals
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2003-12)Referral of a patient from a primary care provider to a referral specialist physician for consultation is an important link in the continuum of patient care. Although the relationship between the physician assistant (PA) ... -
A simple, weight-based, extended-interval gentamicin dosage protocol for neonates
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Case of the month. Chronic hepatitis
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What health care providers know (and need to know) about palliative care
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2007)Health care education has been widely criticized for not providing training in end-of-life care. Despite calls from various scientific and professional organizations for formal educational improvement, most education in ... -
Midlevel providers in a Level I trauma service: experience at Wesley Medical Center
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-07)Changes in the health care system have led to reduced availability of surgical residents to function as house officers in teaching hospitals. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the level of satisfaction ... -
Online vs. classroom instruction: student satisfaction and learning outcomes in an undergraduate Allied Health pharmacology course
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2009)Online instruction is frequently utilized in allied health education yet only a small number of controlled comparative studies specifically in healthcare education have been published. -
Benefits and harms of widespread PSA test use still unclear
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Acceptance of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in trauma centers
(Haymarket Media, 2010-01)Census data published by professional organizations indicate an upward trend in the number of physician assistants (PAs) working in many specialty fields, including the subspecialty of trauma surgery. As the role of ... -
White parents, Black children: experiencing transracial adoption
(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011)White Parents, Black Children looks at the difficult issue of race in transracial adoptions--particularly the adoption by white parents of children from different racial and ethic groups. Despite the long history of troubled ... -
White on Black: can White parents teach Black adoptive children how to understand and cope with racism?
(Sage publications, 2011-04)In this article, the authors examine White parents’ endeavors toward the racial enculturation and inculcation of their transracially adopted Black children. Drawing on in-depth interviews, the authors identify and analyze ...