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Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants by Nadya Dimitrov; Kathy Kemle; (Editors) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants about?
There are still medical providers who believe palliative care medicine is limited to care of the dying. It is actually devoted to relief of suffering at every stage of life. Comprehensive management of patients with serious illness, including the relief of their symptoms, impacts their lives and those of their families, significant others, and caregivers, including healthcare providers. The knowledge and skills inherent in this medical specialty enables them all to grow and fosters resilience in their lives. Patient centered care is the best model that incorporates team practice with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and this is a cornerstone of palliative care medicine. Furthermore, PAs are compassionate listeners who provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of vulnerable patient populations across the life span and in all healthcare settings. Among medical providers involved in palliative care medicine, PAs are the only group whose accreditation requirements incorporate this knowledge and training. This text represents a new resource for PAs, clinicians, researchers, and educators of the profession to further facilitate its expansion into palliative and serious
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- Author
- Nadya Dimitrov; Kathy Kemle; (Editors)
- Publisher
- (OUP) Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190059996
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Others, Medicine
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