Washington, DC : Association of Academic Health Centers, 1993
Physical Details
xii, 128 pages ; 23 cm
ISBNs
9781879694071, 1879694077
OCLC
ocm28960108
Papers from a workshop on the roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in primary care held in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references.
Overview of the issues / Marian Osterweis and Stephen Garfinkel. -- Roles and functions of non-physician practitioners in primary care / Barbara Starfield. -- Physician assistants in the health care workforce / James Cawley. -- Nurse practitioners: educational issues, practice styles, and service barriers / Sheila Ryan. -- Roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in a managed care organization / Roderick S. Hooker. -- Meeting the needs of the underserved: the roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners / Virginia Fowkes. -- Physician assistant education: a review of program chracteristics by sponsoring institution / Denis Oliver. -- Training doctors for the future: lessons from 25 years of physician assistant education / E. Harvey Estes, Jr. -- Government health policy and the non-physician practitioner: a closer look / Henry Desmarais