Physician assistants in Australasian emergency departments |
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Authors: | Benjamin Close Robert Zolcinski |
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Affiliation: | Emergency Medicine, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
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Abstract: | A physician assistant (PA) is a university qualified health professional who's primary role is to provide medical care under the direction and supervision of medical staff. This is a new profession in Australasia. The PA is well suited to working in both rural, regional and urban settings that deliver emergency medical care. A perspective is presented on their role and scope of practice within the Australasian emergency care system supported by some early findings from their use in a tertiary ED. |
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Keywords: | emergency department physician assistant |
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