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Physician assistants in Australasian emergency departments
Author(s) -
Close Benjamin,
Zolcinski Robert
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.12607
Subject(s) - medicine , scope of practice , scope (computer science) , physician assistants , perspective (graphical) , tertiary care , nursing , health care , emergency physician , primary care , emergency department , medical emergency , family medicine , emergency medical services , nurse practitioners , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
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.