March 29, 2024
Updated May 11, 2025
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Physician Assistants, often referred to as PAs, are licensed medical professionals who diagnose illnesses, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s primary healthcare provider. They work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals as part of a team-based approach to delivering patient-centered care. This role is integral to expanding access to quality healthcare across a multitude of settings.
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Provides a comprehensive overview of health equity in the United States, examining the causes and consequences of health disparities and proposing solutions to address them.
Explores social determinants of health, such as income, education, and access to healthcare. It focuses on what can be done to address these determinants and improve health equity.
Written by a leading expert in the field, this book explores the social determinants of health and the role they play in creating health disparities around the world.
This reader brings together a collection of essays from leading scholars in the field of health equity, providing diverse perspectives on the topic.
Examines the relationship between health equity and social justice, arguing that addressing health disparities requires addressing the underlying social and economic inequalities that contribute to them.
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of health equity for health professionals, covering the causes and consequences of health disparities and the interventions that can be used to address them.
Explores the intersectionality of health, specifically focusing on the ways in which race, gender, class, and other social factors interact to create health disparities.
Argues that the healthcare system is ripe for disruption by new technologies and business models. It offers a number of specific recommendations for how to improve the quality and affordability of care.
Provides a comprehensive overview of oxygen therapy for children, including the indications for oxygen therapy, the different types of oxygen delivery systems, and the monitoring of children on oxygen therapy. It is an essential resource for healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of children on oxygen therapy.
Provides a comprehensive overview of oxygen therapy in the critically ill patient, including the indications for oxygen therapy, the different types of oxygen delivery systems, and the monitoring of critically ill patients on oxygen therapy. It is an essential resource for healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of critically ill patients on oxygen therapy.
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