Adaptation of the Drug and Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire to assess healthcare provider attitudes toward adolescent substance use by Elizabeth Connors, Meghan McKenzie, Perrin Robinson, Michael Tager, Kris Scardamalia, Marla Oros, Sharon Hoover

“…Their professions included the following: Certified Medical Assistants (10.9%), Registered Nurses (17.8%), Nurse Practitioners (8.3%), Physician Assistants (3.6%), Medical Doctors (13.8%), Clinical Therapists (10.9%) and Other (21.0%). …”
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Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Among Vulnerable Populations Globally: An Integrative Review by Bradley Patrick White, Suellen Breakey, Margaret J. Brown, Jenny Rand Smith, Amanda Tarbet, Patrice K. Nicholas, Ana M. Viamonte Ros

“…Conclusions: Mental health professionals including physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other healthcare providers have the opportunity to mitigate the mental health impacts of climate change among vulnerable populations through assessment, preventative education and care. …”
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Rural providers’ access to online resources: a randomized controlled trial by Jonathan D. Eldredge, Laura J. Hall, Karen R. McElfresh, Teddy D. Warner, Tiffany L. Stromberg, Jaren Trost, Devin A. Jelinek

“…Study participants were physicians, physician assistants, and nurses. A pre- and post-study survey measured participants’ attitudes toward different information resources and their information-seeking activities. …”
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Changes in the working conditions and learning environment of medical residents after the enactment of the Medical Resident Act in Korea in 2015: a national 4-year longitudinal stu... by Sangho Sohn, Yeonjoo Seo, Yunsik Jeong, Seungwoo Lee, Jeesun Lee, Kyung Ju Lee

“…Trainees’ sense of educational deprivation due to physician assistants increased from 17.5% in 2016 to 25.6% in 2018 (P<0.001). …”
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Experiences and perceptions from non-internal medicine clinicians deployed to COVID-19 units by J. Tauber, J. Tingley, S. Rabbanifar, A. Bitners, A. Shrivastava, C. Skae

“…Methods An online survey was distributed to clinicians (residents, fellows, attendings, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) who cared for patients in roles outside their usual specialties during the pandemic at the Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, NY. …”
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Clinician Care Team Composition and Health Care Utilization by Matthew E. Bernard, MD, Susan B. Laabs, MD, Darshan Nagaraju, MS, Summer V. Allen, MD, Michael P. Halasy, DHSc, MS, PA-C, David R. Rushlow, MD, Gregory M. Garrison, MD, Julie A. Maxson, CCRP, Marc R. Matthews, MD, Gerald J. Sobolik, MBA, Michelle A. Lampman, PhD, Randy M. Foss, MD, Steven L. Rosas, MD, Tom D. Thacher, MD

“…Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed administrative data collected from January 1 to December 31, 2017, of 420 family medicine clinicians (253 physicians, 167 nurse practitioners/physician assistants [NP/PAs]) with patient panels in an integrated health system in 59 Midwestern communities serving rural and urban areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. …”
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Pharmacist-Driven MRSA Nasal PCR Screening and the Duration of Empirical Vancomycin Therapy for Suspected MRSA Respiratory Tract Infections by Nathan L. Woolever, PharmD, RPh, Rachel J. Schomberg, PharmD, RPh, Songlin Cai, PharmD, RPh, Ross A. Dierkhising, MS, Ala S. Dababneh, MD, Richard C. Kujak, PharmD, RPh

“…Patients with a vancomycin order to treat lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) underwent MRSA PCR screening; tests were ordered by health care providers, including physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses. …”
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An Advanced Interprofessional Team-Based Learning Module in Quality Improvement Concepts by Paul Haidet, Robert Cherry, Mary Beth Clark, Sandra O'Sullivan, Chengwu Yang

“…Although we have implemented this resource mainly with nursing and medical students, we feel that it may also be useful for a variety of other professional students, including physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and others.…”
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Association of provider HPV vaccination training with provider assessment of HPV vaccination status and recommendation of HPV vaccination by Ikponmwosa Osaghae, Charles Darkoh, Onyema Greg Chido-Amajuoyi, Wenyaw Chan, Paige Padgett Wermuth, Mala Pande, Sonia a Cunningham, Sanjay Shete

“…Also, nurses and physician assistants had lower odds of often/always assessing HPV vaccination status and recommending HPV vaccination than did physicians. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to use of a digital clinical decision support tool: a cohort study combining clickstream and survey data by Rebecca Weintraub, Julie Rosenberg, Ami Karlage, Natalie Henrich, Kate Miller, Olivia Pickard

“…Objectives This research aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators clinicians face in using a digital clinical decision support tool—UpToDate—around the globe.Design We used a mixed-methods cohort study design that enrolled 1681 clinicians (physicians, surgeons or physician assistants) who applied for free access to UpToDate through our established donation programme during a 9-week study enrolment period. …”
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Situational analysis of antibiotic use and resistance in Ghana: policy and regulation by Saviour Kwame Yevutsey, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Moses Aikins, Berko Panyin Anto, Richard B. Biritwum, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt

“…A health practice regulatory law mandates Physicians, Physician Assistants, Midwives and trained Nurses to prescribe antimicrobials. …”
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Faculty Development Interprofessional Education Curriculum (IPEC): Case-Based Learning of IPE via a Complicated Newborn Resuscitation: Baby Boy Blue by Sharon Griswold, Kimberley Montgomery, Catherine Morse, John Erbayri, Dana Farabaugh, Nina Multak, Linda Wilson, Aleksandra Sarcevic

“…This resource was designed as a faculty development instructional tool; however it is also relevant for numerous healthcare professionals or students such as: nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, pre-hospital providers, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Methods Although the case can be utilized in many ways, two options are delineated in the resource: A video discussion of good and poor IPE examples is provided as Option 1. …”
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Beyond Blood Glucose and Blood Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes: Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent the Development and Progression of CKD by Wendy L. Wright, Scott Urquhart, Stephen Brunton

“…Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and primary care physicians play an important role in making timely patient referrals to kidney specialists. …”
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Diversity and Inclusion in the Academic Medicine Workforce: Encouraging Medical Students and Residents to Consider Academic Careers by Maria Soto-Greene, Karissa Culbreath, Daniel E. Guzman, John P. Sánchez, Valerie Romero-Leggott

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Using Electronic Health Records to Mitigate Workplace Burnout Among Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Field Study in Iran by Esmaeilzadeh, Pouyan, Mirzaei, Tala

“…MethodsUsing an online survey, we collected data from 368 physicians, physician assistants, and nurses working in six hospitals that have implemented EHRs in the city of Tehran in Iran. …”
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Implementing pharmacist-prescriber collaboration to improve evidence-based anticoagulant use: a randomized trial by Shawna N. Smith, Michael Lanham, F. Jacob Seagull, Michael Dorsch, Josh Errickson, Geoffrey D. Barnes

“…Methods/design This study will improve upon existing alert systems by testing novel medication alerts that encourage collaboration between prescribers (e.g., physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) and expert pharmacists working in anticoagulation clinics. …”
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Determinants of rural-urban differences in health care provider visits among women of reproductive age in the United States. by Hyunjung Lee, Ashley H Hirai, Ching-Ching Claire Lin, John E Snyder

“…Rural women had lower past-year obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) visit rates than urban women (23.3% vs. 26.6%), and higher visit rates with family medicine physicians (24.3% vs. 20.9%) and nurse practitioners/physician assistants (NPs/PAs) (24.6% vs. 16.1%). Lower OB-GYN availability in rural versus urban counties (6.1 vs. 13.7 providers/100,000 population) explained most of the rural disadvantage in OB-GYN visit rates (83.8%), and much of the higher family physician (80.9%) and NP/PA (50.1%) visit rates. …”
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Workplace Violence in the Setting of Pain Management by Rajat N. Moman, MD, MA, Dermot P. Maher, MD, MS, W. Michael Hooten, MD

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of workplace violence in a mixed group of clinicians (ie, practicing physicians, resident and fellow physicians in training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists) participating in a workplace violence education session at a national pain conference held March 6 through March 10, 2019. …”
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Exploring healthcare provider and patient perspectives on current outpatient care of venous leg ulcers and potential interventions to improve their treatment: a mixed methods study... by Regina Poß-Doering, Carolin Anders, Thomas Fleischhauer, Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas.D. Senft

“…Stronger involvement of non-physician assistants was seen as opportunity to optimize VLU care. …”
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A comparison of two scales for assessing health professional students&#x2019; attitude toward interprofessional learning by D&#x00E9;sir&#x00E9;e Annabel Lie, Cha Chi Fung, Janet Trial, Kevin Lohenry

“…The 12-item Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS), also used for this purpose, has not been validated among the professions of medicine, pharmacy, and physician assistants (PAs). The discriminatory ability of the two scales has not been directly compared. …”
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