Clinicians’ perceptions of usefulness of the PubMed4Hh mobile device application for clinical decision making at the point of care: a pilot study by Kyungsook Gartrell, Caitlin W. Brennan, Gwenyth R. Wallen, Fang Liu, Karen G. Smith, Paul Fontelo

“…Invitations were sent via e-mail lists to clinicians (physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners) along with periodic reminders. …”
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Impact of an immersive, interactive medical education initiative on guideline-based retinal disease management knowledge/competence and effectual practice change by Rishi P. Singh, Lauren Welch, Nicole L. Longo, Matt Frese

“…Methods This test and control matched pair analysis examined pre-/post-test knowledge of retinal diseases and guideline-based screening and intervention among 10,786 healthcare practitioners (i.e., retina specialists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, primary care providers, diabetes educators, pharmacists/managed care specialists, and other healthcare providers, such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) who participated in a modular, interactive CE initiative. …”
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Interprofessional Standardized Patient Exercise (ISPE): The Case of “Paul Harris” by Jennifer Staves, Mehran Hossaini, Lisa Kroon, Caroline Lindsay, Bridget O'Brien, Barbara Newlin, Kimberly Topp, Maria Wamsley

“…This case would also be relevant to other health professional students, including nutritionists, physician assistants, and social workers. Results In 2009–2010, the ISPE was implemented at the Institution with 101 students participating. …”
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The Utilization of Physician Cell Phone Numbers by Patients in an Orthopaedic Surgery Practice by Ryan G. Rogero BS, Daniel Corr, Meghan Bishop, Brandon Erickson, Daniel Seigerman, Daniel C. Smith, Samir Sodha, Howard Yeon, Justin Tsai MD

“…Some defer to ancillary staff/services (e.g. surgery schedulers, medical assistants) or mid-level providers (e.g. registered nurses, physicians assistants) until the situation warrants a call back directly from the physician. …”
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Time, Cost, Information Seeking Skills and Format of Resources Present Barriers to Information Seeking by Primary Care Practitioners in a Research Environment by Martha Ingrid Preddie

“…Subjects – All primary care practitioners in the PBRN including family practitioners, general practitioners, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Methods – A questionnaire comprising twenty-six questions was distributed to 116 practitioners. …”
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Perception and engagement in unprofessional behaviors of medical students and residents: a mixed-method study by Fatemeh Keshmiri, Mehdi Raadabadi

“…Results The highest ratio of participants’ engagement in unprofessional behavior was reported in ‘failure to introduce yourself and nurses and physician assistants to the patient and his family’ (n = 145 (85.8%)). …”
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Performance of Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade in the Emergency Department by Nidhi Garg, Renee Pekmezaris, Gerin Stevens, Adan Z. Becerra, Andrzej Kozikowski, Vidhi Patel, Ghania Haddad, Phillip Levy, Pridha Kumar, Lance Becker

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Test of a workforce development intervention to expand opioid use disorder treatment pharmacotherapy prescribers: protocol for a cluster randomized trial by Todd Molfenter, Hannah K. Knudsen, Randy Brown, Nora Jacobson, Julie Horst, Mark Van Etten, Jee-Seon Kim, Eric Haram, Elizabeth Collier, Sanford Starr, Alexander Toy, Lynn Madden

“…Treatment organizations’ efforts to provide these pharmacotherapies have, however, been stymied by limited success in recruiting providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) to prescribe these medications. Historically, the addiction treatment field has not attracted physicians, and many barriers to implementing OUD pharmacotherapy exist, ranging from lack of confidence in treating OUD patients to concerns regarding reimbursement. …”
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Team triage increases discharges and decreases time to discharge without increasing test ordering by Samita M. Heslin, Arie Francis, Richard Cloney, Gina Marie Polizzo, Karen Scott, Candice King, Peter Viccellio, Alison L. Rowe, Eric J. Morley

“…During team triage, physicians and/or nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) place orders, laboratory results, intravenous lines (IVs), and imaging in triage. …”
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CLINICIANS’ SELF-REPORTED EFFICACY IN CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES by Trevor Caldarera, Megha Penmetsa, Austin Seals, Edward H. Ip, Salim S. Virani, Michael D. Shapiro, Yashashwi Pokharel

“…Methods: We emailed a 21-item questionnaire four times between November 10, 2021, and January 3, 2022, to 956 clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists) from internal medicine, family medicine, endocrinology, and cardiology specialties in the Southeast US. …”
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Cardiovascular Assessment Tool for Breast Cancer Survivors and Oncology Providers: Usability Study by Weaver, Kathryn E, Klepin, Heidi D, Wells, Brian J, Dressler, Emily V, Winkfield, Karen M, Lamar, Zanetta S, Avery, Tiffany P, Pajewski, Nicholas M, Hundley, W Gregory, Johnson, Aimee, Davidson, Eleanor C, Lopetegui, Marcelo, Foraker, Randi E

“…MethodsBreast cancer survivors (n=49) recruited from a survivorship clinic interacted with the cardiovascular health tool and completed pre and posttool assessments about cardiovascular health knowledge and perceptions of the tool. Oncologists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners (n=20) who provide care to survivors also viewed the cardiovascular health tool and completed assessments of perceived usability and acceptability. …”
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Exploration of Chronic Disease Management Model in Secondary Private General Hospital by GAO Yanli, WANG Hongjun, SUN Fei, JI Xiangqin, Changizi Roohollah

“…Methods General practitioners or internists were assigned as primary care physicians (PCPs) for patients with essential hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) , physician assistants or senior nurses in the corresponding departments were trained as PCMs, PCPs and PCMs form chronic disease management teams to collaborate on the health management of patients with chronic diseases. …”
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Prospective study of emergency medicine provider wellness across ten academic and community hospitals during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic by Heather Kelker, Kyle Yoder, Paul Musey, Madison Harris, Olivia Johnson, Elisa Sarmiento, Punit Vyas, Brooke Henderson, Zachary Adams, Julie Welch

“…The objective of this study was to assess the well-being, resilience, burnout, and wellness factors and needs of EM physicians and advanced practice providers (e.g., nurse practitioners and physician assistants; APPs) during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Preferences for Accessing Medical Information in the Digital Age: Health Care Professional Survey by Evelyn R Hermes-DeSantis, Robert T Hunter, Julie Welch, Roma Bhavsar, Daniel Boulos, Marie-Ange Noue

“…MethodsA total of 511 HCPs (202 physicians, 105 pharmacists, 100 advance practice nurses, 53 registered nurses, and 51 physician assistants) were surveyed through a third-party market research firm. …”
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Informing Patients With Esophagogastric Cancer About Treatment Outcomes by Using a Web-Based Tool and Training: Development and Evaluation Study by Loïs F van de Water, Héctor G van den Boorn, Florian Hoxha, Inge Henselmans, Mart M Calff, Mirjam A G Sprangers, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Ellen M A Smets, Hanneke W M van Laarhoven

“…MethodsWe designed a web-based, physician-assisted prediction tool—Source—to be used during consultations by using an iterative, user-centered approach. …”
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Barriers to Telemedicine Use: Qualitative Analysis of Provider Perspectives During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Milan Patel, Hanna Berlin, Abishek Rajkumar, Sarah L Krein, Rebecca Miller, Jessie DeVito, Jake Roy, Margaret Punch, Chad Ellimootti, Alex F Peahl

“…MethodsWe performed a qualitative content analysis of free-text responses from a survey of medical providers administered from February 5-14, 2021, at a large, midwestern academic institution, including all providers from medical professions that offered telemedicine (eg, physicians, residents or fellows, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, or nurses) who completed at least 1 web-based visit from March 20, 2020, to February 14, 2021. …”
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Characteristics of Female Sexual Health Programs and Providers in the United States by Elizabeth E. Stanley, BSE, Rachel J. Pope, MD, MPH

“…The most frequent providers were OB/Gyns (40%), nurse practitioners (22%), urologists (13%), and physicians assistants (10%). Clinical Implications: The geographic distribution of clinics and pervasiveness of clinics offering investigational services for female sexual dysfunction may be a barrier for patients seeking care. …”
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Importance of structured training programs and good role models in hand hygiene in developing countries by Emine Alp, Ahmet Ozturk, Muhammed Guven, Ilhami Celik, Mehmet Doganay, Andreas Voss

“…Out of the respondent a total of 16 (1.7%) were senior physicians, 110 (11.6%) were physician assistants, 400 (42.6%) were nurses in the U-hospital, 303 (32%) were nurses in the C-hospital, 66 (7%) were medical students and 46 (4.9%) were nurse students. …”
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Remembering John Arras by Dallas Ducar

“…His research interests included prenatal screening for newborns, rationing medical care, assisted reproductive technology, physician assisted suicide, and more. He authored and edited numerous articles and books including The Routledge Companion to Bioethics, Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Human Subjects Research, Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine (in its eighth edition) and Bringing the Hospital Home. …”
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On the Case of Child Euthanasia by Gabriella Foe

“…Opponents of legalizing physician assisted suicide (“PAS”) argue that legalization would create a slippery slope leading to the legalization of euthanasia (also known as “mercy killing”). …”
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