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31 Cards in this Set
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What is Category I CME credit
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means approved by one of the following: AAPA, AAFP, AOACCME, ACCME
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What is the purpose of the NCCPA?
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To administer and score examinations for graduates of physician assistant programs
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how many hours of CME are required every 2 years?
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100 hrs
At least 50 hrs Category I(40 must be clinical) At least 80 hrs clinical |
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Give examples of Cat II CME
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Any educational or self learning activity:
Reading Med Journals Post Grad coursework Precepting Time spent studying for PANRE |
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T/F the vast majority of CME is clinical CME
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True
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what is clinical CME?
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activity directly related to medicine or patient care
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Give examples of professional CME
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Activity not medical in nature but related to profession:
Ethics Legislative issues CPT coding/billing |
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what is the mission of NCCPA?
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To ensure the public and others that PAs meet established standards of knowledge and clinical skills upon entry and throughout their careers
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what are the 2 goals of Healthy people 2010?
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increase quality and years of healthy life
eliminate health disparities(rate of advancement) |
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who are the role players in Healthy People 2010?
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Clinicians
Businesses Scientists Communities Individuals |
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List 3 primary preventions (reducing risk factors)
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Immunization
Stop Smoking Sanitation |
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Name an example of secondary prevention (early detection)
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Pap smear
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List 2 examples of tertiary prevention (limit impact of established disease)
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Partial mastectomy
radiation therapy |
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This means that the health care practitioner has a duty or obligation to promote the health and well being of the patient above all other considerations
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beneficence
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Nonmaleficence means
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Do no harm
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8. This deals with examining specific controversial issues such as abortion, homosexuality, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, stem cell research and transplantation
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Applied Ethics
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When is it appropriate to breach a patients confidentiality?
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To protect a third party from harm
When it is in the best interest of the patient When you receive a court subpoena |
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when do you withold the truth to a pt?
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If pt is suicidal(therapeutic privilege)
If pt does not want to know(legal informed consent) |
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What is autonomy?
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It refers to the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, uncoerced decision. In medicine, respect for the autonomy of patients is considered obligatory for doctors and other health-care professionals.
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What is Justice?
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Justice - concerns the distribution of scarce health resources, and the decision of who gets what treatment.
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what are Medical ethics?
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Medical ethics is the discipline of evaluating the merits, risks, and social concerns of activities in the field of medicine.
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what is the primary responsibility of PAs?
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the safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings
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what is the statement of values?
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it defines the fundamental values that the PA profession strives to uphold
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what is the role of the clinician?
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Diagnosis and Treatment
Empathy: Cure sometimes, Relieve often, Comfort always Care for the patients Prevention by Education |
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when did Healthy People began?
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1979: Surgeon General
Main goal was Health promotion and disease prevention |
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What was the goal of Healthy People 2000?
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If focused on infant mortality and Increasing life expectancy
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what was the life expectancy at the beginning of the 20th century and what is it today?
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47.3 yrs
77 yrs |
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what is the life expectancy in the US?
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Females: 78.9
Males: 72.5 |
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what is the life expectancy in Japan?
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Females: 82.9
Males: 76.4 |
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what does quality of life encompass?
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All aspects of life:
Health, Recreation, Culture, Rights, Values, Beliefs, Aspirations |
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What are the tools that measure quality of life?
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Global Assessments
Healthy Days Years of healthy life |
