TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating Physician Assistants and Physician Extenders in the Contemporary Interventional Oncology Practice
AU - Hong, Kelvin
AU - Georgiades, Christos S.
AU - Hebert, Jillyn
AU - Wahlin, Tamara
AU - Mitchell, Sally E.
AU - Geschwind, Jean Francois H.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - Interventional radiology (IR) has been for the last few years undergoing a transformation from a service oriented to a clinically oriented specialty. With increasing oncologic procedures and patient volume, the balance between quality clinical care, and the time constraints on the busy interventionalist pull in opposing forces. The need for greater clinical support staff in the IR practice is unquestionable. Physician Assistants (and other Physician Extenders) have been in the medical field since the 1960s with intensive clinical training, capabilities of providing patient care and ability to generate revenue income more than justifies their place in the IR. The contemporary model of a clinical orientated service within IR for cancer patients undergoing interventional oncology procedures should include Physician Extenders as a vital part of the team allowing delivery of high-quality patient care.
AB - Interventional radiology (IR) has been for the last few years undergoing a transformation from a service oriented to a clinically oriented specialty. With increasing oncologic procedures and patient volume, the balance between quality clinical care, and the time constraints on the busy interventionalist pull in opposing forces. The need for greater clinical support staff in the IR practice is unquestionable. Physician Assistants (and other Physician Extenders) have been in the medical field since the 1960s with intensive clinical training, capabilities of providing patient care and ability to generate revenue income more than justifies their place in the IR. The contemporary model of a clinical orientated service within IR for cancer patients undergoing interventional oncology procedures should include Physician Extenders as a vital part of the team allowing delivery of high-quality patient care.
KW - clinical practice
KW - interventional oncology
KW - physician assistants
KW - physician extenders
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U2 - 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.02.005
DO - 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 17561211
AN - SCOPUS:34249910058
SN - 1089-2516
VL - 9
SP - 96
EP - 100
JO - Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
JF - Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
IS - 3
ER -