Abstracts tagged "nurse practitioners and skill development"

Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Utilizing Needs Assessment Data to Establish Foundational Training for Adult and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) Entering Rheumatology Practice
Barbara Slusher^1,2, Jeanne Scott³, Christine A. Stamatos⁴, Benjamin J Smith^5,6,7, Elizabeth A. Schlenk⁸, Heather Benham⁹, Daniel Schaffer¹⁰ and Karen L. Smarr¹¹, ¹Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³Rheumatology, Cheshire Medical Clinic, Keene, NH, ⁴Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, ⁶Rheumatology, McIntosh Clinic, P.C., Thomasville, GA, ⁷School of Physician Assistant Practice, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, ⁸School of Nursing Room 415, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Pediatric Rheumatology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹¹Rheumatology Research, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology is a cognitive specialty requiring years of clinical exposure and hands-on training to manage complex patients. However, there is no current standardized training…