Advanced practice providers in the infectious disease workforce: A nationwide utilization survey
| Autor: | Alison Beieler, Leah H Yoke, Anna Wald, Catherine Liu, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Steven A. Pergam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) GeneralLiterature_INTRODUCTORYANDSURVEY 030306 microbiology Nurse practitioners business.industry Care gap Economic shortage Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious disease (medical specialty) Family medicine mental disorders Workforce Pandemic Health care medicine 030212 general & internal medicine InformationSystems_MISCELLANEOUS business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. 24:100448 |
| ISSN: | 2405-4526 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100448 |
| Popis: | Background Shortages of infectious disease (ID) physicians is an identified workforce problem. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this care gap, leaving many communities without access to an ID physician. More advanced practice providers (APPs), specifically nurse practitioners and physician assistants, work as healthcare extenders, yet are not well described in ID. Purpose Evaluate collaboration between ID physicians and APPs, and potential barriers to utilization of APPs. Methods Anonymous and voluntary surveys; one for physicians, another for APPs. We collected experience, practice setting, familiarity regarding APPs in ID, use of APPs, and perceived barriers/concerns for utilization of APPs. Discussion Nationwide, 218 ID physicians and 93 APPs in ID responded. 71% (155) of ID physicians use APPs. Of APPs, 53% (49) had > 5 years ID experience. Responses highlighted opportunities for dedicated ID education, collaboration, and clarification of practice scope. Conclusion APPs are an experienced group who provide ID care, working alongside physicians to meet ID workforce needs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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