America is getting old. In 1960 36% of America’s population was under 18 while only 9% was 65 or older. By 2010 only 24% of the population was under 18 while 13% was 65 or older. Over this 50-year ...

The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care. Nurse ...

Allowing nurse practitioners to deliver services for which they are licensed without physician oversight can help address ...

Integrating dental hygienists (DHs) and dental therapists (DTs) into healthcare teams may benefit dental teams, healthcare systems, and patients. This review study was recently published in the ...

A fourth woman has filed a lawsuit a former Richmond-area breast surgeon, alleging she violated the standard of care by performing multiple surgeries beyond her scope of practice and training.

An up-to-date focus on the scope of practice of one group of dental care professionals (DCPs), as described by the General Dental Council (GDC). Dental nurses are registered dental professionals who ...

Exclusive Physician associates will need to have individual scopes of practice as they will be working in a variety of different roles, the chair of the GMC has said. The GMC, which will regulate PAs ...

Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests. But ...