Ambulatory Family Practice Protocols [Ring-bound]

Matthew M. Cohen (Author)

Product Details

• Ring-bound
• Publisher: Sunbelt Medical Pub (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924381183
• ISBN-13: 978-0924381188
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,364,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I am a Board Certified Family Physician who lives in the panhandle part of Florida. I have never formally studied Zen Buddhism. I am in my early sixties and now have a "Consultative Practice" making myself available to patients lost among the specialists, diagnostic uncertainties, and myriad of medications. I have written solely or co-authored 15 medical books. Most are Protocol Books and Supplements for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Primary Care Residents. My first two books were about child care and published by a division of a major publisher which is now a division of an even larger publisher. I now hold all my own copyrights and self-publish.
My best selling books are the series of Nurse Practitioner Protocols initially co-authored with a Nurse Practitioner. Originally I published the books in an inexpensive softcover edition and a 3-ring binder edition. The latter's malleability of being able to remove or add to the over 180 primary care problems that walk into a clinician's office has proven very attractive. And more popular. The text of the books is virtually the same as primary care management is essentially the same amongst the clinicians.

I am married almost 40 years with two children and a fourth grandchild due soon. I like to garden, grow orchids,read, and rock on the front porch. I wrote the Zen of Watering Your Garden recently. It is a book to contemplate the aphorisms and the photos to break the days tension and refocus the mind. It does not teach Zen, Gardening or Watering.

I am behind schedule in finishing my next book the updating of the primary protocol series but the update in progress is open to anyone while in progress at Sunbelt Medical Publishers. The most significant problems are in their final form. Enjoy Life. Matt Cohen

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5.0 out of 5 stars AUTHOR'S REVIEW, October 21, 2007

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Matthew M. Cohen "Author,Garden Watering a Ze... (north Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ambulatory Family Practice Protocols (Ring-bound)

A collection of over 185 protocols for NPs, PAs, or other beginning clinicians in Ambulatory Practice Settings, as they; organize their therapeutic interactions, communicate with colleague clinicians or consultants, and to serve as an easily accessible reference. The text format of Nurse Practitioner Protocols, Physician Assistant Protocols, and Ambulatory Family Practice Protocols is designed to allow tailoring to practice needs and to clinician training and orientation. The three books are virtually identical except for the title pages and other minor references. Each subject is organized into an evaluative section and a therapeutic section, integrated in a problem-oriented fashion. The problem-oriented approach is a standard that serves well to focus practitioners in all types of settings across the country. The protocols are succinctly designed to direct and cue the clinicians both toward signs and symptoms and toward the critical analysis of this information. Additionally, provided are guidelines for health education, therapeutic measures, pharmacotherapy, physician consultation, and referrals. Using the S.O.A.P. structure, the protocols should also help users organize the progress notes going into the patient's chart. Therefore, these are narrative protocols. And presume the clinicians go through an algorithmic analysis in assessing and planning how to manage the patient's problem(s). Originally, an open-ended format was chosen to create a device that would initiate and encourage focused interaction between the clinicians of different levels of training and experience and the consulting/supervising physician. Since then it has become clear that many NPs and PAs have solo practices, partnerships, or other independent practice arrangements. There continues to be a need for the protocols, both for those who work in large institutions or practices where they are supervised and for those who are practicing independently.
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