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PAS 502 - PA Professional Development II

1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the role of the PA in supporting public health and the social and behavioral aspects of caring for patients. This course is designed to provide an overview of population health including review of the public health system, introduction to core epidemiology principles, identifying best practices for health promotion and disease prevention, and understanding the primary social determinants of health and their role in creating health inequities within the US. Social and behavioral topics include detection and treatment of substance abuse, aging, human sexuality, response to illness, injury and stress, principles of violence identification and prevention, and psychiatric/behavioral conditions.


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