Developing and Sustaining Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Services: A Decade Of Lessons Learned

Amid surging APP adoption in hospital medicine, distill a decade of lived lessons into practical strategy. You will acquire tools to design and evaluate inpatient APP care models, describe culture and leadership structures that sustain them, and provide right patient–right provider alignment. Then compare and contrast two proven models, synthesize best practices, and apply them to elevate outcomes and team resilience.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

0.75 CME Credit

0.75 ABIM-MOC Point

0.75 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Acquire an understanding of the incorporation of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) within Hospital Medicine.
Describe lessons learned and successful institutionâ€specific examples regarding developing, sustaining, and expanding inpatient medical and surgical APP care models.
Provide general considerations when establishing and/or evaluating an inpatient APP care model.
Compare and contrast two successful APN/PA care models.

Faculty

Bridget McGrath
Mindy Jacobs
Reasheal Watts
Brian Callender

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Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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