Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC

 
Jim Anderson is the PA-NP Supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington, and a member of the JAAPA editorial board.
 

Recent Articles

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—March 2010

March 24, 2010

This column examines recent literature on health disparities, emphasizing tools that can help clinicians to assess and address disparities in their own practices. This month's subject: New information about the causes, results, and elimination of health disparities.

Ask a Librarian!—March 2010

March 12, 2010

Need more information about genetics or about patient assessment instruments and tests? This month's column discusses resources that can help.

Why physician assistants should consider joining the hospital ethics committee

February 18, 2010

Service on an ethics committee allows PAs to learn how to apply bioethical principles, and it allows their colleagues to learn more about PAs.

Ask a Librarian!—February 2010

February 12, 2010

A guest columnist from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine discusses the Open Access movement for medical journals.

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—February 2010

February 11, 2010

This column examines recent literature on health disparities, emphasizing tools that can help clinicians to assess and address disparities in their own practices. This month's subject: Recent news about the causes and results of health disparities.

Ask a Librarian!—January 2010

January 15, 2010

What's the best online source for information about influenza? And what's the best way to determine the impact factor of various journals? This month's installment answers these questions.

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—January 2010

January 13, 2010

This column examines recent literature on health disparities, emphasizing tools that can help clinicians to assess and address disparities in their own practices. This month's subject: Recent publications in the study of health disparities.

Ask a Librarian!—December 2009

December 11, 2009

What are some online tools that can help you learn to write for professional publication? Are there any that can help you manage your references? This month's installment answers these questions.

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—November 2009

November 25, 2009

This column examines recent literature on health disparities, emphasizing tools that can help clinicians to assess and address disparities in their own practices. This month's subject: Measuring the impact of unequal treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender patients.

Ask a Librarian!—November 2009

November 13, 2009

Which is better—Medline or Google Scholar? How can community-based PAs search the medical literature most easily and economically? This month's installment answers these questions.