Jody's CHD lecture for nursing students.

Case study links:

Case Study 1

Case Study 2

Case Study 3

Jody responds to the American College of Physicians' Annals On Call Podcast episode released on May 19th, 2025.

Links:

Advanced Practice Clinicians Cannot Replace Primary Care Physicians. Annals On Call Podcast, 5-29-25

Physician Assistant and Former PA-Turned-Physician Discuss the State of the Profession. Patients At Risk Podcast, 7-25-21 (Spotify)

New Workforce Model Suggests Continued Physician Shortages In Nonprimary Care Specialties (AAMC Article)

Christin Giordano McAuliffe. There Is No Substitute for Primary Care Physicians: A Response to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Workforce Model. Ann Intern Med.2025;178:590-591. [Epub 4 March 2025]. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-03806

University of South Alabama Dual Role NP Curriculum

Razavi, Moaven PhD*; O’Reilly-Jacob, Monica RN, PhD, FNP-BC†; Perloff, Jennifer PhD*; Buerhaus, Peter RN, PhD, FAAN, FAANP(h)‡. Drivers of Cost Differences Between Nurse Practitioner and Physician Attributed Medicare Beneficiaries. Medical Care 59(2):p 177-184, February 2021. | DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001477

McMenamin A, Turi E, Schlak A, Poghosyan L. A Systematic Review of Outcomes Related to Nurse Practitioner-Delivered Primary Care for Multiple Chronic Conditions. Medical Care Research and Review. 2023;80(6):563-581. doi:10.1177/10775587231186720

Kippenbrock T, Emory J, Lee P, Odell E, Buron B, Morrison B. A national survey of nurse practitioners' patient satisfaction outcomes. Nurs Outlook. 2019 Nov-Dec;67(6):707-712. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2019.04.010. Epub 2019 May 4. PMID: 31607371.

Haas, D., Pozehl, B., Alonso, W. W., & Diederich, T. (2023). Patient Satisfaction With a Nurse Practitioner–Led Heart Failure Clinic. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19(4), Article 104496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.11.006

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584669/Nurse-Practitioners-Boost-Patient-Satisfaction-Quality-Outcomes

https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/advocacy-resource/position-statements/quality-of-nurse-practitioner-practice

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/rounds-with-leadership-focusing-on-the-outcomes-of-np-practice

Stanik-Hutt, J., Newhouse, R. P., White, K. M., Johantgen, M., Bass, E. B., Zangaro, G., Wilson, R., Fountain, L., Steinwachs, D. M., Heindel, L., & Weiner, J. P. (2013). The quality and effectiveness of care provided by nurse practitioners. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 9(8), 492-500.e13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2013.07.004

Savard I, Al Hakim G, Kilpatrick K. The added value of the nurse practitioner: An evolutionary concept analysis. Nurs Open. 2023 Apr;10(4):2540-2551. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1512. Epub 2022 Dec 17. PMID: 36527435; PMCID: PMC10006655.

D is for deprescribing! Jody wrestles with this very complicated and grey area of medical practice.

Resources:

Beers Criteria (AGS)

STOPP/START Criteria

Deprescribing.org

MedStopper

NO TEARS

NICE Medicines Optimization Guidelines

EMPOWER Brochures

The list of deprescribing resources was generated by ChatGPT.