Advances in Patient Education

In this issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest editors Lucy W. Kibe and Gerald Kayingo bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Patient Education: An Integrated Approach. Educating patients promotes patient-centered care and allows them to take responsibility for their health when properly informed. This issue serves as a resource for PAs to improve patient education techniques both individually and as part of a care team when dealing with various patient populations. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including empowering patients through health information; promoting health equity and social justice; patient education on genomics; ethical considerations and future directions in patient education: emerging technologies and innovations/artificial intelligence; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in patient education, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.