018 - Physician Leader and Author Warns the Public of a Dangerous Trend

Niran Al-Agba, MD co-authored the book, Patients at Risk—The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare, which unearths the confluence of events allowing poorly trained practitioners to diagnose and treat patients. Dr. Al-Agba, who has a nurse practitioner in her own practice, believes NPs and PAs can provide high quality care. In her book she states, “The NP and PA roles were created to provide complementary care with a physician carefully supervising and collaborating on complex patients. This model works well.”<br /><br /><a href="https://fahyconsulting.com/podcast/" rel="noopener">https://fahyconsulting.com/podcast/</a>