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Podcast: Clinician's Roundtable
Episode: Medical Care on the Job: Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine
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Guest: Jack Lasoski, PA-C
Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA
How do employees working in large facilities know it's safe to return to work after being injured on the job? More than likely they must get clearance from one of the 2000 physician assistants working in occupational medicine across the country. Jack Lasoski, director of health services for the United States Enrichment Corporation in Paducah Kentucky, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to talk about the history of PAs in occupational medicine, the typical day of a PA in this field, and the challenges and changes taking place...