Title:American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
Description:The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the only national organization that represents Physician Assistants (PAs) in all specialties and all employment settings. Its membership also includes Physician Assistant students and supporters of the profession.
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American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
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Experience It All
IMPACT 2011─AAPA’s 39th Annual PA Conference Register Today! May 30 - June 4, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada
Rapid Response for the Acutely Ill Patient
AAPA and Franklin Square Medical Center is now offering the Rapid Response for the Acutely Ill Patient course, designed for PAs who want to gain a better understanding of bedside management of severely ill patients,on March 4-5, 2011 at the Franklin Square Hospital Center.
PA Professional Online
PA Professional is a magazine that provides PAs with information about PA lifestyle, state and federal legislative initiatives, professional practice trends, and employment opportunities.
Be a Volunteer Leader
Applications for commission, work group, and task force service are now open. The application submission deadline is March 15. Appointments will be announced by May 1, 2011. Apply Today
CME Opportunity
AAPA and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons are proud to bring you an updated and new course in orthopedic medicine. This course is perfect for the PA new to the specialty of orthopedics as well as for those seasoned PAs who are interested in learning the most current techniques and findings in orthopedic medicine.
Health Reform Update
Overview of New Health Insurance Reform Law
AAPA Election 2011
Support your profession and participate in the annual AAPA General Election. View the candidate’s information and platform online now. Voting will begin on March 14 and end April 14.
Patient Education
AAPA is now offering all PAs and their patients access to the most user-friendly, comprehensive print on-demand patient education system available today - Krames Patient Education!
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NPR Profiles PA in Health Care Series
Terms:Healthcare, Maine
National Public Radio’s health policy correspondent, Julie Rovner, produced a three-part series in which one segment was focused on the PA profession. The series, entitled “Primary Care Under Pressure,” ran during NPR’s high-profile “All Things Considered” program from August 25-27. One segment profiled PA Jim Love, who works in rural Pittsfield, Maine. Rovner specifically focused on how PAs in rural locations may be the only health care professionals in the region.
AAPA worked with Rovner over the two-month period she gathered information and interviewed individuals for the series. She chose a rural Maine community to show how the new health care environment and the growing shortage of primary care providers affects those with limited access to care. The Academy, with input from PAs in the state, suggested she interview Love and provided her background material on the profession and its increasingly important role in filling the primary care need.
It didn’t hurt to have a bit of luck as well, as when Love’s supervising physician – who works approximately 25 miles away – showed up at the clinic the same day Rovner was there and spoke glowingly about the profession in general, and Jim Love in particular.
Selected Physician Assistant Bibliography
Setting the Stage for a Research Agenda
Terms:Clinical, Healthcare, Research
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