ADVANCE for NPs & PAs Blog : AAPA

NPs & PAs Are Talking – NPs & Nurse Veterans, New PA Organization, Primary Care

Kelly Wolfgang — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:56:00 GMT

Have you visited our blogs lately? Last week, new NPs and nurse veterans battled on the value of floor experience. Our NP & PA Student blogger Terry Clarke, currently enrolled in a fast track NP program, expressed his views on what experienced nurses...(read more)

NPs & PAs Are Talking – PA Week, Salaries, New PA Organization

Kelly Wolfgang — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:41:00 GMT

This week, we are celebrating PA Week 2012 ! The festivities kicked off on October 6 for PA Day, remembering the father of the profession, Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD. We would love to hear how your facility is celebrating. Send your pictures of all the fun...(read more)

Where the Need Is Greatest

Michelle Pronsati — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:40:00 GMT

So now that the basic tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are moving forward, who is going to provide all that primary care? A lot of people are counting on you to do it. But recent studies and surveys show that NPs and PAs are shifting...(read more)

NPs & PAs Are Talking – June 18, 2012

Kelly Wolfgang — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:50:00 GMT

On Facebook this week, we shared some photos from the AAPA IMPACT 2012 conference in Toronto. Our fans loved to "meet" NP &PA Student Blog blogger Caroline Pilgrim , a first-time AAPA conference attendee. Caroline wrote about her experience at the...(read more)

HOD Activity at AAPA IMPACT 2012

Jennifer Ford — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:37:00 GMT

The House of Delegates (HOD) of the American Academy of Physician Assistants consists of voting delegates from state chapters, officially recognized specialty organizations, the Caucus Congress and the Student Academy, who are elected by their constituents....(read more)

AAPA Conference Under Way!

Michelle Pronsati — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:58:00 GMT

The 40th annual conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) got under way this morning in Toronto, and the opening session featured Canadian entertainers as well as AAPA leaders. Tim Ralph, president of the Canadian Association of...(read more)

NPs & PAs Are Talking – May 28, 2012

Kelly Wolfgang — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:39:00 GMT

As NPs & PAs approached the holiday weekend (and with any luck, a few days off), and editor Michelle Perron Pronsati and senior associate editor Jennifer Ford arrived at the AAPA IMPACT conference, our social networks, community pages and articles...(read more)

NPs & PAs Are Talking – April 23, 2012

Kelly Wolfgang — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:13:00 GMT

If you're not chatting with us on Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn , "like", "follow" and "connect" with us and start sharing in the conversations! If you are, keep following and spread the word! This week, our social media sites exploded with great comments...(read more)

Task Force Makes Recommendations for Future of PA Profession

Kelly Wolfgang — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:00 GMT

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) recently announced a set of 16 recommendations to promote the growth of the PA workforce. The task force, developed in October 2010, was charged...(read more)

House OKs Bill to Expand PA Care of Federal Workers

Michael Gerchufsky — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:18:00 GMT

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved HR 2465, the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act . If passed by the Senate, the legislation would amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to allow PAs to diagnose...(read more)

BREAKING NEWS: AAPA Names New CEO

Michael Gerchufsky — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:11:00 GMT

The American Academy of Physician Assistants today announced that Jennifer L. (Jenna) Dorn will join the academy as chief executive officer on Oct. 31. Dorn takes the AAPA’s helm from interim executive vice president and CEO, James Potter, who himself...(read more)

Don't Rest During the Recess!

Michelle Pronsati — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:55:00 GMT

Congress is in recess this month, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) says it's the perfect time for you to inform your federal legislators about issues that matter to NPs and PAs. This week, NAPNAP posted a toolkit...(read more)

Physician Shortage Isn't the Only One Looming

Michelle Pronsati — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:38:00 GMT

Health system analysts and assorted other parties have been forecasting a primary care physician shortage for quite some time. An article published recently in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons predicts two additional shortfalls that could...(read more)

JAMA Commentary Frowns on PA Doctorates

Michael Gerchufsky — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:18:00 GMT

A provocative commentary by Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C, and James E. Meyer, MD, both on the faculty of the Midwestern University PA program in Glendale, Ariz., was published in the June 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Under...(read more)

In Memoriam: PA Ron Nelson, Educator, Clinician, Leader

Michael Gerchufsky — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:41:00 GMT

Pioneering PA Ron L. Nelson died Saturday at 58 in Fremont, Mich. Here's the obituary from the Grand Rapids Press . Ron had a keen interest in advancing rural healthcare, having co-founded and served as first president of the National Association of Rural...(read more)