July 2008 - Posts

Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants Distance Learning Initiative
July 31, 2008 11:16 AM by Stephen Cornell

Information about SDPA's distance learning education program is online at www.dermpa.org/DLI/# . Read More...

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CAPA Conference in PAlm Springs
July 31, 2008 11:09 AM by Stephen Cornell

The California Academy of Physician Assistants sent out a reminder for its 32nd annual conference in Palm Springs from Oct. 2-5. At CAPA, we are all about PAs and all about providing you with the most valuable and unique learning experience. We have a Read More...

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WebMD Physician Assistant Video
July 29, 2008 6:14 PM by Stephen Cornell

Dermatology PA Courtney Aldridge and PA educator Dennis Blessing star in this WebMD video about the physician assistant profession. Physician assistants, or PAs, are part of a fast growing trend in medicine. And they may be the ones you see next time Read More...

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Florida PA Murdered
July 29, 2008 2:12 PM by Stephen Cornell

Florida PA and community activist Dean Blietz was killed earlier this month. The Florida Academy of PAs has an article about Blietz on its Web site. FAPA recently learned of the untimely loss of one of its members, a Community Activist and Ft. Myers Physician Read More...

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PA Certification Exam Video
July 28, 2008 11:10 AM by Stephen Cornell

On YouTube, a rap video about the PA certification exam from PA J-riz (thanks to the PA Forum for pointing it out). Link to YouTube video Read More...

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PA Photos
July 28, 2008 10:56 AM by Stephen Cornell

Colorado PA Chuck Nemejc is featured in two photos for an article in the Greeley Tribune . No mention of PAs in the text of the article. Link Read More...

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Perceptions of PA Doctorate Degrees
July 24, 2008 2:56 PM by Stephen Cornell

About 55% of PAs responding to a Wichita State University survey “ do not favor the profession moving toward offering a DPA degree .” The study was published in Wichita State’s Proceedings of the 4th Annual GRASP (Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects) Read More...

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Cell Phones and Cancer
July 24, 2008 11:16 AM by Stephen Cornell

Is there a link between cell phone use and brain tumors? Some researchers think it's possible. PITTSBURGH -- The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because Read More...

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New PA Program in Development in Wisconsin
July 23, 2008 6:51 PM by Stephen Cornell

Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., has received a grant to develope a new PA program , according to The Business Journal of Milwaukee . Sounds like a unique program with a primary care mission. Carroll University in Waukesha, formerly known as Carroll Read More...

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PA Clinical Doctorate Program Graduation
July 23, 2008 5:14 PM by Stephen Cornell

I did not see this when it was originally published, but in its Dec. 20, 2007, issue the Fort Sam Houston News Leader published a good article about the graduation of the first class from the U.S. Army's clinical doctorate program for PAs in emergency Read More...

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IMGs as PAs in Ontario
July 23, 2008 11:35 AM by Stephen Cornell

The Windsor Star published an article on July 9 about PAs in Ontario. Both are foreign-trained medical graduates from Pakistan. An Ontario government strategy to boost the province's health care resources has helped Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital attract two Read More...

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Meet the Practice-Focused PANRE
July 22, 2008 6:21 PM by Stephen Cornell

NCCPA has posted to its Web site information about the practice-focused PANRE. Beginning in March 2009, PAs recertifying through PANRE will have a new choice to make. While 60% of the generalist exam will cover the same content as always, the remaining Read More...

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Thoughts From a New PA
July 22, 2008 5:48 PM by Stephen Cornell

Recent graduate Jessica Boudreaux-Milliagan wrote about becoming a PA for the July issue of PAEA Networker . It is difficult to believe that only four years ago, most of my patients had four legs and were covered with fur or feathers. You see, I had spent Read More...

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Join ADVANCE on Facebook
July 18, 2008 12:17 PM by Terri Schaefer

If you log onto Facebook and perform a quick search for the term physician assistant, the search engine offers “over 500 results.” Although there’s not an exact number, there are likely thousands of PAs and PA students using the free social networking Read More...

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Are PAs Nontraditional Medical Students?
July 17, 2008 10:17 AM by Terri Schaefer

The author of a Perspectives piece in The New England Journal of Medicine , “ From All Walks of Life—Nontraditional Medical Students and the Future of Medicine ,” writes that at his medical school, a PA was considered a nontraditional medical student. Read More...

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AAPA Videos on YouTube
July 15, 2008 11:06 AM by Terri Schaefer

AAPA has posted 13 videos on YouTube of the general session from this year’s annual conference in San Antonio. Videos are broken down into easy-to-watch segments of about 10 minutes or less. The videos feature president Cynthia B. Lord, MHS, PA-C; immediate Read More...

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Three Cheers for the PA Profession!
July 11, 2008 1:58 PM by Stephen Cornell

Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Stephanie Herzka would like to become a PA, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer . Stephanie Herzka, 22, is a University of Delaware grad and a nursing assistant, hoping to become a physician's assistant. Give me a P! Read More...

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No More Pens?
July 11, 2008 9:20 AM by Stephen Cornell

Take some pens along to your next conference. Free ones won't be so readily available. From the AAPA: Paper, pens, and other office supplies adorned with the names of prescription medications or pharmaceutical company logos may soon fall out of style. Read More...

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PA and NP Collaboration
July 10, 2008 3:22 PM by Stephen Cornell

From the ADVANCE for NPs blog: Members of the ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners staff, namely myself and Managing and Web Editor Jill Rollet, are in attendance at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Read More...

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Universal Health Care Blog
July 9, 2008 5:00 PM by Stephen Cornell

Physicians for a National Health Program has a relatively new blog. Link PAs for Health Freedom also has a blog. Link Read More...

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PA Public Awarness Success
July 8, 2008 12:46 PM by Stephen Cornell

Earl Morse is the world's best known PA . www.honorflight.org Read More...

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More on the End of Primary Care
July 8, 2008 11:25 AM by Stephen Cornell

Salon.com has a piece today on the shortage of primary care physicians. It's a pretty good summary of a bleak situation . Just as the U.S. financial gurus failed to acknowledge the seriousness of our present credit crisis, today's politicians are avoiding Read More...

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Reflections of a PA Student
July 7, 2008 5:01 PM by Stephen Cornell

PA student Tim Loerke will be blogging for the ADVANCE for PAs Web site. His first post went live this afternoon. Link Read More...

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Army Times: Iraq War Hero Dies from Overdose
July 4, 2008 11:51 AM by Stephen Cornell

Army medic Joe Dwyer was a hero during the Iraq War. During the first week of the war in Iraq, a Military Times photographer captured the arresting image of Army Spc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer as he raced through a battle zone clutching a tiny Iraqi boy named Read More...

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European Union Expands Health Care
July 3, 2008 2:26 PM by Stephen Cornell

The New York Times reports on an expansion of health care options in Europe. PARIS — People living within the European Union will be able to receive most health care treatment anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without getting prior authorization if a long-awaited Read More...

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PA Videos on YouTube
July 3, 2008 11:34 AM by Stephen Cornell

Serious PA video. Not serious PA student video (with some profanity). UPDATE: Still my favorite PA-related YouTube video Read More...

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The Crisis in Emergency Departments
July 3, 2008 10:51 AM by Stephen Cornell

Now that a video of a New York woman's unnoticed death in a hospital waiting room has become an Internet sensation, people are shocked—SHOCKED!—that something like this could happen. Where have these people been? The American College of Emergency Physicians Read More...

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AMA Video Response to Medicare Vote
July 2, 2008 11:36 AM by Stephen Cornell

AMA president Nancy Nielsen recorded a video response to the current Medicare fee crisis. The video is on the AMA home page. The AMA has more information on Medicare at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14332.html Link Read More...

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