October 2009 - Posts

Apparition Hemorrhage Spooks Neurologists
October 29, 2009 12:15 PM by Heather Simons

In honor of Halloween, we share with you today a spooky medical anomaly courtesy of the NPR Health Blog. "Ghost in the Brain: An 'Apparition Hemorrhage'" features a CT scan of a 68-year-old man in a deep coma. Though the doctors suspected brain hemorrhage, Read More...

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Wake Forest University’s MMS-PhD Program Approved
October 26, 2009 10:43 AM by Terri Schaefer

Ralph W. Rice, MPAS, PA-C, associate professor and associate director of the Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., recently told ADVANCE that the university's board of trustees has approved its proposed MMS-PhD program. The program, Read More...

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In TIME, Surgeon Slights PAs
October 23, 2009 12:28 PM by Heather Simons

In an article posted today, orthopedic surgeon and TIME Magazine writer Scott Haig discusses the nation's shortage of surgical assistants--and slights PAs as overly expensive and potentially inadequate "alternatives" to a surgical resident or fellow. Read More...

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Hofstra PA Students Try Matchmaking
October 19, 2009 3:49 PM by Heather Simons

On Tuesday, October 13, in honor of Physician Assistant Week, PA students at Hofstra University held a day-long bone marrow drive. In partnership with the Be the Match program, the school's Society of Physician Assistant Students encouraged faculty, staff, Read More...

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PA Resigns to Protest Dropped Patients
October 15, 2009 10:55 AM by Terri Schaefer

Michigan PA Todd Chisholm resigned from his position at Hiawatha Behavioral Health on Monday morning as an apparent protest to the way that patients are being dropped, which is due to the source of funding rather than lack of need. He addressed the Chippewa Read More...

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Prison Hires a PA, Saves Money
October 13, 2009 10:02 AM by Heather Simons

"The cost of medical care for inmates in Westmoreland County Prison is going up." But only in the short term, and to the benefit of PAs. The Pennsylvania prison has made a one-year deal with Naphcare, Inc., the facility's Alabama-based, longtime health Read More...

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PA Billboards in Georgia
October 12, 2009 2:29 PM by Terri Schaefer

The Georgia Association of Physician Assistants is extending PA week to last the entire month of October. To that end, GAPA has recently placed billboards in the state to raise awareness of the personal attention patients receive from Georgia’s PAs. In Read More...

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News Article Praises PAs
October 6, 2009 12:01 PM by Heather Simons

An article in today's Times Leader , a newspaper serving northeast Pennsylvania, focuses entirely on physician assistants. In honor of PA Week , which starts today, "The PA is in" tells the story of Justine Samanas, a PA at Mercy Special Care Hospital Read More...

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From Patient to PA: The Importance of Organ Donation
October 1, 2009 1:15 PM by Heather Simons

Sixteen years ago, Jim Ginter, president of the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants and an ADVANCE author and peer reviewer, received a new kidney and discovered a new path in life. In an article in the Sheboygan Press , Ginter discusses the hereditary Read More...

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