May 2010 - Posts

AAPA Leaders Questioned During Town Hall
May 31, 2010 5:10 PM by Terri Schaefer

Late yesterday afternoon, AAPA president Stephen Hanson, president-elect Patrick Killeen and CEO Bill Leinweber assembled with "Antiques Roadshow" host Mark Walberg, the emcee for the second annual Town Hall event. For an hour, they took many questions Read More...

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AAPA HOD Roundup
May 30, 2010 4:44 PM by Michael Gerchufsky

ATLANTA—The AAPA House of Delegates today wrapped up its testimony for and against a number of important resolutions and is set to vote on the items tomorrow. The most hotly debated resolutions were: • A series concerning NCCPA specialty certification Read More...

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Conference Opener Drums Up PAs’ Enthusiasm
May 29, 2010 2:41 PM by Michael Gerchufsky

ATLANTA—A rousing routine from the Atlanta Drumline snared the attention of the thousands of PAs attending the Conference Welcome and General Session this morning at IMPACT 2010, the 38th annual American Academy of Physician Assistant conference. The Read More...

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ADVANCE Staff Heads to IMPACT 2010
May 28, 2010 10:43 AM by Terri Schaefer

Editor Michael Gerchufsky and I are leaving the office soon to head to Atlanta for the AAPA's 38th Annual PA Conference, IMPACT 2010. As always, we're looking forward to catching up with our readers and board members, as well as meeting new PAs. If you Read More...

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Will There Be Jobs for Canadian PAs?
May 27, 2010 10:46 AM by Terri Schaefer

The first class of 21 PA students at McMaster University in Ontario are graduating this August, with “nothing but faint promises from the provincial health ministry that jobs will be found for them in the health system,” according to an article in The Read More...

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PAs Testify Against Supervising Physician
May 26, 2010 2:26 PM by Heather Simons

Two Kansas physician assistants testified Tuesday against their former supervising physician, who they say kept such disorganized records that one patient was able to get more painkillers even though she went to an emergency room for an overdose two days Read More...

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PA Helps Men Maintain Their 'Ultimate Thriving Machine'
May 25, 2010 10:49 AM by Terri Schaefer

Washington PA Brian Mahon is the creator of "The Ultimate Thriving Machine," a 16-page manual made for men to focus on their health. It's also available as a Web site by clicking here . The manual compares men's health to cars; for instance, prostate Read More...

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Physician Assistant Degree Ranked No. 1
May 24, 2010 2:35 PM by Heather Simons

A degree in physician assistant studies was named No. 1 in a list of master's degrees that would provide the best opportunities, based on salary and employment, over the next decade, according to ABC News . The report, posted yesterday, focuses on Shane Read More...

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PAs Increasingly Likely to Work in Specialties
May 21, 2010 11:33 AM by Heather Simons

Physician assistants are increasingly more likely to head into specialties such as surgery and emergency medicine rather than primary care, according to the News & Observer . Researchers at the Duke University PA program studied the job choices of Read More...

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Zipnosis: Prescriptions via an Online Survey
May 20, 2010 12:37 PM by Terri Schaefer

Zipnosis, a new start-up company in Minnesota from the co-founder of MinuteClinic, allows patients to fill out an online survey that, for $25 charged to your credit card, will get you a diagnosis and a prescription—no human interaction necessary. From Read More...

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Quinnipiac PA Students Volunteer in the D.R.
May 19, 2010 2:34 PM by Heather Simons

Physician assistant students at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., received recognition in the New Haven Register this month for their volunteer work in the Dominican Republic. In January and March, the students volunteered with Health Horizons International, Read More...

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Introducing the New Grad/Senior Student Center
May 18, 2010 1:23 PM by Terri Schaefer

We're excited about a new feature that went live on our Web site today--the New Grad/Senior Student Center . We've compiled some information from our site that is useful for graduates and senior students and made it easy for you to find in one spot, such Read More...

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UNM PA Students Involved in Blood Test Blunder
May 17, 2010 12:36 PM by Heather Simons

In the past week, several news stories--including blog entries and videos--have reported on an incident involving University of New Mexico physician assistant students. The students, who were performing complimentary blood sugar tests at the Indian Pueblo Read More...

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More PA Thoughts on the iPad
May 14, 2010 9:14 AM by Terri Schaefer

California PA and ADVANCE editorial advisory board member Rod Moser recently blogged about the iPad --his surprise birthday present--on his WebMD blog, “ Family Webicine .” Like our previous iPad reviewer , Joe Weber, Moser doesn’t seem to love the device Read More...

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One MD's Take On the Name Change Discussion
May 13, 2010 10:28 AM by Heather Simons

A few weeks ago, ADVANCE posted excerpts from a discussion happening over at Sermo , an exclusive online MD and DO community, about the proposed professional name change from "physician assistant" to "physician associate." The vast majority of the physicians Read More...

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PA on "Good Morning America"
May 12, 2010 11:07 AM by Terri Schaefer

New York PA Marianne Pistilli appeared on " Good Morning America " earlier today during a segment on the unseen dangers of the sun, as part of the show's coverage of anchor Sam Champion’s skin cancer. Pistilli, who works at Juva Skin and Laser Center Read More...

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Pro-PA Legislation in California
May 11, 2010 2:09 PM by Heather Simons

Steven Johnson, a PA for more than 28 years in Palo Alto, Calif., is featured in a recent article in California Healthline about the evolution of the PA profession. Johnson recalls a time when PAs weren't readily accepted in the health care community Read More...

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New PA Program Planned for West Virginia
May 10, 2010 11:56 AM by Terri Schaefer

The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register reported over the weekend that West Liberty University in West Liberty, W.Va., plans to offer a PA program to begin in the fall of 2011. According to university president Robin Capehart, work to develop the master’s Read More...

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TV Medical Drama Gets Smart, Features PA
May 7, 2010 10:38 AM by Michael Gerchufsky

First came “ER” and Gloria Reuben as PA Jeannie Boulet. Today on TV, USA’s “Royal Pains” features Reshma Shetty as PA Divya Katdare. Now comes word that another medical drama in the works will feature a physician assistant character. Amy Smart , whose Read More...

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AAPA President Endorses PAs in Letter to the Editor
May 6, 2010 10:46 AM by Heather Simons

In a letter to the editor on May 3, AAPA president Stephen Hanson responded to an opinion piece published on April 10 in The Bakersfield Californian called " Doctor shortage is first ObamaCare issue ." The author, Dr. Robert S. Hooker, made a strong case Read More...

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PA’s Honor Flight Network Featured on HBO
May 5, 2010 2:08 PM by Terri Schaefer

My husband and I have been watching the miniseries “The Pacific” on Sunday nights on HBO. In my opinion, it's pretty amazing. After missing an episode, I searched for it in the On Demand section of our digital cable, where I also noticed a feature called Read More...

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PA Founds Non-Profit Benefitting Rural Women and Children
May 4, 2010 10:16 AM by Heather Simons

In 2008, emergency medicine physician assistant Elizabeth Sheehan founded Containers to Clinics (C2C), a non-profit organization that converts shipping containers into health care clinics that serve women and children in developing countries. Sheehan, Read More...

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AAPA Announces 2010 Election Winners
May 3, 2010 10:58 AM by Terri Schaefer

Voting in the 2010 General Election of the AAPA Board of Directors closed Friday, April 30, and the winners were announced shortly thereafter. Here are the newly elected leaders : President Elect: Robert L. Wooten, PA-C Treasurer: Bruce Fichandler, PA Read More...

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