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New Health Care Reform Bill Recognizes PAs
September 18, 2009 9:22 AM by Heather Simons
In a move that gets the ball rolling for health care reform, Montana Sen. Max Baucus has released America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009. While the bill is not yet complete, it contains several provisions in favor of physician assistants: The bill treats Read More...
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Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Working Together
March 18, 2009 3:39 PM by Stephen Cornell
The American Academy of Physician Assistants is teaming with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Society of Hospital Medicine to offer a CME titled, "Adult Hospitalist Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Boot Camp." This highly Read More...
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12 Physician Assistant Moments for 2008
December 31, 2008 10:07 AM by Stephen Cornell
This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year. *** January Annals of Family Medicine Read More...
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NYT Explains Physician Assistants
August 11, 2008 2:43 PM by Stephen Cornell
The New York Times published a very basic article about the physician assistant profession on Aug. 9. When Mr. Kelly was in college, his older brother, then a medical student, mentioned the role of physician assistant — a “midlevel” health care provider Read More...
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AMA to Examine the Ethics of PAs Employing Supervising Physicians
June 18, 2008 5:04 PM by Stephen Cornell
The AMA House of Delegates adopted a resolution asking the AMA to look at the ethics surrounding physician extenders employing their supervising physicians . HOD ACTION: Resolution 13 adopted. This resolution asks the AMA to define the ethical boundaries Read More...
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PA Students to Reach Out to NP Students?
June 5, 2008 5:07 PM by Stephen Cornell
Just noticed this interesting Student Academy of the AAPA resolution from San Antonio. Resolution 2008-02 The Student Academy resolves to explore the possibility of the Student Academy developing relationships with student nurse practitioners groups. Read More...
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PAs and Retail-Based Health Clinics
May 8, 2008 3:55 PM by Stephen Cornell
The AAPA has a cover story on retail-based health clinics in the May 15 AAPA News . If in-store health clinics were a stock, should you buy, sell, or hold? Industry watchers predict that the number of walk-in retail medical clinics nationwide will jump Read More...
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