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"No Such Thing as Too Many PAs"
November 24, 2009 9:52 AM by Heather Simons
AAPA president Stephen Hanson has published an opinion piece, " 'Make more of them' isn't the only solution to America's physician shortage ," in The Bakersfield Californian endorsing PAs as an integral part of the solution to a growing physician shortage. Read More...
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Fixing the Problem with Primary Care
November 13, 2009 12:05 PM by Heather Simons
A recent article in The New York Times discusses how " Primary Care's Image Problem " is leading the vast majority of med students into specialties over primary care and how the patient-centered medical home model could alter the course of this alarming Read More...
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Florida PA and Nurse Create Educational Tool
November 3, 2009 10:42 AM by Heather Simons
Since early 2009, Slava Makler, PA-C, BS, and Nadia Fakira, RN, BA, MA, have dedicated their time to improving patient care on the neurosurgical floor where they work at Florida Hospital in Orlando. With the goal of inspiring passion and reigniting a 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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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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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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Cardiovascular Health Webcast to Feature PA Input
September 21, 2009 11:33 AM by Terri Schaefer
Greg P. Thomas, PA, MPH, AAPA senior vice president for education, membership and resource development, will take part in “ Time to Talk CARDIO: Creating A Real Dialogue In the Office ,” a Webcast that takes place tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. EST. He will Read More...
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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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Pharmacist: PAs Are 'Barefoot Doctors' With Minimum Training
September 17, 2009 11:24 AM by Terri Schaefer
California pharmacist Barbara Morris has made her thoughts about physician assistants known in a news release about the ramifications of a primary care physician shortage under a new health care plan. She insinuates that PAs have minimal training, and Read More...
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PAs Could Increase Access to Abortion
September 11, 2009 12:06 PM by Terri Schaefer
An article that originally appeared in the August issue of Contraception argues that increasing the number of PAs, NPs and certified nurse midwives who perform first-trimester abortions could help improve the declining availability of abortion care. The Read More...
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PA Makes Real Health Care Personal
September 8, 2009 12:51 PM by Terri Schaefer
Over the weekend, the Gwinnett Daily Post published a piece about Georgia PA Larry LaViola, who practiced at Snellville Medical Group for 35 years until his death on August 30. In the article, the author, Susan Gast, crafted a wonderful tribute to her Read More...
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More Discussion on PAs and the Physician Shortage
August 25, 2009 10:43 AM by Heather Simons
And so the health care reform debate continues... A recent article at Examiner.com champions PAs and NPs as a possible solution to the physician shortage. "Primary physician shortage spurs search for alternatives," by DC public policy examiner Alan Portner, Read More...
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AAPA President Writes to USA Today
August 21, 2009 11:10 AM by Heather Simons
In response to an article in USA Today , "Doctor shortage looms as primary care loses its pull," AAPA president Stephen Hanson wrote a letter to the editor explaining what every PA knows and most of the public--and Congress--have yet to understand: PAs Read More...
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The PA Profession Revealed, By Chapter
August 19, 2009 12:26 PM by Heather Simons
A facebook update from Physician Assistant History Center this morning thanked California PA Beth Grivett for donating her recently published book for prospective PA students, So You Want To Be A Physician Assistant , to the PAHx. The book's foreword, Read More...
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