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Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Bashing?
January 26, 2009 11:42 AM by Stephen Cornell
PhysAsst talks on his blog, "Are you a Doctor??" about bashing of physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Well, I have been reading some of the blogs here in the blogosphere, and one theme seems to remain constant. That is, PA and NP bashing, on Read More...
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Health Care Reform Essay
January 21, 2009 6:53 PM by Stephen Cornell
Columbia University professor Michael Sparer outlined some possibilities for health care reform in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . He does mention physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The 2008 presidential election Read More...
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An NP on the DNP
January 14, 2009 7:02 PM by Stephen Cornell
From our sister publication, ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners , New York nurse practitioner Anthony Pucek's take on the Doctorate of Nursing Practice. The DNP Will it Create a Second-Class NP? It looks like the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) will Read More...
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Pa. DNP Program
January 9, 2009 2:05 PM by Stephen Cornell
From a press release about Carlow University's new low-residence Doctor of Nursing Practice program: The DNP program is open to students who have a current RN license, a bachelor of science in nursing, and a master’s degree in nursing. Students should Read More...
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Texas Newspaper Asks For Less Physician Supervision for Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
January 5, 2009 4:21 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram mentions physician assistants and nurse practitioners in its 10 health care suggestions for the Texas Legislature editorial. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are increasingly important in rural areas, and staff 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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Physician Blogger Knows Nothing About Physician Assistants, Writes About Them Anyway
December 12, 2008 12:55 PM by Stephen Cornell
How can New York family physician Thomas V. Chmelicek be so completely ignorant about the PA profession? I felt it important to address todays article in the post standard about pysician assistants. In the article by Mr.Mulder it states that PA are filling Read More...
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PA and NP Killed in Mexico
November 24, 2008 6:57 PM by Stephen Cornell
PA Roberto Martinez and NP Ruth Velasco were shot and killed on Nov. 22 during a funeral procession in Juarez, Mexico. The funeral was for Velasco's sister. Martinez and Velasco worked at Texas Tech Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, according to TV station Read More...
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Defending PA Practice Ownership
November 24, 2008 11:42 AM by Stephen Cornell
The AMA recently debated the possible ethical conflicts involved with PA and NP practice owners hiring supervising physicians. Some physicians are, of course, concerned about the ethics of PA-owned clinics. It’s funny. Physicians usually have complete Read More...
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Confusion About "Doctor"
November 18, 2008 5:05 PM by Stephen Cornell
The American College of Clinicians recently adopted a position statement titled, " The Use of the Term Doctor in the Clinical Setting ." The ACC concludes that there could be some confusion, but that it really isn't a big deal. Makes a lot of sense. Today, Read More...
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The 'Evolving Partnership' Between NPs and Physicians
November 10, 2008 4:38 PM by Stephen Cornell
From ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners , an interesting look at the relationships between nurse practitioners and physicians . An artistic rendering of the relationship between NPs and physicians would most likely take the form of an invigorating abstract Read More...
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'Your Doctor Can Be a Nurse, and Will Be a Nurse'
October 16, 2008 1:15 PM by Stephen Cornell
ADVANCE for NPs associate editor Jennifer Ford attended the first-ever doctorate of nursing practice conference in Memphis last week and blogged about it here . There still seems to be a lot of disagreement and confusion about the move to the DNP. This Read More...
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Social Networking
October 10, 2008 2:15 PM by Stephen Cornell
PAs and NPs interested in networking now have available the Clinician 1 Web site. This site is only for health care professionals. You work hard enough each day. Connecting with your colleagues and the information you need to excel should be easy. Health Read More...
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Resource for Hospitalist PAs
October 8, 2008 12:44 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Society of Hospital Medicine has created an online resource center for PAs and NPs in hospital medicine. Link Read More...
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NPs Must Be Recognized as Primary Care Providers in Massachusetts
September 8, 2008 11:23 AM by Stephen Cornell
This is somewhat old news, but still interesting. Nurse practitioners must be recognized as primary care providers in Massachusetts, according to a law signed by Gov. Deval Patrick on Aug. 10. From Nurse.com: Timing is everything for Massachusetts NPs Read More...
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