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Stronger Primary Care Requires More PAs, NPs
March 9, 2010 10:05 AM by Heather Simons
Recommendations from a group of health care leaders convened by the Macy Foundation suggest that new ways of organizing and expanding the roles of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will strengthen primary care in the Read More...
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NPR Plugs PAs
March 8, 2010 12:41 PM by Heather Simons
A recent entry in NPR's health blog Shots turns its attention to the growing presence of PAs in current health care reform discussions, focusing specifically on AAPA president Stephen Hanson's appearance at the bipartisan health summit. As ADVANCE reported Read More...
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AAPA President Goes to the White House
March 4, 2010 12:44 PM by Heather Simons
On Wednesday, AAPA president Stephen Hanson stood in the East Room of the White House just behind President Obama as he pledged to push through national health care reform, despite Republican opposition. According to a report in the Bakersfield local Read More...
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PA's Cancer Crusade Honors Friend's Death
February 16, 2010 9:50 AM by Heather Simons
Brian Mahon , a physician assistant at Kaiser Permanente in Longview, Wash., has dedicated his life to getting the word out about cancer prevention and early detection. Mahon's motivation stems from a promise he made to his longtime friend, "Big Jeff" Read More...
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PAs Receive Growing Support in Canada
February 9, 2010 10:38 AM by Heather Simons
Physician assistants are receiving support from physicians to assume a growing role in health care across Canada, though some nurses still maintain that PAs are inadequately trained, overly expensive and unsafe for patients, according to an article in Read More...
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PA Posts Gory Photos on Facebook
February 8, 2010 10:05 AM by Heather Simons
Leo Caamano, a PA at Open Door Family Medical Center in Port Chester, N.Y., was reprimanded last week when gory photos of patients, coupled with irreverent captions posted by Caamano, were discovered in a photo album on his facebook page titled "Bloddy Read More...
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PA Joins First Lady During State of the Union
January 28, 2010 10:33 AM by Heather Simons
Last night, a handful of special guests had the honor of sitting with first lady Michelle Obama during the president's first State of the Union address. Rebecca Knerr, PA-C , of Chantilly, Va., was among those special guests, representing her husband, Read More...
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PA is Named Best Career, Again
December 28, 2009 10:29 AM by Heather Simons
Once again, physician assistant has been named one of the best careers, this time in a U.S. News & World Report article called " America's Best Careers: 2010 ." Back in November, CNNMoney.com ranked physician assistant #2 in the 50 best jobs in America Read More...
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Botox in a Birkin Bag
December 1, 2009 10:32 AM by Heather Simons
"Home Improvement," a recent Huffington Post blog entry by Susan Campos , follows a plastic surgery PA at Los Angeles Concierge Aesthetic Medicine, an office frequented by celebrities and typically surrounded by paparazzi. C. Auden Mallas, PA-C, often Read More...
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PAs "Provide a Foundation" for Better Health Care
November 30, 2009 3:07 PM by Heather Simons
In the November 26, 2009, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine , an analysis of health care spending cites an increase in physician assistants and nurse practitioners as one option for improving quality and efficiency of care. "Controlling U.S. Read More...
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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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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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