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An AFPPA Success
November 6, 2009 10:57 AM by Terri Schaefer
I'm back in Pennsylvania after two days at the AFPPA Fall CME Conference and Exhibition at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Upon my arrival at the conference, I was excited to hear the organization had broken all previous attendance records, with Read More...
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AAPA Town Hall Meeting Wrap
May 25, 2009 12:46 PM by Terri Schaefer
Late yesterday afternoon, AAPA president Cindy Lord, president-elect Steve Hanson and CEO Bill Leinweber were panelists at the academy’s inaugural Town Hall meeting. Questions of any sort were encouraged from the in-person audience, as well as from participants Read More...
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AAPA Treasurer's Report
May 23, 2009 7:38 PM by Michael Gerchufsky
One fascinating annual presentation at the AAPA HOD that we at ADVANCE try not to miss is the treasurer's report. Bruce Fichandler, PA, manages to simultaneously cram the report with humor and a large amount of data about the finances of the academy. Read More...
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AAPA San Diego Update
May 23, 2009 7:13 PM by Michael Gerchufsky
Saturday has been a busy day so far at the AAPA Conference. At the general session this morning, AAPA president Cindy Lord promised that PAs no longer will be the "curious omission" in discussions of policy and public awareness. Later, CEO Bill Leinweber Read More...
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AAPA Conference Begins Saturday
May 21, 2009 1:51 PM by Michael Gerchufsky
The ADVANCE for Physician Assistants staff is headed to San Diego for the annual AAPA conference. Keep up with conference events on here on the ADVANCE blog for PAs , at our Facebook page and on our Twitter feed. For an audio preview, listen to editor Read More...
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AFPPA Spring Live Blog
March 12, 2009 8:22 AM by Michael Gerchufsky
ORLANDO — Unofficial reports are that 310 PAs have preregistered for the 2nd annual AFPPA Spring Conference, with a large number of walkups expected, too. This reflects the trend of booming PA confernce attendance despite the sour economy — ADVANCE's Read More...
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American Academy of Physician Assistants Conference IMPACT 2009
February 19, 2009 4:05 PM by Stephen Cornell
The American Academy of Physician Assistants put together a nice preliminary program for its May 2009 conference in San Diego. This passage is from AAPA president Cindy Lord's front-page conference preview. ... For so many years, we have fought for recognition 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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IMPACT 2009
November 25, 2008 4:36 PM by Stephen Cornell
The 2009 AAPA conference in San Diego is less than six months away. The AAPA is already hyping it, and a conference brochure arrived in the ADVANCE for Physician Assistants mailbox this afternoon. AAPA's 37th Annual PA Conference is not one to miss! The Read More...
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A Physician Story About Dr. Stead
October 24, 2008 10:58 AM by Stephen Cornell
From ADVANCE for Physician Assistants editor Michael Gerchufsky: MIAMI—Here in Miami at the inaugural Aesthetic Extender Symposium ( http://www.aestheticextendersymposium.com/ ) , I just got a rare treat: I heard a story involving Dr. Eugene Stead that Read More...
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Nice Job by Pa. PAs
October 6, 2008 12:42 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants had a successful conference last week. PSPA drew more than 500 PAs and PA students to its annual conference in King of Prussia, Pa. From what I'm hearing, the weak economy is not hurting attendance at state Read More...
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Future AFPPA Conferences
September 9, 2008 5:29 PM by Stephen Cornell
The Association of Family Practice PAs is looking for input on future conference locations and content. Link AFPPA's upcoming conferences are in San Diego in October and Orlando in March 2009. Read More...
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Physician Assistants for Global Health Conference
September 2, 2008 4:20 PM by Stephen Cornell
Physician Assistants for Global Health (PAGH) is holding a conference in Albuquerque, N.M., from Oct. 18-19. Purpose This conference was developed to provide a general overview of some specific issues in global health service to the poor populations in Read More...
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PA Conference Guide Updated
August 4, 2008 6:51 PM by Stephen Cornell
ADVANCE 's online PA conference guide is now updated through December. Link Read More...
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CAPA Conference in PAlm Springs
July 31, 2008 11:09 AM by Stephen Cornell
The California Academy of Physician Assistants sent out a reminder for its 32nd annual conference in Palm Springs from Oct. 2-5. At CAPA, we are all about PAs and all about providing you with the most valuable and unique learning experience. We have a Read More...
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