Take some pens along to your next conference. Free ones won't be so readily available. From the AAPA: Paper, pens, and other office supplies adorned with the names of prescription medications or pharmaceutical company logos may soon fall out of style. Updated guidelines, released July 10 by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of ...

The AAPA posted an official announcement of its upcoming dues increase on its Web site on Friday. The cost of an annual AAPA membership will increase from $215 to $250. The increase takes effect on Sept. 1. The increase was approved during the HOD's 2008 session, held at AAPA's annual conference in San Antonio. The House of Delegates is made ...

I tried to wrap up the AAPA conference blog posts three weeks ago because I felt like the topic was getting a little stale, but the June 30 issue of AAPA News is chock full of articles from San Antonio. Some tidbits: The two-page article on the International PA Symposium is interesting. There is a detailed rehash of the May AAPA board of ...

In the AAPA's 2007 New PA Student Census Survey, 2,272 of 5,165 respondents (44%) stated that they intended to practice in family/general medicine after graduation (respondents are permitted to mark more than one potential specialty). At least at the beginning of PA training, students are still considering primary care. By the end, probably ...

The AAPA has posted a bunch of photos from the 27th International Reggae and World Music Awards and the 2007 and 2008 PA conferences on Flicker at www.flickr.com/photos/aapa/ Link There are also a ton of 2008 AAPA conference photos here

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 applicable to physicians supervising or collaborating with physician extenders while ...

The Society of National Association Publications honored PAs James W. Brasseur and C. Christopher Benner for articles written in 2007 for JAAPA. SNAP also honored JAAPA in the most improved scholarly journal category. Link

The AAPA has estimated the number of PAs in clinical practice by 2020. I just happened to notice the report on the academy's Web site this morning. Depending on the growth in the number of new graduates each year, the AAPA estimates that there will be between 109,603 and 141,713 PAs in clinical practice by 2020. Using a variety of ...

The terms of office for the AAPA's 2008-2009 leaders officially begin today. Cynthia B. Lord, MHS, PA-C, is now AAPA president. The AAPA lists the entire board of directors at www.aapa.org/aapa/board.html

Just noticed this interesting Student Academy of the AAPA resolution from San Antonio. Resolution 2008-02The Student Academy resolves to explore the possibility of the Student Academy developing relationships with student nurse practitioners groups.Status-CARRIED I'm definitely going to spend some time in the SAAAPA AOR next year. Link