Issue briefs are succinct educational documents on a specific topic. At their core, issue briefs are essential tools in any advocacy effort. AAPA has sorted its issue briefs into three categories: professional issues, state law issues, and specialty practice.
Professional Issues
PAs and Team Practice
PA Scope of Practice
PAs and OPAs: The Distinctions
PAs and Practice Ownership
PA Education
PA Prescribing
Payer Reimbursement Policies for PAs
Antitrust Implications of Negotiating with Third-Party Payers
State Law Issues
The Six Key Elements of a Modern PA Practice Act
PA Prescribing
PAs and Buprenorphine in Opioid Treatment Programs
PA Scope of Practice
Evaluating and Certifying Health Status
Chart Cosignature: What Is Best for Patient Care?
Specialty Practice
PAs in Cardiology
PAs in Emergency Medicine
PAs in Family Medicine
PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
PAs in Obstetrics and Gynecology
PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery
PAs in Pediatrics
PAs in Psychiatry
PAs in Surgery