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Barriers to Care: Four PAs Talk About Serving Rural Communities During the Pandemic

Four PAs talk about the barriers to care in rural communities they’ve experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including office space limitations and vaccine hesitancy, and new legislation that might help draw more PAs to practice in rural communities.

August 3, 2021

Check Out the Top 5 Most Popular CME from AAPA 2021

If you couldn’t join us for AAPA 2021, we’ve still got your CME needs covered. You can now access Conference on Demand 2021 and the top five most popular CME from the event, which include sessions on anaphylaxis and anemia.

July 29, 2021

Transplant Surgery PA Helps Turn Tragic Endings into New Beginnings

Giving someone a second chance at life is an extraordinary opportunity. And even though she’s done it well over one thousand times throughout her career, Georgeine Smith, lead PA of transplant surgery at the Penn Transplant Institute, says each case is uniquely rewarding.

July 28, 2021

A Day in the Life of a PA in Hospital Internal Medicine

Adrijana Anderson, PA-C, has a unique position at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona; her time is equally split between the hospital medicine and critical care departments. Anderson loves the arrangement and is passionate about practicing hospital medicine.

July 21, 2021

5 Ways to Incorporate Social Determinants of Health to Improve Patient Care

PAs need to seek new information and data about patients, particularly when treating underserved and minority populations. PA educator Daytheon Sturges led a recent webinar on social determinants of health and suggests ways PAs can enhance understanding of and care for patients.

July 8, 2021

Alzheimer’s Q and A With Two PA Experts

Older adults remain subject to many iatrogenic ills at the hands of well-intentioned providers. This Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, AAPA invited PAs Kathy Kemle and Freddi Segal-Gidan to host the latest Huddle Ask Me session on Alzheimer's.

June 30, 2021

AAPA Adopts Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education

AAPA adopted the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, following the passage of a resolution during the 2021 House of Delegates meeting.

June 24, 2021

New CME Module Gives PAs a Clearer Understanding of Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema, afflicts an estimated 26 million Americans. A new CME module, developed by AAPA and The France Foundation, will help address the clinical and educational gaps relating to AD for PAs and NPs.

June 16, 2021

Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines: What You Need to Know

In April, HHS announced new buprenorphine practice guidelines that exempt PAs and other qualified prescribers from federal certification requirements related to training and counseling. Here’s what PAs and PA educators need to know about the new practice guidelines.

June 16, 2021

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