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AAPA News was AAPA’s flagship publication from 1980-2009. Issues dating from May 30, 2008 to April 30, 2009 are archived here. To inquire about the availability of older issues, call 703-836-2272, ext. 3506.

2009
2008

AAPA News 2009

February 28

Emergency Medicine Researchers Say PAs Can Fill Critical Need in ERs
Cost, Security, and Privacy Issues Hinder Health IT Expansion
CDC Initiative Offers Credible Genetic Information Online
Reimbursement: Online Medicare Enrollment Now Available
Federal Review Board Wants to Limit PAs' Role in Trucker Physicals
Good Hand Hygiene Still a Hard Sell Among Health Care Workers
Challenge Bowl Registration Dos and Don'ts

February 15

Saving Face
Stuck in the Middle and Falling through the Cracks
AAPA News Student Edition
Negotiating Malpractice Insurance Coverage With Your Employer
Tips on Buying a Work PDA From Health IT Gurus
PA Student Becomes Organ Donor and Advocate

January 30

How to Keep Out of the Crosshairs of Medicare's Payment Recovery Program
Bad News About Bedsores From AHRQ
RAND Health Chides Health Care Providers About Patient Flu Shot Rates
Derm PAs Launch Social Net to Capture PAs' Attention
Sharp-minded PA Tracks Down CO Poisoning
New PA Foundation President Aims to Get PAs more engaged

January 15

Continuity of Care at Risk in Failing Economy
PAEA Student Writing Competition Opens for 2008-09: All PA Students Encouraged to Submit
PAEA Announces the Fifth Cycle of the AAPA/PAEA Research Grants Program
New HHS Patient Safety Requirements
PA Program Growing Pains
PA Accepts Top Post at One of the Nation's Largest Hospital Systems
Self-assessment: How Do You Know What You Don't Know?
AAPAs 2009 Host City Prevention Campaign Recipient Announced

AAPA News 2008

December 15

One Year Later: An Inside Look at the Army PA Doctoral Program
A Report on State Election Outcomes
Number of "Diabetics-in-Waiting" is Troubling Trend
California Academy Raises PA Awareness
DOL Regulations Affirm PAs' Ability to Provide Care Under FMLA
In Memoriam: PAs Thomas J. Lemley and Robert Martinez
PA Takes Reins of Prevention Branch in CDC's Viral Hepatitis Division
AAPA Launches Letters Project to Honor PAs

November 30

Patient-centered Medical Home: Where the Health is
Stress Over Faltering Economy Impacting Patient Health
HHS Rule Change Puts some Rural Health Clinics at Risk
PA Foundation Scholarship for Rural PAs
PA Creates Clothing Line for Women in Health Care
Roundup of National PA Week Activities

November 15

Economic Contagion Spreads to Health Care Industry
Duke Study: PAs Fill Health Care Gap
PAs Integral to University of Michigan DVT Risk Reduction Strategy
In Memoriam: Congressman Paul G. Rogers
Physicians for Peace Sets Standards for PA Medical Missions
Bill to Create a VA PA Services Director to be Reintroduced Next Year

October 30

Policing the Medspas: Who Oversees These New, Lucrative Ventures?
PAs in High Demand at Information Technology Companies
PA Student’s Invention Will Improve Genetic Testing and Treatment
PA Foundation’s Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship Celebrates 10 Years
Hospital’s Disaster Plan Tested by Hurricane Ike
Suicide Prevention: Be Aware of the Signs
Academy Comments on DEA Proposal to Modify E-prescribing Rule

October 15

Mission Possible: PAs Among First to Respond to Myanmar Cyclone
PAs Encouraged to Educate Future Caregivers
PA Author Connects Childhood Reading to Improved Health Literacy
2008 Presidential Election Coverage
Whistleblower Cases Recover $9.3 Billion
AAPA Strategic Plan Update
Beijing Olympics Revisited

September 30

HRSA Pharmacy Services Collaborative to Focus on Improving Patient Safety
AAPA Joins eHealth Initiative to Help Drive Improvement in Health IT
PAragon Award Winner: A Story of One PA's Unflagging Devotion to the Underserved
On Reflection: Our Responsibility to Participate
Q&A with AAPA EVP/CEO Bill Leinweber
Changes to Challenge Bowl Registration
Meeting your Legislators, and What to Say When You Do
PAs and Islam: Knowledge is One Part of Cultural Competence
HHS Announces Timetable for Major Shift in Health Care Coding

September 15

Online Service Aims to Cure Medical Misinformation
TRICARE Opens E-Prescribing to Civilian Providers
WHO Introduces Checklist to Reduce Medical Errors
PA Job Link Hits New Record for Listings
PA Survives Massive Electrocution
Students Get Test in Cultural Competency
Flu Vaccinations Encouraged for Health Professionals
Educating Patients on Bone Health

August 30

This is Only a Drill
Health Care Futurist Forecasts Greater Use of PAs
PA Becomes the First to Take Command of Army Combat Support Hospital
Seeing into the Future: Q&A with Joe Flower
Avoiding Risky Behavior During a Lawsuit
President Bush Signs Bill to Expand Global HIV/AIDS Funding to $50 Billion
Feds to Spend up to $2 Billion on American Indian Health Care and Programs
NC Nonprofit a Model for Growing Need for Geriatric Care
Emory University PA Student Serves as Athletic Trainer at Beijing Olympics
Hospitals of Hope Celebrates 10th Year

August 15

Florida Sides with PAs on 72-hour Mental Health Evaluation
PhRMA Code Tightens Rules on Industry-Provider Relations
Seize the Moment: Speak out On-line Through PAs for a Healthy America
Humanitarian PA of the Year
PA-led Team Helps Chinese Children
PA Assists in Surgery in Zambia
CDC Report on Uninsured
Update on DOT Study, National Registry
Clinical Notes
HIPAA Allows Information Sharing

July 30

Nonphysician Titles, Relationships Stir AMA Debate
Congress Introduces Caring for an Aging America Bill
CMS Offers PAs Flexibility to Contract with Rural Clinics
Empathy: How Do PAs Stack Up?
Maximize Your Learning by Knowing Your Learning Style
Predicting Drug Response Through Pharmacogenomics
Wingate PA Program Launches Cable TV Show
PA Student Blogger Aims to Share His Learning Experience
PA Student Gets Firsthand Experience as AMSA Rural Health Scholar
Meeting the Demand for In-Home Care
Patient Charter Sets National Standard for Physician Performance

July 15

Diabetes Institute Offers Cutting-Edge Education in Treatment
VA Health Care Gets Good Marks, but Gender and Racial Disparities Exist
Ranks of Underinsured Increase 60 Percent Since 2003
Grants Available for Families with Child Health-related Expenses
PAs, Patients Prepare for Transition to HFA Propellant Inhalers
New Dialysis Rules Allow Flexibility, Require Interdisciplinary Teams
Japanese Delegation Visits AAPA to Learn about PA Profession
Disabled by Polio, PA Walks Tall Among His Patients

June 30

HOD Approves Policy on Veterans' Health
Winds of Change Blow Through San Antonio
Former Congressman Paul G. Rogers Receives AAPA President's Award
President Signs GINA Bill into Law
USPHS Releases Update to Guideline on Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
FSMB Approves New Guidelines for Assuring License Competence
House Passes Bill to Establish Director of PA Services
HOD Speakers Call for PAs to Be Agents of Change
HOD Honors Outstanding Constituent Organizations
HOD Officers Elected
AOR Passes Resolutions on Disaster Relief, HPV Vaccine, Clinical Doctorates
AAPA International Symposium: PA Profession Continues to Expand Around the Globe