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Bilingual PA Ledyenska Ballesteros Has Built an Obesity Medicine Program to Serve Her Primarily Hispanic Patient Population

After her personal experience with obesity, PA Ledyenska “Ledyi” Baez Ballesteros launched an obesity medicine program to serve her primarily Hispanic patient population in San Antonio, Texas. Ballesteros talks about how the way we look at obesity medicine has changed, how she structures her program, and the adaptations she makes to better serve her patients.

September 15, 2023

Suicide Prevention Training a Critical Initiative for PAs Lisa Riley and Ali Walker

Knowing how to give patients with suicidal thoughts the support they need is becoming increasingly important for all providers—not just mental health professionals. For the past two years, Lisa Riley, PA-C, MHP, and Ali Walker, PA-C, RRT, have been working with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to develop a formal education module for PAs on suicide prevention.

September 8, 2023

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September 6, 2023

Fulbright Scholar Travels to Ireland to Study PAs in the Healthcare Workforce

PA Kris Himmerick spent three months in Ireland as a Fulbright Scholar researching how graduates of the country’s only PA program are integrating into their healthcare teams. Himmerick shares what they learned through more than two dozen interviews with PAs and their colleagues, and how they built a career which allows them to shift between patient care and academia.

August 31, 2023

A Day in the life of a Urogynecology PA

Urogynecology is a hybrid between gynecology and urology, treating issues involving both the bladder and vagina. Urogynecology PA Sharon Dann explains her day-to-day practice in this specialty, and why this work is so important to her.

August 24, 2023

Two PAs Get Their ‘Big Break’ in TV and Film Production

After the initial shutdowns at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, PAs like Michelle Petropoulos and Rob Knutson joined production crews to get filming back up and running. With three years of experience on the set of shows such as Succession and The Time Traveler’s Wife, they were able to expand on the critical skills needed to provide high-quality care to their patients.

August 21, 2023

Creating a Safe Space to Discuss Obesity with Patients, Experts Speak

In a recent AAPA Huddle Ask Me session, two obesity medicine experts answered questions on how to provide high-quality care to patients struggling with obesity, the effectiveness of anti-obesity medication, and how best to support patients who qualify for bariatric surgery.

August 4, 2023