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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

More Barriers to PA Practice Fall as Florida PAs Celebrate Legislative Win

PAs in Florida applaud the enactment of legislation that makes significant improvements to PA practice. House Bill 431 was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 29, modernizing several aspects of PA regulation.

June 30, 2021

Tennessee PAs Successful in Quest to Create a PA Board

The Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants secured a significant win for PAs in the state last month. On May 26, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 1080, which establishes the Board of PAs – a tenet of Optimal Team Practice.

June 29, 2021

PA Student Combines Passions for Medicine, Entrepreneurship, and Global Health

Despite the busyness of PA school, Calbeth Chika Alaribe, MPH, PA-S, is committed not only to medicine but social entrepreneurship and global health. She developed an award-winning healthcare app and serves in numerous volunteer roles in an effort to combine her passions.

June 28, 2021

Oregon Governor Signs Legislation Replacing Physician Supervision with Collaborative Practice Environment

Oregon Governor Kate Brown recently signed legislation modernizing state statutes to reflect the collaborative way PAs provide patient care and making PAs responsible for the care they provide. The bill also made permanent changes to PA use of telehealth authorized during the pandemic.

June 28, 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

AAPA Commemorates Juneteenth

We at AAPA commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when hundreds of thousands of enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom – more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

June 18, 2021

Top 10 Paying Specialties in the PA Profession in 2020

The PA profession includes PAs who work in several dozen specialties, ranging from family or emergency medicine to pathology or hospital medicine. Compensation differs substantially between some specialties. Which individual specialties topped 2020 compensation for PAs? We have the data!

June 16, 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