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Tom Bauer, former GAPA Lobbyist; Michelle Nelson PhD, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP, Co-Director/Chair, Georgia Coalition of APRNs; Julianna McConnell, MBA, CPA, Georgia Coalition of APRNs Lead Lobbyist; Representative Randy Nix; Governor Brian P. Kemp; Amy Reeves, PA-C, Legislative Chair, GAPA; Representative Alan Powell; Senator Chuck Hufstetler

Georgia Legislature Improves PA Practice—Provides PA and APRN Parity

Recently, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp signed SB 321 into law. Effective Jan. 1 2021, the new law increases the PA to physician ratio to 4:1, and allows chart review to be determined at the practice level, among other changes.

September 14, 2020

AAPA Response to EM Physician Groups’ “Joint Statement Regarding Post-Graduate Training for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants”

On behalf of the 140,000 PAs (physician assistants), we are deeply concerned with the pattern of physician organizations’ efforts to create even more barriers for PAs to fully contribute to the healthcare team.

September 9, 2020

Q&A with Beth Smolko, President and Chair of the AAPA Board of Directors

AAPA’s new President and Chair of the Board, Beth Smolko, DMSc, MMS, PA-C, discusses the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the PA profession and for AAPA, including the legislative agenda, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and the Title Change Investigation.

September 5, 2020

Frontier Medicine: One County, One PA

Amanda Roy, PA-C, is the only healthcare provider for all of Wheeler County, Oregon. She discusses what she finds rewarding about frontier medicine, the significance of precepting in her career, and what it means to her that her patients trust her so much.

September 4, 2020

Meet New Student Academy President Katie Ganser

AAPA's new Student Academy President Katie Ganser is inspired by PA students’ emergence as leaders amid the COVID-19 crisis: volunteering, marching, advocating within individual PA programs, and using student passion for patient care to push the profession forward.

September 3, 2020

Delaware PA’s Experience During COVID Response Proves It’s Time to Cut Red Tape

When elective surgeries were canceled on March 17 at Delaware-based ChristianaCare, Travis Fogelman, a surgical PA, did what all PAs are trained to do – he switched roles. The health system asked for PA volunteers, and he jumped right in.

August 28, 2020

PA Educator Shares the Science Behind Memory

PA school is all about memory. So what is the science behind memory, and why do some memory strategies work better than others? Kristopher Maday, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, shares a three-tiered, information processing model to memory, and how PA students can use it to their benefit.

August 26, 2020

AAPA Asks CMS to Make Permanent COVID-19 Waivers and Regulatory Changes

AAPA and 62 PA organizations have asked CMS to make permanent many of the waivers and regulatory changes that were put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This would expand access to care for patients by enabling PAs to practice free of administrative burdens.

August 21, 2020

Unlocking the Value of Nutrition in Your Practice

Abbott Nutrition recently cited PAs’ important role in nutrition care and in supporting healthcare metrics and key performance indicators that are critical for patient health. Matthew Wright, MS, PA-C, RD, commented on the research, nutrition care upon hospitalization and discharge, and calls to action for PAs.

August 21, 2020