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PAs in a variety of specialties including urgent care, family medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and orthopaedic surgery often treat patients experiencing pain. PAs play a central role in non-opioid pain management and navigate a multitude of factors when counseling patients and selecting treatment options.

For physician associates supporting patients during cold and flu season, understanding the science of hydration and the factors that influence fluid and electrolyte replacement can help inform patient education and hydration conversations.

Created with support from Exact Sciences is now Abbott, AAPA’s new Colorectal Cancer Screening Toolkit gives clinicians practical, evidence-based resources for understanding CRC risk, comparing screening options, applying current guideline recommendations, and improving rates of screening.

Approximately 90% of adults in the U.S. are at risk for or have CKM syndrome, making early recognition and longitudinal assessment essential to preventing irreversible disease progression. As frontline providers treating patients across the full spectrum of care, physician associates are uniquely positioned to aid in detection and management of CKM.

In the United States, 40 million people live with migraine. Pfizer’s migraine toolkit is designed to help physician associates recognize, diagnose, and treat patients with migraine.