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How to Talk to Patients About Vaccinations

Discover key insights from PA experts as they tackle vaccination misconceptions and strategies to boost COVID-19 immunization rates in a changing landscape.

September 27, 2023

AAPA Comments on the Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American Academy of PAs (AAPA) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, in response to the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. The rule recommends numerous changes to Medicare’s coverage and payment policies that impact PAs, physicians and other health professionals.

September 25, 2023

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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You Can Make a Difference in Endometriosis Care

Endometriosis has gained traction in the media and social media, as affected individuals and groups are raising awareness about its impact while helping to dispel misconceptions and myths about the disease. As a common, chronic disease with potentially profound effects on the overall well-being of a patient, there is a need for earlier recognition and understanding of endometriosis, as well as effective management.

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

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