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Frequent Users of the ED, RedefinedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Frequent users of the emergency department are predominantly white, insured and at greater risk for hospitalization due to serious illness, despite public perceptions of them as abusers of the health care system with minor complaints and no health insurance,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 19, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care Specialties Source Type: blogs

FP PA of the Year: Nominations WelcomeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for our sixth annual Family Practice PA of the Year competition, which we at ADVANCE for Physician Assistants present with the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants. Anyone can...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 18, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

PA is No. 2Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Click here for Focus.com’s interesting pyramid chart, “Best Jobs in America.” PA was named second best job, after systems engineer. In addition, NP was named fourth best job on the chart. Scroll to the bottom of the chart to learn how the site picked...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 17, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Source Type: blogs

Recording Live from AFPPA 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Live from the AFPPA 2010 Spring CME Conference in Orlando, president-elect Wendy Macey, MPAS, PA-C, spoke with ADVANCE about the current demand for family practice PAs and the importance of AFPPA conferences. You can listen to the Webcast here . Check...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 16, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: Conference General Health Care PA-C Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

H1N1 - Is It Over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The WebMD Health Exchange Talk about flu and vaccines on the Cold and Flu Exchange The dreaded H1N1 pandemic seems to be finally over (looking around for wood to "knock on"). In my own office, I have not seen a case of influenza for several weeks now. Prior to that, I personally treated four or five a day - a total of 40-50 cases in our multiple-provider office. I worry about making this statement for fear that I will jinx it, sort of like commenting on what a slow day it is at the clinic, just before a bus load of patients arrive. The health officials aren't ready to pronounce the pandemic over just yet, but in my own lit...
Source: All Ears - March 15, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

SPAP Update: Day 2Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the conference winds to a close today, I want to offer a recap of some more events that took place at the inaugural SPAP conference since I last posted. First of all, SPAP president-elect Ed Wilson told me that the silent auction at the welcome reception...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 14, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Conference Physician Assistants Specialties Source Type: blogs

Early Success for SPAPEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Yesterday was a very busy first day at the Society for PAs in Pediatrics conference . While this is the organization's fourth conference, it's the first conference independent of any other PA group (in the past, the SPAP conference was held with the AFPPA...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 13, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Conference Physician Assistants Specialties Source Type: blogs

Dealing with Your Infant's ColdEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The WebMD Health Exchange Talk about baby's cold on the Cold and Flu Exchange To new parents, colds in infants are highly troublesome. First, they may have little or no experience dealing with colds in babies, and second...they are babies! The first cold may be the first time that parents have to make responsible medical decisions: Is it a cold? Is it allergy? Is it RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)? Should I take them to the pediatrician, emergency room, post on WebMD, or just call my mother, grandmother, or someone with more kid experience for advice?The first cold may not be a cold at all. Babies share a blood supply wi...
Source: All Ears - March 12, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

AFPPA Gets SoakedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite dreary, wetweather in Orlando, the 2010 AFPPA Spring CME Conference is offto an energetic start. At this morning's welcome ceremony and president'saddress, AFPPA president Bob Thoemke, PA-C, noted that nearly 400 attendees andrepresentatives from...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 11, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: Conference PA Education PA-C Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

ADVANCE Arrives in OrlandoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ADVANCE for Physician Assistants has arrived at the 2010 AFPPA Spring CME Conference in Walt Disney World. Earlier this evening, I stepped off the Magical Express and into the Coronado Springs Resort, where the palm trees are lush and the water is close...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 11, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: Conference PA Education Physician Assistants Specialties Source Type: blogs

Stronger Primary Care Requires More PAs, NPsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recommendations from a group of health care leaders convened by the Macy Foundation suggest that new ways of organizing and expanding the roles of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will strengthen primary care in the...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 9, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PA Education PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

NPR Plugs PAsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recent entry in NPR's health blog Shots turns its attention to the growing presence of PAs in current health care reform discussions, focusing specifically on AAPA president Stephen Hanson's appearance at the bipartisan health summit. As ADVANCE reported...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 8, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: AAPA General Health Care Nurse Practitioner PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Looking for a South University PA student!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m looking for a South University PA student. That would be South University in Savannah, GA. If you are a student there currently in clinical rotations or about to be in clinical rotations could you please use the CONTACT US link on the top bar and just send me a comment saying you are a student. I have a question that only a South Student can answer! Thanks so much! (Source: Life Of A PA - A Day In The Life Of A Physician Assistant)
Source: Life Of A PA - A Day In The Life Of A Physician Assistant - March 8, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Dave Tags: General Talk Source Type: blogs

Psychiatry RotationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
So for the past month I have been on my Psychiatry rotation at the Medical College of Georgia. One of the first things I can say about this rotation is that you are always working with Residents. I get more into that in a moment. I was actually on this rotation with another of my fellow PA students. The every first day of the rotation we were split up and put onto different teams. There were actually 3 teams on the Psych ward. There was a team dealing mainly with schizophrenic patients, a team dealing with personality disorders, detox and the such and a team that dealt only with geriatrics. I was placed on the team...
Source: Life Of A PA - A Day In The Life Of A Physician Assistant - March 7, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Dave Tags: Rotations Source Type: blogs

Pediatrics RotationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
So I actually have some free time…so I thought I would update the site with a few post about my past few rotations. So at the beginning of this year, 2010, I did my Pediatric rotation with Dr. Renew of Augusta Georgia. I have to admit that I was really unsure about my Pediatrics rotation. This being so because I was not sure how well I would be around kids. See, i’m an only child so dealing with small children is something new for me. Little did I know that I would end up liking the rotation as much as I did. And i’m sure a lot of that has to do with having such a great Doctor to work with. One of t...
Source: Life Of A PA - A Day In The Life Of A Physician Assistant - March 7, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Dave Tags: Rotations Source Type: blogs

Does Newsweek Article Get PA Role Wrong?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For the second time in as many weeks, PAs are not presented in a positive way in a major magazine. Last week, it was SmartMoney . This week, it’s Newsweek . The recent issue includes an article called “The Doctor Won’t See You Now,” which focuses on the...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 5, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

AAPA President Goes to the White HouseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On Wednesday, AAPA president Stephen Hanson stood in the East Room of the White House just behind President Obama as he pledged to push through national health care reform, despite Republican opposition. According to a report in the Bakersfield local...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 4, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PA Education PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Wake Forest MMS-PhD Program UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We reported in October that the new MMS-PhD program at Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., had been approved by the board of trustees. The program combines the PA program’s master of medical science degree with a PhD in clinical...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 3, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Degrees PA Education Source Type: blogs

When Your Medical Provider is SickEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"You see sick people all day. How do you keep from becoming ill?" The WebMD Health Exchange Talk about colds and coughs on the Cold and Flu Exchange This is a relatively common question that I get. The simple answer is that I do get sick; perhaps not as often as other people, but I do encounter an unfamiliar bug from time to time that gets me. Being on the primary care front line, I tend to see people when they are the sickest, and most contagious - the first few days of an illness. The vast majority of my patients are children or teenagers, among the most vulnerable of humans to becoming ill (the elderly is also high on...
Source: All Ears - March 3, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

Jiffy TubesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The WebMD Health Exchange Talk about where you get your health care in the Cold and Flu Exchange The delivery of medicine has rapidly changed. In the past, people would establish themselves with a general practitioner (primary care provider) in their community and stick with them for a long, long time. Because people rarely stay in the same place very long anymore, change jobs, and change insurance coverage, many people are now relying on free-standing medical clinics, popping up in pharmacies, big box stores, and strip malls everywhere.I had the distinct pleasure of working in one of these so-called "Doc in the Boxes" nea...
Source: All Ears - March 2, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

Smoking, Cholesterol are Problems for ObamaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The results of President Obama's first physical of 2010 show that, while he's "fit for duty," he hasn't quit smoking. According to Shots, NPR's Health Blog , Obama is still trying to quit smoking and occasionally uses nicotine gum, when he needs it. The...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - March 1, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care Source Type: blogs

Welcome to the WebMD Health Exchange!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Our blogs have a new look – and an exciting new option for you! After reading a post, you’ll now be able to talk about it with others in our WebMD Health Exchange. Exchange provides a dynamic community experience that allows you to connect with others who have similar interests and concerns. So read what our expert bloggers have to say, then head over to the related Exchange community to comment and ask questions. (Source: All Ears)
Source: All Ears - March 1, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: WebMD Blogs Source Type: blogs

SmartMoney: PAs May Negatively Impact PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an article in SmartMoney , “ 10 Things Primary-Care Physicians Won’t Say ,” PAs and NPs are not portrayed in a very positive light. In fact, in the No. 3 thing, “You asked to see a doctor but you’ll likely see an assistant,” the magazine insinuates...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 26, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

An Exclusive Interview with the Tooth FairyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
edenpictures / CC BY 2.0I have a strong suspicion that dentists have been secretively stealing children's teeth, putting them under their own pillows at night, and keeping the money. I have discussed my conspiracy theory with dozens of children, many who have had tooth extractions where the dentist failed to give them their teeth.After realizing that the dentist kept her tooth, one six year old decided to draw a tooth and put it under her pillow. The next morning, the Tooth Fairy left her $2.00. Cleverly, she left another tooth picture the next night, hoping that the Tooth Fairy would compensate her again. The next morning...
Source: All Ears - February 25, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

New Policy on Choking Prevention Raises EyebrowsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new policy on choking prevention that calls for warning labels, possible recalls and the redesign of high-risk foods. In the media, the hot dog--the familiar cylindrical meat product so often associated...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 24, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: PAs in the News General Health Care Source Type: blogs

A Symphony of Life SkillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What are your skills? What have you really learned in life that you use every day? We start early learning different skills and we acquire new skills throughout our lives.Babies learn quickly. They must first learn how to nurse. They are born with a natural instinct to suck, but they hone those skills quite rapidly. I had a mother in the clinic the other day with a three month old. She was concerned that he was not nursing well. He used to spend ten to fifteen minutes on each breast, but now he only spends about five minutes. I looked at this "little" baby - about 14 pounds, huge rolls of fat, no neck, and happy as a pig i...
Source: All Ears - February 24, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

Conn. PA Helps Create iPhone AppEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jeremy Allen, a PA at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, helped develop a free iPhone application that posts emergency room waiting times for its New Britain and Southington campuses. Allen led the hospital’s app development team, and stresses that...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 23, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Old Habits Are Hard to BreakEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ever since I started in the Med Biz, I have been treating kids for otitis media (middle ear infections) the traditional way - with oral antibiotics. In the early 1970 (not that long ago), the standard treatment was ampicillin or sulfa drugs. Ampicillin invariably caused diarrhea and a nasty case of baboon butt, and the sulfa drugs would cause some impressive sulfa reactions, like a bright red, generalized rash. We now have a choice of about two dozen antibiotics that area effective (most of the time) to the bugs that cause middle ear infections.I witnessed my first office myringotomy in 1972, when a pediatrician lanced the...
Source: All Ears - February 22, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

PA Programs in DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two colleges have recently announced their intent to begin PA programs. On Monday, Indiana State University reported that the Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved a request from the school to offer a master's of science degree in physician...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 19, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: PA Education Source Type: blogs

NCCPA Comment Period OpenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The NCCPA is asking PAs to provide feedback on its proposed changes to the maintenance of certification process , which includes an extension of the recertification cycle from six years to 10 years, as well as two new requirements—self-assessment activities...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 18, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Certification NCCPA Source Type: blogs

Thoughts from the Waiting RoomEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Both Ellie and Zack were in surgery, or at least preparing to go under the knife, as they say. My anxiety could be cut with a knife. I haven't felt these feelings for many years now; the last time was when my wife was having surgery. Of course, Ellie and Zack are my two Sheltie puppies, but I love my dogs, too.Ellie was being spayed; Zack was being neutered. I was very sorry that they had to endure these procedures, but as responsible dog-owners, it is really the best. They are six months old now, and starting to mature.They knew something was up when breakfast was not immediately served. They kept staring at us as we had ...
Source: All Ears - February 18, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

PA Leaving for Mount Kilimanjaro Climb TodayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pennsylvania PA Jessica Lazar is getting on a plane today to fly to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Lazar, who works at the Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, her supervising physician and another...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 17, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: PAs in the News Source Type: blogs

PA's Cancer Crusade Honors Friend's DeathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brian Mahon , a physician assistant at Kaiser Permanente in Longview, Wash., has dedicated his life to getting the word out about cancer prevention and early detection. Mahon's motivation stems from a promise he made to his longtime friend, "Big Jeff"...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 16, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Let Me SING You SweetheartEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Valentine's Day is really tough on married guys. We really want to do something romantic, but never seem to get around to planning it very well. Some will end up buying flowers at the last minute from guys selling them along the road, or from the grocery store (make sure to peel off the price tag).The really smart guys will plan for Valentine's Day well in advance: reservations at a nice restaurant, a gift-wrapped piece of jewelry (do not give her earrings in the store bag).I do pretty well buying gifts for birthdays, but I tend to zone out when it comes to Valentine's Day.Even as a child, I wasn't a big fan in handing out...
Source: All Ears - February 16, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

ADVANCE Board Member on Satellite RadioEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This week on Clinician’s Roundtable, host Lisa Dandrea Lenell, MPAS, PA-C, interviews ADVANCE for Physician Assistants editorial board member Krystie Lennox, PA-C . The series is available on XM Radio's ReachMD, channel 160. Here’s the blurb from ReachMD:...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 15, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: Physician Assistants Specialties Source Type: blogs

It's Okay to Just be SickEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Why is it important to medically-intervene for each and every illness or symptom? Symptoms may actually be beneficial; masking them does not expedite healing. As kids, we welcomed a little illness from time to time so we wouldn't have to go to school. As adults, a day off from work, although inconvenient at times, is often a welcomed break. As long as the illness isn't too bad, it's okay to just be sick.The vast majority of human diseases are viral, and there are only a few viruses that can be treated, such as herpes or influenza. Most viruses are self-limited; lasting about a week or so. Viruses do not respond to antibiot...
Source: All Ears - February 12, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

A Letter on the Value of PAsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
John A. Lucich, MD, program director and medical director at the Butler University PA program, wrote a letter to the editor that was published on the IndyStar.com Web site today. While the headline is not ideal ("Assistants ease load of busy doctors"),...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 11, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: General Health Care PA Education Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

REALLY Snowed InEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hey, this stuff is cold!I recently blogged about being snowed in for a day or so, but that is nothing compared to the challenges faced by those in the Eastern U.S., who have been hit by a record-setting blizzard. They are really snowed in. A new blizzard is hitting today! I guess I have no reason to complain. We have only had two big snow storms this year, and usually get another freak snow storm in April after I plant my vegetable garden.Like the old saying, "I used to complain about my feet, until I saw a man with no legs", complaining about our occasional, inconvenient snowfall in our area is really mundane. I called my...
Source: All Ears - February 10, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

PAs Receive Growing Support in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physician assistants are receiving support from physicians to assume a growing role in health care across Canada, though some nurses still maintain that PAs are inadequately trained, overly expensive and unsafe for patients, according to an article in...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 9, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care Nurse Practitioner PA Education PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Short Term MemoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I have been meaning to blog about this subject for some time, but I keep forgetting. I am not sure if I wrote a blog post about this in past; maybe I did. My recent MRI showed some "white spots in the grey matter", so I think I will blame my short-term memory issues on those mysterious spots.I used to attribute my short-term memory on overload - just too many things on my mind simultaneously to remember all of them. In the clinic, I can juggle three or four different patients at the same time and remember them when it comes time to type notes into the electronic medical records. At home, it is a different story. I have alw...
Source: All Ears - February 9, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

PA Posts Gory Photos on FacebookEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Leo Caamano, a PA at Open Door Family Medical Center in Port Chester, N.Y., was reprimanded last week when gory photos of patients, coupled with irreverent captions posted by Caamano, were discovered in a photo album on his facebook page titled "Bloddy...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 8, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Wasted Medical VisitsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A medical provider only has so many hours they can devote to appointments. I typically work 12-hour shifts (my choice) with a patient scheduled every 15 minutes, taking only one break (lunch) during my busy day. I reserve the hours of 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM for urgent care visits - about ten appointments. Our advice/triage nurses are supposed to screen the patients for these limited evening appointment, allowing only acutely ill patients; those who cannot wait until the next day, and those not so ill that they need the services of an emergency room. I never intended for these evening appointments to be "convenience care" - uti...
Source: All Ears - February 4, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

ARC-PA Dean Commissioner AppointedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has chosen its new dean commissioner, Brian B. Shulman, Ph.D., dean of the School of Health and Medical Sciences at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. For more...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 3, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: ARC-PA Source Type: blogs

ACR-PA Dean Commissioner AppointedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has chosen its new dean commissioner, Brian B. Shulman, Ph.D., dean of the School of Health and Medical Sciences at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. For more...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 3, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: ARC-PA Source Type: blogs

Questions for the "Royal Pains" PA?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to play a PA on TV, today you can ask a woman who does. LiveCloud is taking questions for Reshma Shetty, the actress who plays PA Divya Katdare on the USA show "Royal Pains," for a live chat today at 5 p.m. PST....(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 1, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Terri Schaefer Tags: PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

Home Office Make-OverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It was reminiscent of a warehouse after an earthquake. Unlabeled, cardboard file boxes were stacked in the corner and in front of the bookcases. Various piles of papers were lined up in some quasi-organized fashion. There were two file cabinets, but nothing was filed - they were used as drawers. Desk drawers were filed with any number of things: ink jet cartridges (both new and empty), blank CDs, a few thousand pharmaceutical company ink pens, a sushi knife, carefully hidden scissors (so my wife won't take them), lots of business cards, random pieces of paper with phone numbers without names to go with them, old keys, a fe...
Source: All Ears - February 1, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

PA Joins First Lady During State of the UnionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Last night, a handful of special guests had the honor of sitting with first lady Michelle Obama during the president's first State of the Union address. Rebecca Knerr, PA-C , of Chantilly, Va., was among those special guests, representing her husband,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - January 28, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PA-C PAs in the News Physician Assistants Specialties Source Type: blogs

Five Six Friends with CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The older we become, the more likely we will have friends that will have cancer. In the last year or so, five close friends and relatives were diagnosed with various types of cancer. I am pleased to say that three are "cured", and two are under intense treatment.Lymphoma: She was in her late fifties; never smoked a day in her life. Her only addictions were her grandchildren, traveling, and Bonsai trees. We were going to go to Europe with them. It would have been our first trip; they have been there many times and would be our guides. A few suspicious lymph nodes appeared in her neck. These were not the painful, reactive no...
Source: All Ears - January 28, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

More PAs Travel to HaitiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Exactly two weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, and PAs, along with other health care professionals, are still providing much-needed care to seriously injured civilians. Last week, Terri wrote about several PAs...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs)
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - January 26, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Heather Simons Tags: General Health Care PAs in the News Physician Assistants Source Type: blogs

I Remember a Time...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I remember a time when people took more responsibility for the cost of their own health - a time when considerably fewer people had health insurance than today, if at all. If people became ill, they paid for a medical visit, just the way they pay to get their car repaired or pay for groceries.I remember a time when medical care was more affordable, even when you compare today's higher salaries. People paid the doctor directly, paid for their reasonably-priced prescriptions, and they got better. Because even a small doctor's fee was a barrier, people tried "self-care" first. No one rushed to their doctor on the first day of...
Source: All Ears - January 26, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs