Don't think we've discussed this particular article: from the May 2008 Clinician Reviews........ Fast Tracking PAs and NPs Into Medical School Randy D. Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, PA Editor-in-Chief I have received many positive responses to my comments regarding a pathway for PAs and NPs...
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-911-fee,0,3459346.story Video included in link above. Thoughts?
Be careful of the personalities you attach you reputation and livelyhood too.... :(
http://www.reachoutandread.org/ This has me seriously hyped.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/03/physician_assistants_take_to_c.html
New Zealand Surgeons Support Trial Of Physician Assistants The New Zealand National Board of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has endorsed a government initiative to undertake a pilot using physician assistants in the Department of Surgery at Middlemore Hospital. Board Chair...
Its nice to hear the commander in chief finally recognize our profession in his conversation with america. Its as if he finally is recognizing we play a very important role in healthcare. Fitting into his sentences between doctors and nurses. ;-) http://www.cnbc.com/id/35690973
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/04/cnnheroes.sunday.surgery/index.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/108846/the-555000-student-loan-burden?mod=edu-continuing_education This is why I went to PA school. Much shorter and cheaper I may be down 100k total when Im done but at least I wont have to defer for 3 years.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2010/02/25/natpkg.100.year.old.doctor.cnn
Our View: Future doctor shortages threaten care "......To head off physician shortages at the pass, that’s a good way to start. Today’s doctor-oriented system needs to be refashioned into a more patient-oriented system. That means allowing nurses and physician assistants to play a greater role...
Controversial Diabetes Drug Harms Heart, U.S. Concludes Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market. ...
One Year Later, Results Of Stimulus Mixed On the anniversary of President Obama's $787 billion stimulus, three stories show how the funds affected a physician assistant, a youth outreach program and a wind turbine plant. In addition, an examination of its impact and public opinion reveals mixed...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delco714pictures/4356991298/sizes/l/ I scanned in the article and posted it to my flickr, if anyone wants to read it. -Steve, PA-S
At the beginning of this week, the FDA officially expanded the indications of Crestor to those (M>50 ,F>60) with CRP >2.0 and 1 CAD risk factor as primary prevention of CVA, MI, and arterial disease. Have any of you applied or are planning on using this in clinical practice? ...
Lexington podiatrist agrees to pay $419,000 in false-claims case A Lexington podiatrist and his company have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the Federal False Claims Act, a statement from United States Attorney Candace G. Hill said Friday. According to the statement, Dr....
Quite the post about our apparent lack of education as PAs and the ruining of the Patient-Doc relationship. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helene-pavlov/are-doctors-spending-enou_b_387887.html Unfortunately people tend to take the Huffington Post "Living" section as the end all be all on their...
Senate Bill Provides Liability Coverage for Physician Assistants ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate unanimously passed a bill today that would protect physician assistants who work in free health clinics. Doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners who volunteer their services at these clinics are...
Insulin Can Now Be Made Cheaply from Flowers In 1922, Canadian scientists isolated insulin for the first time. Now, over 80 years later, our neighbors to the north are helping diabetics again by devising the cheapest way yet to produce insulin. This advance could significantly reduce the...
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1957656,00.html
I haven't seen this posted, yet. So, I thought I would share it. For some this may not seem like a big deal. However, this is such a tremendous gain in the neurosciences. They can only move up from here. There is also a video of this report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8497148.stm ...
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Fz0sRA47VQthSM:http://www.lemoyne.edu/Portals/11/images/HH3Q1971.jpg BY SCOTT ANDRON MIAMI HERALD MIAMI -- Charity Ramsey, a physician assistant, checks patient Terry Winkley in Boca Raton. Charity Ramsey has the white lab coat, the stethoscope and the...
From NYT, Jan 7, 2010: For over a decade now, health care experts have been promoting telemedicine, or the use of satellite technology, video conferencing and data transfer through phones and the Internet, to connect doctors to patients in far-flung locales. But are doctors ready for this form...
A Magnetic Machine Plucks Pathogens from Blood If your uncle says he's getting magnetic therapy, you might feel the urge to tell him to save his money instead for that tinfoil hat to keep the CIA from reading his mind. But if he's being hooked up to Don Ingber's magnet machine, it just might...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100103/ap_on_he_me/us_patients_and_fortitude_abridged Lessons of a weekend of free health care <cite class="vcard">By Adam Geller, Ap National Writer </cite> – <abbr title="2010-01-02T21:19:55-0800"...
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