Dr. Jerry Bagel presents HUMIRA as a treatment option for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis at the SDPA 2014 Fall Conference in San Diego. What do you believe are patients’ primary concerns about taking a biologic? Patients expressed concern about health risks of long-term therapy. 31% found fear/anxiety and/or physical […]
November 15, 2014
On August 11, 2014, the Journal of the American Medical Association Dermatology (JAMA) published an original investigation into the billing practices of mid-level providers such as PAs and NPs. Unfortunately, the article, called “Scope of Physician Procedures Independently Billed by Mid-Level Providers in the Office Setting” was filled with inaccurate […]
August 13, 2014
Recently the New York Times published an in-depth article about PAs called “The Physician Assistant Will See You.” The article covered the type of education that a PA receives, discussed the collaborative nature of the PA/Physician relationship, and mentioned many positive aspects of PAs working in healthcare. However, the article […]
August 12, 2014
by SDPA Immediate Past President, John Notabartolo, MPAS, PA-C Boston was the scene of this year’s AAPA House of Delegates (HoD) meeting. The HoD is the body that considers policy and recommends changes that impact PAs practicing everywhere in the US and in every specialty. Representatives from every state, specialty, […]
June 24, 2014
On January 10th, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) reached out to the media in an effort to educate the public about the benefits of physician assistants (PA) in specialty medicine. The AAPA hosted a virtual briefing conference call with leading specialty PAs. Our own Jennifer Winter, MSPAS, PA-C, […]
April 8, 2014
Nominations are Now Open for the Inaugural SDPA Lifetime Achievement Awards: As part of the SDPA 20th Anniversary Gala the Society will be awarding the first ever SDPA Lifetime Achievement Awards. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! · Who can be nominated? Anyone who has had a positive impact on the […]
March 4, 2014