In this special episode, our hosts Adrian Banning and Kristopher Maday interview JAAPA's Editor-in-Chief Reamer Bushardt,PharmD, PA-C. They discuss the importance of leadership and service as we celebrate the profession's 50th anniversary. Plus, who would be at a Bushardt Family dinner party?

Leadership, Philanthropy, and Dinner Parties: An Interview with Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C

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 Constructive feedback can be a valuable tool to help improve working relationships among colleagues. In this episode, Martine, Kim, and Joe are discussing with PAs Alexandra Gallant and Laura Erdman the results of a peer feedback platform that they were able to develop and initiate in their academic hospital system with their research team, aiming to improve collaboration between PAs, NPs, and physicians, and clinical practice. Thank you for listening!     Resources:   Learn more about OTP here:    https://www.aapa.org/advocacy-central/optimal-team-practice/

Peer Feedback: a tool to improve PA, NP, and physician collaboration and clinical practice.

 In this episode, PA Lindsay Nourse speaks with us about the challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers who are physician associates (PAs), highlighting the key findings. The podcast explores how these barriers affect breastfeeding duration and practices among PA mothers and discuss potential improvements in healthcare workplace policies to better support them.  See also this infographic for the pump act from an AAPA caucus, PAs for Women Empowerment (PAWE).

Exploring Workplace Barriers Faced by Breastfeeding PAs

In this episode, PA Angela Meredith speaks with Clay, Kim, and Martine about how clinicians, particularly PAs, can be prepared to handle the issue of human trafficking.   Learn valuable information you can use to help patients who may be at risk, important factors to consider implementing at your facility, and useful resources you can utilize today. Don't miss this valuable conversation.   Guest: Angela Meredith, DMSc, PA-C Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelameredith   Resources for everyone:     National Human Trafficking Hotline - home base of 24-hour hotline: 888-3737-888. https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en    *This is also where you can download the decision-flow chart “Framework for a Human Trafficking Protocol in Healthcare Settings” at https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/resources/framework-human-trafficking-protocol-healthcare-settings     Polaris Project - online training, human trafficking 101: https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/    Resources for clinicians:     American Hospital Association - includes ICD10 codes: https://www.aha.org/combating-human-trafficking      SOAR - AMA cat 1 CME credits, train.org  - SOAR to Health and Wellness: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/training/soar-health-and-wellness-training  And for online training: https://www.train.org/main/search?type=course&query;=SOAR     Jones Day for reporting and educational requirements. Scroll down to access the pdf: https://www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2021/09/human-trafficking-and-health-care-providers      Coalition Against Trafficking in Women:  http://www.catwinternational.org 

Human Trafficking

  Summary: We’ve all been asked to explain what a PA is, and then probably received the follow-up question of “do you need to go back to school? Or complete a residency or fellowship?” We all have our spiels ready. But the landscape as it pertains to PA fellowships is changing. For this episode, we were joined by Maura Polansky, Bart Gillum, Jon Messing, and Max Rooney as they discussed their recent JAAPA publication: “Describing the landscape of integrated clinical education programs for PAs and NPs.  We hope you enjoy, thanks for listening!  Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media! Our Instagram handle is @jaapaonline. Let us know your thoughts on the articles we reviewed in the comments section!   JAAPA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/

Post Graduate Clinical Training

Onboarding new graduate PAs and NPs has become a hot topic, especially given the provider shortages and financial shortfalls our healthcare system is experiencing. Onboarding is also an emerging area of research, and in this episode, we sit down with PA Nathalie Ortiz and NP Hilary Barnes to discuss what they have learned about the onboarding experience for PAs and NPs in primary care. Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media!  Their Instagram handle is @jaapaonline. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/

Leadership, Philanthropy, and Dinner Parties: An Interview with Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C

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