Join us as we welcome the newest JAAPA podcast team member, Joe Harrison. Kim and Martine discuss Joe’s background, interests, and why he joined the podcast. They also discuss their “why” of medicine and “why PA”. Finally, they discuss and summarize an important article by PA Daniel Eisner on esophageal cancers from the April 2024 JAAPA issue.

Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media! Their Instagram handle is @jaapaonline. 

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/

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).

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

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/

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/

May is mental health awareness month. In this month's podcast we discuss alternatives to managing chronic depression, suicidal ideation and depression among PAs and PA students, and provider burnout. 

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 for April's articles! JAAPA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/

In this episode we sit down with Gerald Kayngo to discuss his article on how to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare, and how to assess our progress!

We thoroughly enjoyed this episode. We hope you do too!

We appreciate your patience as we re-establish our upload schedule.

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 for April's articles! JAAPA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/

Hello everyone! In honor of PA week, we have a BONUS episode for October. In this episode we discussed the efforts being made to expand PAs scope of practice in Puerto Rico, with our special guests, Kimberly Weikel MPAS, PA-C, Laura Juarez MPAS, MPH, PA-C, and Charity Irizarry, MCMSc, PA-C. 

Here are the resources mentioned in this episode:

AAMPR Website: https://aampr.mypanetwork.com

AAMPR Email: [email protected]

AAMPR Social Media:

-Instagram: @asociadosmedicospr 

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsociadosMedicosPR/

-Twitter: @AsocMedicoPR 

Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/los-puertorrique%C3%B1os-merecen-atenci%C3%B3n-m%C3%A9dica-de-pa-certificadas-asociados-m%C3%A9dicos-certificados?recruiter=1253325433&recruited_by_id=c0b1d360-8ced-11ec-a95e-29a4cc38dbbf&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard

Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media! Their Instagram handle is @jaapaonline. Let us know your thoughts on the articles we reviewed in the comments section for April's articles! JAAPA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/

HAPPY PA WEEK! To celebrate, AAPA President Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA and our co-hosts describe the current crisis in healthcare created by a provider shortage, provider burnout, an aging population, and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and how PAs are specially equipped to be a part of the solution. We then close with the journey of Ethan Klausmeyer, MMSc, PA-C, who reminds us of the essence of our profession.

To rise to Jenn's challenge to embrace modern solutions to the current healthcare crisis, check out: 

PAs Go Beyond: https://www.aapa.org/pas-go-beyond/

AAPA Advocacy Central: https://www.aapa.org/advocacy-central/

Spread the Word: https://www.aapa.org/pas-go-beyond/spread-the-word/

Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media! Their Instagram handle is @jaapaonline. Let us know your thoughts on the articles we reviewed in the comments section for April's articles! JAAPA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaapaonline/