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We have a plan to revamp our social media platforms moving forward with the help from current PA students. We have cleaned up our website and will continue to do this moving forward. Along with this, we will continue to send HOD representatives to the AAPA meeting to further help us have a presence on the national landscape. Our president-elect has made inroads with AAPA to give us a more national presence and to establish him with vital connections for when he assumes the title as president.
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Our new treasurer has completely revitalized how we manage our money and has made it easier for those that will serve in this role moving forward. Our current MAPA Board has done a great job of “hitting the ground running” upon election to their new offices. In doing so, we hope to also provide some clarity on false narratives that may surround our profession in this state regarding old laws, rules, and regulations. Learn how PSPA helps Pennsylvania PAs to have a voice in the Commonwealth’s political arena and stay up to date with current policies, legislation & regulations. We also hope to promote the PA-physician relationship in the team model that is bedrock to our profession. Our goal is to make the public as well as those in the medical community more aware of who we are and what we do. You may begin to see some social media posts regarding this soon. While we are still in the planning stages of this event, we have reached out to AAPA as well as our partner, MSMA (Mississippi State Medical Association) to help us with this. For your convenience, we are also offering this Self-Assessment CME program on August 5, 2016. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA's CME Standards. Physician Assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The MAPA board is currently undergoing planning stages of a marketing campaign to further promote ourselves in the state. Approval is valid for one year from the release date of. This would be a huge practical change for our profession and would make our requirements more in line with PAs in other states. The medical board was very open to our request and is in the process of reviewing our proposed changes. We also provided the medical board with a document comparing current PA prescribing requirements related to controlled substances in the surrounding states to Mississippi. We proposed to match the physician requirement of 5 hours of CME requirements related to the prescribing of controlled substances on a 2-year cycle. If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this course, please complete the attached exhibit forms and submit to Kathy Fuqua.We have recently discussed changes with the MSBML (Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure) to reduce CME requirements regarding controlled substance hours. This course offers the unique opportunity for commercial companies to interact with health care providers and highlight their products and services.
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*Please Note: Skills Workshop Location: Mayo Clinic Simulation Center, Stabile Building, 1st Floor, 150 3rd Street SW Suturing Skills Workshop (2.75 Credits).
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Contemporary guideline-based best practices.This course is specifically geared toward NPs and PAs as well as pharmacists, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and other health care providers who care for hospitalized patients. The 8th Annual Hospital Medicine for NPs and PAs course is designed to provide NPs and PAs hospitalists with up to date, evidence-based information and resources on the care of complex hospitalized patients. NPs and PAs are finding themselves at the forefront of caring for the vastly growing hospitalized patient population.