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May 2005 Announcements

Open Meeting in Orlando for Prospective Candidates for Office

This year, the members of the Nominations and Awards Committee will be holding an open discussion at the Semiannual Meeting in Orlando. Any one interested in running for office is invited to join the committee. Those considering candidacy may pose questions or have their concerns addressed. This meeting is voluntary and candidates need not attend in order to run. The agenda will include

  • A review of criteria and process for nominations
  • A review of criteria and process for awards
  • An open discussion with potential candidates for office

The meeting will be held in the Orange County Convention Center W221A on Sunday from noon until 1:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!

APAP Grants to be Announced in June

APAP will publish the guidelines in June for its Small Grants Program. An e-mail will be sent to all faculty when the program is announced. As is years past, we expect an August deadline. Since there is no June APAP Update, please watch for the announcement.

CME Credit To Be Awarded for Select APAP Sessions

The APAP Semiannual Meeting has been reviewed and approved for a maximum of 5.75 hours of professional Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Sessions Approved for Professional Credit

  • The Four Major Appeals: A Case-based Approach to Ethical Decision-making Instruction — 1 hour
  • The Three Ps: Preceptors, Professionalism, and Pearls — 1 hour
  • Preparing Clinicians to Precept — 1 hour
  • The Use of Standardized and Simulated Patients in the PA Curriculum — 1 hour
  • The Marriage of Modified PBL with Standardized Patients to Evaluate Students’ Cultural Competency —1 hour
  • The Spiritual History: Innovations for PA Programs — .75 hour

Please see APAP’s Final Program for complete descriptions of all sessions being offered at the Semiannual Meeting.

Syllabus Material for AAPA/APAP Meetings

In order to ensure that syllabus materials are timely, they will be available only from the AAPA Conference Web site. If you wish to have free print copies of syllabus materials, please print them before reaching Orlando. You will be unable to print syllabus materials at the On-site Message Center.

To print syllabus materials, go to the 2005 Conference Planner and select the appropriate CME session. Not all AAPA presentations have handouts. Syllabus materials are posted immediately upon receipt from faculty and remain on the conference Web site for one year. Please remember that the conference Web site may be extremely busy from May 25-31. Plan your schedule early and allow plenty of time to print out the syllabus submissions for those sessions you plan on attending. Print syllabus materials will be also be available for purchase on-site.

APAP Update - May 2005