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2007 PAEA Annual Education Forum Syllabus

October 24–28, 2007

Loews Ventana Canyon
Tucson, Arizona

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Note: New materials have been added post-conference.

* This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 6.25 hours of AAPA Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel.
Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

     
   
 

Session

 

Time

3:00–5:30 p.m.    

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Test Item Writing Workshop      

Materials

Handouts

   

Friday, October 26, 2007
Workshops, Roundtables, Panel Presentations, Pearls, and Spotlights

 
1001.
7:30–8:15 a.m.
Spotlight—*Translating Mission Statements to Evidence: Curriculum, Involvement, Leadership, and Service
Tom Himelick, PA-C, MMSc; Terry Mize, PA-C, MMSc
Handouts
1002.
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Workshop—Student Research as a Masters Capstone Project – How to Navigate the Development of the Research Question and the IRB
Carol A. Biscardi, PA-C, MS; Gary J. Bouchard, PhD, PA-C; Joseph L. Monaco, PA-C, MSJ
Handouts
1003.
7:30–8:30 a.m.

Workshop—* A Good Death? A Student-Centered Method for Discussing Controversial Issues in Clinical and Medical Ethics
Lynne Arnault, PhD; Mary Springston, RPA-C

Handouts
1004.
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Workshop—When Old Is New and Less Is More: Downsizing Your PA Curriculum
Sherry Stolberg, MGPGP, PA-C; Albert Simon, DHSc, PA-C
Handouts
1005.
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Roundtable—Professionalism: Identifying Concrete and Innovative Teaching Methods
Anthony Brenneman, MPAS, PA-C; Theresa Hegmann MPAS, PA-C
Handouts
1006.
8:45–9:10 a.m.
Spotlight—Web 2.0 in PA Education
Karen Mulitalo, MPAS, PA-C
Handouts
1007.
8:40–9:40 a.m.
Workshop—*Developing and Evaluating Cross-Cultural Training for PA Students
Harry Pomeranz, MS, PA-C; Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C; Luis A. Ramos, MS, PA-C; Lisa K. Southwick, MPAS, PA-C
Handouts
1008.
8:40–9:40 a.m.
Workshop—Is it Time to Overhaul Your Course? The Process of Restructuring a Course
Christina Robohm, MS, PA-C; Cathy Ruff, MS, PA-C
Handouts
1009.
8:40–9:40 a.m.
Workshop—Managing Conflict in the PA Department
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C
Handouts
1018.
8:40–9:40 a.m.
Workshop—Advanced Syllabus Writing
Alison C. Essary, MHPE, PA-C

Handouts

1011.
9:20–10:05 a.m.
Spotlight—Minority Faculty Recruitment and Retention in PA Education
Mona Sedrak, PhD, PA-C; Pamela Bailey, MHS, PA-C
Handouts
1012.
9:50–10:50 a.m.
Workshop—Is ZERO Evidence Enough Evidence? A Road Map to Evaluate the Quality of Drug Advertising in Medical Journals
Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso, PharmD, MPH
Handouts
1013.
9:50–10:50 a.m.
Workshop—Goals, Objectives, Standards and Competencies: Putting the Pieces Together
David Fahringer, MSPH, PA-C
Handouts
1014.
9:50–10:50 a.m.
Roundtable—*What Can We Learn from Our Successful Clinical Preceptors?
Claire E. Hull, MHS, PA-C; Frances Biagioli, MD
Handouts
1015.
9:50–10:50 a.m
Panel—Dealing with the Difficult Student – Advice from a Faculty Member, a Program Director and an Academic Lawyer
Patrick Knott, PhD, PA-C; Patricia Bergeson, JD; Elana Min, MPAS, PA-C

Handouts

1016.
10:15–11:00 a.m
Spotlight—Are We in a PHOG in Regards to Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME)?
James Van Rhee, MS, PA-C; Eric Vangsnes, PhD, PA-C

Handouts

1017.
11:00 a.m.–noon
Workshop—Effective Teaching Principles for a Changing Pedagogical Landscape: A Review of Current Literature
Thomas A. Woods, DHSc, Med, PA-C

Handouts

1010.
11:00 a.m.–noon Roundtable—The Admissions Interview: Can We Identify Potential Problems Before We Have to Learn from Our Mistakes?
Christina Robohm, MS, PA-C; Anita Glicken, MSW
1019.
11:00 a.m.–noon
Roundtable—Exploring the Various Roles of the Medical Director
Joseph Schwenkler, MD; James Meyer, MD; Bridget Colleen Calhoun, MPH, PA-C; Matthew A. McQuillan, MS, PA-C

Handouts

1020.
11:00 a.m.–noon
Roundtable—How Can We Define "Professionalism" for Boomers, GenX, GenY, and the Nexters So It Makes Sense?
Steven Meltzer, PA-C; Keren Wick, PhD

Handouts

1021.
11:10–11:55 a.m.
Spotlight—Didactic-Year Clinical Training: The University of Utah Experience
Nadia Miniclier, PA-C, MS; David Keahey, PA-C, MSPH

Handouts

1022.
12:05–12:50 p.m
Panel—Educational Implications of Health Workforce Issues for PAs
James F. Cawley, MPH, PA-C; Roderick S. Hooker, PA, PhD; David P. Asprey, PA, PhD

Handouts

1023.
12:10–12:25 p.m
Pearl—Integrating a Learner-Centered Evidence-Based Medicine Exercise into a Lecture-Based Course
Carla Moschella, PA-C, MS, RD

Handouts

1024.
12:10–12:25 p.m
Pearl—Herding Cats: Organizing and Tracking Clinical Rotations
Valerie Schaffer, MHS, PA-C; Elizabeth Rothschild, MMSc, PA-C

Handouts

1025.
12:10–12:55 p.m
Workshop—Writing Instuctional Objectives
David Coniglio, MPA, PA-C; Sherrie Spear, MHS, PA-C

Handouts

1026.
12:10–12:55 p.m
Spotlight—Incorporation of Service Learning into Student Research Requirements
Theresa Ann Bacon-Baguley RN, BSN, PhD

Handouts

1027.
12:35–12:50 p.m
Pearl—CASPA Application Review: An Online Form to Ease the Process
Venetia L. Orcutt, PhD, PA-C

Handouts

1028.
12:35–12:50 p.m
Pearl—Clinical Case Studies versus a Thesis: Which Is Better?
Rachel Catanzaro, MSPAS, PA-C; Jennifer Arnold, MS, PA-C; David Paulk, EdD, PA-C

Handouts

Basic Research Workshops (7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
 
R1.
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Scholarly Activity – Who Needs It?
Richard Dehn, MPA, PA-C
Handouts
R2.
8:40–9:40 a.m.
Generating Research Questions
Theresa Hegmann, MPAS, PA-C; Roderick Hooker, PhD, PA-C; Anita Glicken, MSW; Richard Dehn, MPA, PA-C
Handouts
R3.
9:50–10:50 a.m.

Turning Your Research Idea into Reality
James Cawley, MPH, PA-C; Meredith Davison, PhD; Richard Dehn, MPA, PA-C; Anita Glicken, MSW; Theresa Hegmann, MPAS, PA-C; Roderick Hooker, PhD, PA-C; Patricia Jennings, DrPH, PA-C; Anthony Miller, MEd, PA-C

Handouts
R4.
11:00–noon
Getting Your Clinical Article Published – Writing for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Tanya Gregory, PhD
Handouts
R5.
12:10–12:55 p.m.
So You Want to Get Your Scholarly Work Published? – Writing for the Journal of Physician Assistant Education
P. Eugene Jones, PhD, PA-C
Handouts
       

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