October 2006
PAEA Networker

CME Credit to Be Awarded for Select PAEA
Sessions

  The 2006 Annual Education Forum has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 7.25 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. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

The following sessions have been approved for CME credit:

Session
Number

Title of Session

 

CME
Credit Hours

1004

Incorporation of the PA Competencies into PA Education

 

1

1013

PA Genetics Online Curriculum: A Progress Report from the NCHPEG Working Group

 

.25

1016

The Emperor’s New Clothes: Unmasking the Structural Causes of Health Care Inequalities

 

1

1019

PAs and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

 

1

1025

A Movie and Popcorn: Enhancing Cultural Competency, Ethics, and Patient Communication through Film

 

.75

1027

Student-designed Portable Health Promotion Presentations for PA Role Development: Bridging Classroom and Community

 

.25

1028

A Psychosocial Curriculum Promoting Student Wellness: Strategies and Concepts for Physical and Emotional Health

 

1

1032

The Impact of an Experiential Workshop on Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Chronic Disease Management

 

.25

1033

Teaching Spanish to Health Professionals in Order to Provide Culturally Competent Care to a Diverse Patient Population

 

1

1037

Is It a 99213 or a 99214? Teaching Coding and Billing in a Problem-based Learning Course

 

.25

1038

Diversity Education: Experiential Medical Assessment of First-year PA Students with ESL Adults

 

.25

1039

AMA National Disaster Life Support Courses: Added Value for Both Didactic and Clinical PA Students

 

.25

These and all other educational sessions are described in the Final Program for the 2006 PAEA Annual Education Forum.

AAPA's CSAC Issues Call for Abstracts

The Academy's Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council (CSAC) announces a call for abstracts for its 16th Annual Clinical and Professional Poster Session, to be held during AAPA’s 35th Annual PA Conference in Philadelphia, May 26-31, 2007.

The poster session offers the opportunity for all PAs, PA faculty, and PA students to present and discuss their research with colleagues and other conference attendees. PA educators are invited to submit abstracts on educational research and curricular innovation. The deadline to submit is January 12, 2007.