JAAPA Podcast

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JAAPA Podcast

The podcast for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

  1. MAR 4

    The Effect of Educational Debt on PA's Specialty Choice

    Recently, a team of researchers at the NCCPA examined the impact of educational debt on PA specialty selection - tune in as we discuss their work as recently published in JAAPA. We know that the decision to specialize is nuanced, involving a PA’s individual goals, experiences in PA school, job availability for each physical location, compensation, and levels of debt accrued in training. Listen as Andrez Kozikowski, Alicia Quella, and Mirela Bruza-Augatis discuss this important topic.

    29 min

  2. 12/07/2024

    The role of PAs and NPs in Palliative Care

    The American population is aging. In one century, life expectancy in the US rose from 47 to 78. In 2050, 20% of the U.S. population will be older than 65. With this in mind, we must identify ways to improve the quality of the final days of life. In this episode, we explore how the PA profession contributes to palliative care, focusing on symptom management, quality of life, and communication with JAAPA Authors Rebecca Jones and Natalie Mohammad.    Additional resources mentioned during the podcast available here:    Palliative Care for PAs: Physician Associates in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (PAHPM) PAHPM - Home CAQ in Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care Specialty Certificates - NCCPA   End of Life Training and Serious Illness Conversation Guides   Ariadne Labs Serious Illness Conversation Guide: Serious-Illness-Conversation-Guide.2023-05-18.pdf   RE-MAP: REMAP: A Framework for Goals of Care Conversations | JCO Oncology Practice   Training Courses for breaking bad news & having serious illness conversations   Vital Talk: Home - VitalTalk   PalliTalk: PalliTALK and WeTALK Communication Workshops | Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison   End of Life Education (from nursing)   ELNEC: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)

    25 min

  3. 11/04/2024

    Conversation with Influential PA Leaders

    Join our hosts Joe and Kim as they interview three influential leaders in the Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) profession: Jim Cawley, Rick Dehn, and Rod Hooker. These guests have made significant contributions to PA education, research, and workforce development.  Join us as we discuss the evolution of the profession since its early days in the 1970s and what has led to its success.

    38 min

  4. 10/04/2024

    PA Week Discussion with the President of AAPA

    HAPPY PA WEEK! To celebrate, AAPA President Jason Prevelige, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA shares with us strategies to leverage advocacy efforts in the PA profession. Our co-hosts also describe the current crisis in healthcare, and discuss the future of the PA profession in a team-based model, the future of modernized PA practice laws, and modern advocacy efforts that can help bridge that gap in PA practice laws. They highlight how PAs Go Beyond, and are specially equipped to be an advocate for modernized healthcare, and policy change, while reminding us of the essence of our profession.

    26 min

  5. 07/12/2024

    Career Flexibility

    We know that many PAs switch specialties during their career; however, little is known about the PA and employer's experience. Tune in to hear what JAAPA authors, Eliana Ward-Lev, Clair Kuriakose, and Jay Navoa discovered through their research on this topic. To learn more, check out their publication “Career flexibility for PAs: What makes switching specialties successful?” from the May 2024 JAAPA issue.   Be sure to follow JAAPA on social media! Their Instagram handle is @jaapaonline.

    43 min

  6. 06/04/2024

    Meet Joe + Discuss the JAAPA article on Esophageal Cancers

    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.

    23 min

  7. 05/03/2024

    Peer Feedback: a tool to improve PA, NP, and physician collaboration and clinical practice.

    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/

    32 min

  8. 04/24/2024

    Exploring Workplace Barriers Faced by Breastfeeding PAs

    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).

    22 min
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The podcast for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

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  • Creator
    JAAPA
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    JAAPA Podcast

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