Mark
your calendar for the 2008
ANSPA CME Meeting
Sept. 20th, 2008
Orlando, Florida
Just prior to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Conference. Attend the official
meeting for all Neurosurgical Physician Assistants. We are
offering a one-on-one opportunity to meet your colleagues
in a relaxed environment.
Come for 8 hours of cost-effective CME.
Get all the details
AASPA's 8th Annual CME Meeting
AASPA will host our 8th Annual CME in San Francisco, October 9 - 12, 2008 in the heart
of the city! It will be held just before the 94th American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
Go to AASPA.com for more information
Certification / Recertification Board Review Home Study Course for Physician Assistants
from Emory University
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 31 hours of AAPA Category
I (Preapproved) CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Each lecture consists
of a split screen format with a window displaying the lecturers' PowerPoint slides and the
other window displaying video of the lecturer. For an example, see http://emorypa.org/electronic_board_review_2008.htm. This
program requires a Windows XP or Vista PC ( No Apple/Mac) with Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 6 or greater and the latest version of Windows Media Player. There are practice tests
and PDF files of the handouts/slides to print. Users can review at their own pace on their
own PCs and can jump to any slide in the lecture and see the video for that section. As a
bonus, the DVD set this year includes all the audio files of the lectures in MP3 format for
downloading to a portable music device (iPOD or other)
The Review consists of lectures to refresh the learner's
knowledge on a wide range of core medical problems and content including reviews of Dermatology,
Pediatrics, Fluid and Electrolytes, GI Disorders, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Surgery,
Emergency Medicine, Neurological Disorders, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, ENT, GU, Antibiotics,
Pulmonary Disorders, Infectious Disease, Hematology, EKG interpretation, Chest X-ray interpretation,
OB-GYN, and other topics.
Bonus Lecture included : "Put a Palm in your Practice or PDAs for PAs".* *This lecture will
help you see how PDAs can help bring the latest evidence based information to your fingertips
at the bedside. PDAs can help reduce medication errors, organize your schedule, help your
differential diagnosis and even study for the boards. A new textbook is available /Evidence
Based Medicine for PDAs: A Guide for Practice by /Allan Platt, PA-C, MMSc, from Jones and
Bartlett at http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763754761/
Price for the DVD -CD-ROM video Edition with 31 hours
AAPA Category 1 CME - $350 each
Emory Alumni or Active Military Discount price - $300
each
Student edition individual– No CME - $150 each
Download Brochure
-- Allan Platt, PA-C, MMSc
Co - Coordinator of Career Masters of Medical Science
Advanced Didactic Co-Coordinator
Physician Assistant Program
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
1462 Clifton Road, Suite 280
Atlanta, GA 30322-4510
Web Site http://www.EmoryPA.org
Email: aplatt@emory.edu
Annual Primary
Care New Orleans French Quarter Conference
The Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants (LAPA) Annual Primary
Care New Orleans French Quarter Conference is scheduled for April 25-27, 2008 at the
Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana.
23 Category I Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be offered at an unbelievable
rate of less that $10 per hour. New Orleans is world renowned for its food, music and
entertainment.
The conference will be held in conjunction with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival hosting entertainers such as Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, Santana, Tim McGraw,
Al Green, Jimmy Buffet and many, many more.
Visit our website at http://www.ourlapa.org for
conference details and http://www.nojazzfest.com/ for
festival details. We are looking forward to an exciting conference offering topics
of interest for all physician assistants and other healthcare providers.
Please join us in New Orleans for some good old southern hospitality and lots of
fun.
University of Washington Hand & Upper Extremity Course
University of Washington Hand & Upper Extremity Course For Surgeons, Physician
Assistants & Therapists
May 17, 2008
Surgical Skills:
Arthroplasty for hand, wrist
and elbow. Scaphoid ORIF carpal fusion, and nerve repair, fracture treatment of the
hand, wrist and elbow.
Anatomy Demonstrations:
Anatomical dissection of the
hand, wrist, and elbow.
For registration contact
tnm3@u.washington.edu
PA Board Review at home or in Atlanta
Come to Atlanta for the 18th annual Board Review Conference Sept 23 –27, 2008
at the Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Center, just minutes from restaurants, MARTA
and Emory. This year will feature new talks on HIV management and 35 hours Category
1 CME.
Download registration form for more information
WAPA's Annual Fall
Conference
WAPA's Annual Fall Conference
October 2-4, 2008
Davenport Hotel, Spokane WA
Approx 21 hours of category I
CME will be applied for through the AAPA Brochures available in late June/early July.
For more information, email: LMK@WSMA.or
FAPA’s Summer Symposium
The Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA) is holding their Summer Symposium
from July 30 – August 3, 2008 at the beautiful Marco Island Marriott Resort & Spa
in Marco Island, Florida.
There will be 66 hours of Cat 1 credit offered (29 hours max possible), hands-on
workshops, two AAPA Product Theaters, New & Improved Dermatology Track, a Welcome
Reception, Karaoke Night, plus much more.
Online registration is now open at www.fapaonline.org or register by
clicking here
