What is a Neurosurgical PA?
Why are they important for my product or pharmaceutical?
The Neurosurgical Physician Assistant provides a wide range of specialized health care. While exercising autonomy in medical decision-making, the PA can participate in all phases of the care of the surgical patient. This includes pre-operative consultation, intra-operative (first assistance), and post-operative care (ranging from the Post-operative care unit, the ICU to even long term follow-up in the home).
Our Association of Neurosurgical Physician Assistants (ANSPA) represents neurosurgical physician assistants nationwide and several sit on professional committees with our supervising physicians committed to organized neurosurgery. Such committees include the discussion of various medical supplies and equipment. PAs play a role on educational committees, medical supply and equipment committees and more. PAs make decisions about which products to use. A hospital selects its surgical equipment based on the demands of the Surgeon. More and more this decision is falling to the PA. In 2004, ANSPA collected a survey showing
82% of our membership meets with sales representatives concerning the purchasing and use of equipment and medications.
As you may know that in 2003 all residents trained in the United States have been restricted to working an eighty-hour work week. The legislation actually requires that the resident be sent home at a given hour. It is also been documented that the number of surgical residency applications from medical schools has been declining (Archives of Surgery, March 2002). With less residents and a cutback in work hours,
who will be using your products "after hours?" I believe it will be the
surgical PA! Dr. Paul Freedman, a member of the American College of Surgeons Allied Health Committee has said that "PAs can be incorporated into teaching programs.... and that full replacement of a 10% reduction in residency time would require 12,200 PAs." Just imagine, that is
12,200 new people using your products!
ANSPA represents the unique needs and interests of the neurosurgical PA. Building a corporate relationship with us helps the PA Profession, and our organization, to prosper while affording your company an exceptional venue for increased exposure and recognition. Past corporate sponsors have found that a
strong relationship with neurosurgical PAs to be very fruitful.
ANSPA Sponsorship is a financially sound move to improve your bottom line. In addition, as a NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, we serve as a possible Tax advantage for your company. Our Tax ID Number is
26-0354433 (non-profit).
The Association of Neurosurgical PAs exists to advance the PA Profession. To this end we help to
improve the quality and accessibility of care for the neurosurgical patient. It is truly a noble endeavor.
This is a huge task. We hope you will partner with us for the overall good of both organizations, which with improve the quality of health care that PAs provide.
1. Corporate Sponsorship
Corporate sponsorship is an ideal way to quickly build
recognition, understanding, and use of your product.
General Corporate sponsors benefits package:
- Free or discounted advertising space in our Brainwaves Newsletter.
- Access to the Board of Directors on an as needed basis.
- Listing on our website (www.anspa.org), with a free link to your site.
- Recognition certificate honoring the corporation for you contribution.
The newsletter, website, administrative costs of serving our membership and promotion of our profession are expensive. ANSPA strives to keep the dues of our members low. We are seeking a yearly (reviewable) commitment of $5000.00 from corporations to help cover those expenses.
2. Continuing Medical Education
- We all know how we were as students- BROKE! What better way to increase name & product recognition than by sponsoring a student to the ANSPA annual CME meeting? You will receive a prominent listing in our newsletter, on our Announcement Board (at the ANSPA booth) and on the Website.
- Want even more exposure for your product or company? Consider sponsoring a lecture with an unrestricted educational grant. Educational grants allow us to bring in a speaker of your choosing on topics important to the Neurosurgical PA Profession.
An educational grant usually ranges from $4,000 to $5,000. This allows us to sponsor a speaker of your choosing. We will, for you, make all the arrangements with the speaker, including travel and lodging.
3. Advertise in the BrainWaves Newsletter.
”Brainwaves” is presently a quarterly newsletter. This publication was created by ANSPA to provide information to our membership related to the neurosurgical PA profession. It covers topics from clinical issues to reimbursement. We will soon provide job listings and a “Grand Rounds” format to various case studies. The newsletter will be offered on the website and sent to the membership via email. Of course, we need support for this and the following is a pricelist to help cover costs:
A full page ad is $500 (7.5" wide by 10" high)
A half-page ad is $250 (3.5" wide by 9" high or 7.5" wide by 4.5" high)
A one-quarter page ad is $175 (3.5" wide by 4.5" high)
A column is $125 (2" wide by 3" high)
A combination ad is $50 additional to the above prices
(Classified print ad edition in Brainwaves & Website Job Posting)
A website only ad is $100 (Posted on website for 2 months)
Please call Renee at 1-888-94ANSPA for more information
Download Brainwaves Advertising Form 
4. Find a Neurosurgical PA
PAs are playing more of a role in the corporate world. PAs are involved in education, product sales and consulting, and product development. ANSPA is a great avenue to aid you in recruitment of a PA as an employee or a consultant.
A great way to find a PA is to place an ad in ANSPA job bank @ 1-888-94ANSPA, or through Brainwaves. We also have a booth at the AANS (American Assoc. of Neurological Surgeons) conference each year.
Online Corporate Sponsor Form.
Download Corporate Sponsor Form.
ANSPA's W9 form (Acrobat reader required).
FOR INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES DESCRIBED HERE, PLEASE CONTACT 1-888-94ANSPA OR E-MAIL THE ANSPA PRESIDENT, JOE HLAVIN PA-C,
joe.hlavin@verizon.net. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
