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From the AAPA
Increased PA ownership interest under Medicare; AAPA data show experience a factor in PA income; Tell AAPA your CME needs

Editorial
PAs and the practice of genetic medicine

Letters
Doctoral degrees for PAs: What happens next?; A Day in the Life

New Drug Information
Flector Patch

Dermatology Digest
Worrisome perioral rash on a young boy

Clinical Watch
Genetics: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers

CME Article
The diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies

The Surgical Patient
Spinal reconstruction in Hajdu-Cheney syndrome

Case Report
Acute HIV infection comes with a missed opportunity

Review Article
The effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on coronary disease

CME Article
Child maltreatment: Seeing the problem is only step one

CME Posttest
Dementia with Lewy bodies/Child maltreatment

CAT Clinic
Does the use of episiotomy protect against postpartum incontinence?

POEMs
Multifactorial intervention improves outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes; CBT plus alternative SSRI is better than alternative SSRI alone in adolescent depression; Antibiotics do not improve outcomes after I&D of skin abscess; ACP presents guidelines for end-of-life care; Glucosamine is ineffective for hip osteoarthritis; ABCD score predicts 7-day stroke risk in patients with TIA

When the Patient Asks
Should I get a heart scan?

Diagnostic Imaging Review
An ice hockey player with an unusual elbow injury

Case of the Month
Diagnostic challenges from your case files

Breaking Bad News: A JAAPA-Sponsored Session in the Medical Humanities
Join current and former JAAPA editorial board members, the editor in chief, and the editorial staff for this exciting CME event to be presented on Monday, May 26th, 8 to 10:45 am, at the AAPA’s 36th Annual PA Conference in San Antonio. Click here for more information.

JAAPA 2008 Writing Workshop: Using the Internet to Search the Medical Literature
Join JAAPA editorial board member and University of Iowa PA program assistant director Rick Dehn for this CME event to be presented on Monday, May 26th, 11 to 11:45 am, at the AAPA’s 36th Annual PA Conference in San Antonio. Click here for more information.

Conscience and PA Practice: A Case-based Approach to Ethical Challenges
Join PA Quandaries editor Gino Gianola, PA, and panel members, for this CME event to be presented on Monday, May 26th, 11 am to 12:30 pm, at the AAPA's 36th Annual PA Conference in San Antonio. Click here for more information.

CME Supplements to JAAPA and CME Webcasts
Click here for pdfs of recent monographs and links to Webcasts offering AAPA Category I CME credit.

16th Annual Clinical and Professional Poster Session
Click here to view abstracts from the poster session at the 2007 AAPA annual conference in Philadelphia. These abstracts highlight the unique research accomplished by PAs, PA faculty, and PA students over the past year.

Writing for Publication: Ten Steps to Success
Click here to view this May 2007 Webcast from the editor of JAAPA.