Disaster Medicine

In remembrance of Ground Hero: Ten years after 9-11

Susan Swank-Caschera, EMT, MMS, PA-C September 21, 2011

Less than a month after the Attack on America, I was fortunate to see unselfishness transcend the nation and manifest even around the globe. Like so many Americans after 9-11, I too had a desire to "do something" and was given that opportunity.

Another resource for physician assistants interested in global volunteerism

August 18, 2010

Health care volunteerism: What PAs need to know before making a trip

From PPC, the Professional Practice Council of the AAPA May 06, 2010

The Professional Practice Council provides an overview of what to consider before joining a short-term global health care mission.

Disaster response: Physician assistant skills are an important asset

John S. Lynch, MS (Biosecurity), MPAS, PA-C January 01, 2009

PAs can help fill the inevitable shortfall of providers during the aftermath of major disasters.

From the AAPA - January 2006

January 01, 2006

Share your opinions with Congress, the President; First PA Foundation grant from hurricane relief fund; Register now! Adventures in Lobbying—A Day on Capitol Hill; 2006 Annual PA Conference update; APAP changes its name to Physician Assistant Education Association

The great divide: More thoughts on an old problem

Leslie Kole, PA-C January 01, 2006

It may seem that the biggest take-away message from 2005 was our nation's ill-preparedness to respond to disaster, but another important story—laid bare by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath—is the growing problem of poverty in this country and the inequality it breeds.