Disaster Medicine

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

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
 

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

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.
 

From the AAPA - October 2005

October 01, 2005

AAPA's response to Hurricane Katrina; CMS proposes to relax oversight rules for critical access hospitals; Adventures in lobbying
 

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