PAs in pediatrics; Society for PAs in Pediatrics (SPAP); PAs in gastroenterology; Gastroenterology Physician Assistants (GIPA)

PAs in nephrology; American Academy of Nephrology PAs (AANPA); PAs in surgery; American Association of Surgical PAs (AASPA)

PAs in geriatric medicine; Society for PAs Caring for the Elderly (SPACE); PAs in dermatology; Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA)

The Institute of Medicine has have focused public attention on a serious problem in this country— the prevalence of medical errors as a leading cause of death.

PAs in rheumatology; The Society of Physician Assistants in Rheumatology (SPAR); PAs in family medicine; The Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants (AFPPA)

PAs in allergy, asthma, and immunology; American Academy of Physician Assistants in Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAPA-AAI); PAs in pediatrics; Society for Physician Assistants in Pediatrics (SPAP)

PAs in surgery; American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA); PAs in otorhinolaryngology; Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS)

PAs in cardiology; Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology (APAC); The role of PAs in nephrology; American Association of Nephrology Physician Assistants (AANPA)

The guideline reviewed here is a 2005 update to the 2001 guidelines for the evaluation and management of heart failure (HF). In the 2001 document, the ACC/AHA introduced four stages (A, B, C, and D) in the development of HF.

The US Census Bureau; Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG); PAs in occupational medicine; American Academy of Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine (AAPA-OM)