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Colonel James J. Jones, PhD, PA-C, Named PA of the Year

2 weeks ago | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

Colonel James J. Jones, PhD, PA-C, was named ‘PA of the Year’ during the American Association of Physician Associates (AAPA) annual meeting, held from May 16 to 20, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. Dr Jones was honored “for his significant contributions to military medicine, public health initiatives, and the advancement of the physician associate (PA) profession,” announced AAPA.
ANAC Calls for Immediate Full Reinstatement of PEPFAR, Not Just a Waiver

Feb 10, 2025 | infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com | Nikki Kean

Health care workers have condemned recent policy actions set forth by the Trump Administration that “will catastrophically impact the health of people globally by threatening the lives and welfare of people living with and vulnerable to HIV,” according to a press release from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) on February 4, 2025.
ANAC Calls for Immediate Full Reinstatement of PEPFAR, Not Just a Waiver

Feb 4, 2025 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

Health care workers have condemned recent policy actions set forth by the Trump Administration that “will catastrophically impact the health of people globally by threatening the lives and welfare of people living with and vulnerable to HIV,” according to a press release from the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) on February 4, 2025.
Untreated Infertility Linked to Higher SARD Risk After Childbirth

Jan 15, 2025 | rheumatologyadvisor.com | Ravinder Singh |Nikki Kean

Women who initially experience infertility face an increased risk of developing systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) within 9 years after childbirth compared with their counterparts without infertility, according to a new study published in Human Reproduction. The women at the highest risk of SARD in the study did not use fertility treatments to become pregnant. Infertility is becoming increasingly prevalent, with approximately 12% to 25% of women experiencing infertility.
On Heels of Supreme Court Hearing, NAPNAP Issues Position Statement on the Care of LGBTQ+ Youth

Dec 5, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Currently, 26 states have banned gender-affirming care for minors. The ban blocks access to puberty blockers and medications needed to transition to the opposite sex.
American Gastroenterological Association Releases First “Living” Guideline for Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Dec 5, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a new clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, published in Gastroenterology.
Sodium Oxybate Shows Promise in Treatment of Focal Laryngeal Dystonia

Nov 21, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

A single dose of sodium oxybate improved symptoms of laryngeal dystonia (LD), with effects lasting up to 5 hours, according to research published in the Annals of Neurology. Laryngeal dystonia (LD), known previously as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare neurologic condition that affects over 50,000 people in the US and Canada. It is more common in women than men and typically presents in the fourth decade, often taking a significant toll on a patient’s social life, employment, and mental health.
How to De-Escalate Violent Encounters With Patients

Oct 23, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean |Michelle Falci |Joel Dulaigh

Every Sunday, Reverend Thomas Hill, training director of the Certified Community Health Specialists (CCHS) Foundation, and his wife Emmeline, a pediatric audiologist, open the doors of the Z Mansion in Tucson, Arizona to serve hundreds of meals to the hungry and unhoused. At “The Z,” Rev Hill welcomes anyone in need, whom he calls “friends and family,” to receive food and medical care.
PA Becomes Medical Director of FQHC

Oct 10, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

On October 15, 2024, Israel Mendez, MS, PA-C, will become the first physician associate (PA) to become a medical director at Charlotte Community Health Clinic (CCHC), a large Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. For PA Mendez, a first-generation college graduate, this is a dream job that has taken him full circle. PA Mendez was raised by a single mother, Petrona Mendez, in Morganton, NC.
PA Moms Provides Support, Friendship, Scholarships for Working Women

Oct 7, 2024 | clinicaladvisor.com | Nikki Kean

Hilary Clinton wrote a book titled “It Takes a Village”…. for working mothers, especially in the physician associate (PA) field, this is especially true. PA Moms was started in 2016 as a Facebook group by Raquelle Akavan, DMSc, PA-C, out of a need to connect with other working mothers. PA Akavan was working full-time at a Level 1 Trauma Center in the Bronx. She was working long hours and could go days without seeing her daughter, who was almost 2 years old.