APAOG Advocacy Webinar | October 29
3 PM Central | 4 PM Eastern
APAOG will be hosting a live advocacy webinar - part of the 2021 on-demand webinar series - on Friday, October 29. Please mark your calendars and register to join us. Free for APAOG members and only $50 for non-members. Discussion with Dave will be moderated by APAOG President Melissa Rodriguez and attendee Q+A will follow as time permits.
Speaker: Dave Mittman, DMSc (Hon), PA, DFAAPA 
Speaker Bio:
Dave Mittman has been a PA leader for over 48 years. Dave co-founded the LIU PA Program student society in 1973, was President of the New York State Society of PAs from 1978-1979 and served on the AAPA Board of Directors, twice, thirty-five years apart. Dave also has won the AAPA Public Education award for leading the march in Trenton NJ to establish PA practice. Dave was introduced to medicine as a medic in the USAF. He later had the distinction of becoming the first PA allowed to practice in the USAF Reserves. Dave spent almost 9 years in a primary care group practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. and left to begin a career in medical publishing with Physician Assistant (PA) Journal in late1983. Read more.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss advocacy in the PA profession
- Define barriers in the utilization of PAs
- Apply advocacy techniques to increase opportunities for PAs in OBGYN
CME: This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. Approval is valid from 10/29/2021 to 10/29/2022. AAPA reference number: CME-203863.
