AAPA 

Choosing the appropriate pharmacotherapy is essential to managing diabetes and preventing hypoglycemia in your patients with T2DM. A newly released free CME activity, Managing the Risk of Hypoglycemia in Special Patient Populations, outlines risk factors and newer treatment options. Earn AAPA Category 1 CME credit while learning about comorbid conditions that may increase the risk of hypoglycemia in these patients. Plus, don't miss bonus free self-assessment CME with two eCase Challenges! Find it all in AAPA's Learning Central. 

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Medical News Today 

The merits of vitamin D when it comes to cancer prevention have long been at the heart of medical debates. Where some studies have revealed that overall cancer risk is lower in people with higher levels of this vitamin, others have suggested that vitamin D has no impact on a person's vulnerability to the disease. Still, the case for ensuring that you get enough vitamin D is fairly strong.

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JAAPA 

Family-centered rounds is an approach to patient care that includes patients and their family members as part of the daily discussion of medical decision-making, and often also includes practitioners of supporting disciplines. This type of rounding has become increasingly popular over the past decade, as it has been shown to increase family satisfaction, improve team communication, streamline management, and reduce medical errors. Although bedside rounding lets the attending physician explain management decisions to the family, it also informs the multidisciplinary team in a collaborative manner.

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AAPA 

There's a lot going on in the recertification arena for PAs and physicians. Both NCCPA and AAPA have taken some important and positive steps toward improving PA recertification. Among physician groups, recertification also continues to be an important topic, and similar discussions and changes are taking place. 

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HemOnc Today 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved bevacizumab for use with chemotherapy, followed by bevacizumab as a single agent, for the treatment of women with advanced ovarian cancer who underwent initial surgical resection. Bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech) is now approved for 10 indications in the United States. These include advanced cervical cancer and two forms of ovarian cancer that recurred after platinum-based chemotherapy.  

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AAPA 

More than 39 percent of PAs in rural locations practice in primary care compared to 21 percent of those in urban locations. This supports researchers who say that PAs can be positioned to meet the rapidly growing primary care needs in rural locations. 

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"Neighbor to Neighbor" HPV Webinar Series 
Sponsored by the CDC through the Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center (Scenic Rivers AHEC)

Learn more about promising and best practices in increasing HPV immunization rates from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin! 

Join us for a three part "Neighbor to Neighbor-Promising and Best Practices in Increasing HPV Immunization Rates from Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin" webinar series.

Mark your calendar for the third Thursdays of June (21), July (19), August (16) from 12pm to 1pm to learn more about what our neighbors are doing to increase HPV immunization rates.

Each session will be dedicated to an individual state's work and feature speakers focusing on the public health sector, clinical/hospital settings, and community based organizations/partners. A discussion and question/answer period will be included in each session.

Find out who the presenters are for each state here.

IOWA: June 21, 2018: Register here.

WISCONSIN: July 19, 2018: Register here.

MINNESOTA: August 16, 2018: Register here.

Apply today!

AAPA 

New from CHLM and Northeastern University, the online PA Leadership and Management Certificate offers specialized training for those pursuing or currently in leadership and management positions at healthcare organizations. Designed for PAs and those who manage them, this program offers AAPA Category 1 CME credit and is distinctive from content typically found in MBA or MHA curricula. 

Instead, this certificate focuses on critical competencies related to managing and leading PAs. Gain new proficiency in advocacy, idea championing, conflict management, leading projects, effective communication, measuring workforce productivity, and understanding nuances of PA/NP billing and reimbursement. 

Learn more and apply here.