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Created a scholarship
in memory of Bruce Kalin, an outstanding Physician Assistant
and former member of the Board
of Directors of the ACC. |
|
Published a
position paper entitled – The use of the term Doctor in
the clinical setting which was announced to the membership
and the ACC. Details are posted on
our Website |
| Participated in published discussion
of the issues around Direct to Consumer Advertising in
Clinician Reviews, Trends in Health Care July 2008 18(7) |
| Published the results of the Direct
to Consumer Advertising Results in a guest editorial –
Redirecting Direct to Consumer Advertising in Clinician
Reviews: August 2008 18(8) |
| Initiated a letter writing campaign
“Dear Future President” to each presidential candidate
throughout the primary and presidential campaign to advocate
for NPs and PAs in emerging health care plans |
| Established a formal liaison with Clinician1
a social/information network for NPs and PAs. |
| Fostered the growth of the ACC
circle – an online discussion group for NPs/PAs |
| Participated regularly in podcast
interviews for ReachMD
– XM Radio Topics included; Retail Health,
Returning Veteran Education Issues, The Doctorate in Nursing
Practice, Surgical PAs in the Hospital Setting, Surgical PAs
in Private Practice |
| Continued our work as editorial
board and advisory board members to various organizations
such as Clinician Reviews, Advance for Physician Assistants,
Fitzgerald Health Care Associates, APCT today, Primary Care
Education Consortium |
|
Represented the
ACC at various local, state and national meetings and events
such as; New York State Society Physician of Assistants,
Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants,
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association of Family
Practice Physician Assistants , the Nurse Practitioner
Association of Nurse Practitioners of NY, Hofstra
University, a joint NP and PA meeting in Attitash, NH,
Urgent Care Association, National Meeting, PAs for Global
Health, NP/PA Special Interest Section of the American
Headache Society, The New Hampshire Seacoast NP Association
and the University of Missouri. |
|
Published an
article on Vitamin D Deficiency in
the July 2008 edition of Clinician Reviews.
|
|
Published several
articles on advanced practice nursing in Advance for Nurse
Practitioners; Open
Scheduling http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/editorial/content/editorial.aspx?cc=196517 |
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Direct
Your Destiny Promote Yourself — and the NP Profession —
Always
Vol. 16 Issue 7 Page 22 |
|
'Nurse'
or 'Nurse Practitioner'?
Vol. 16 Issue 1 page 108
|
| Initiated a letter writing campaign
to the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of
NP/PA inclusion in emerging health care systems.
|
| Participated in pilot Medical Home
project in
New Hampshire
.
|
| Published numerous letters to the
Editor and online blog entries in response to negative
comments regarding NPs and PAs. In both the
United States
and
Canada
|
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Met and spoke
with officials from a number of different retail clinic
organizations. |
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Continued our
successful work on the "Only Your Doctor Can
Prescribe" commercials commonly done in the past by
pharmaceutical companies. |
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Wrote letters of
support to legislative bodies in
Nebraska
on behalf of the Nebraska NP organization |
|
Provided factual
information and study results to the Pennsylvania Coalition
of NPs regarding the role and function of PAs in health
care. |
|
Awarded “Best
NP Practice” for second year in a row.
|
Bruce
Kalin, PA-C Memorial Scholarship
The American College of Clinicians has
decided to honor Bruce's memory by sponsoring a student
scholarship for both a PA and an NP student each year. read
more...
Position
Statement by the American College of Clinicians
Adopted (October 26, 2008)
"The Use of the Term Doctor in
the Clinical Setting"
The word doctor has been associated with physicians for many
years. Doctor is Latin for "to teach" but this literal
meaning did not place the word into general public use. More
likely, it was the fact that medical practitioners were among
the first of several groups to attain a doctorate as the
terminal degree. Unlike other doctoral professions, medical
doctors began to interface with the general public in larger and
larger numbers. Thus the use of the title Dr. became more
commonplace. read
more...
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