My
Own Book
Since
reading has been an important focus of the AAPA and SAAAPA this past year,
we would love to promote “My Own Book.” This is an organization
that is promoting reading across the nation by having everyone read to
children on September 27th. They are targeting the capitals of every state.
The states they are missing are, Sacramento, California, Carson City Nevada,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Denver, Colorado, Topeka, Kansas, Jefferson City,
Missouri, Springfield, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, Columbus, Ohio,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hartford, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode
Island. This organization is able to supply books and bookplates if necessary.
If you want more information on this event please go to: http://www.myownbook.net/fallextravaganza.html.
National
PA Week
National
PA Week is celebrated each year October 6-12. The week serves to celebrate
the significant impact PAs have made and continue to make in health care,
expand awareness of the profession and to salute the outstanding growth
of the physician assistant profession. This year's theme is Celebrating
Physician Assistants: Valued Partners in Care. Visit: http://www.aapa.org/newsroom/pa-week.html
to find out more about National PA Week and what you can do to celebrate.
National
Primary Care Week
National
Primary Care Week (NPCW) is October 6-10, 2008. NPCW is an annual
event to highlight the importance of primary care and bring health care
professionals together to discuss and learn about generalist and interdisciplinary
health care, particularly its impact on and importance to underserved
populations. For more information and ways to get involved visit: http://www.amsa.org/npcw/.
Get
Smart about Antibiotics Week
Get
Smart about Antibiotics Week,” October 6 -10, 2008:
The AAPA has recently become an official partner with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics
Work campaign. The CDC and AAPA will be working together to promote“Get
Smart about Antibiotics Week,” October 6 -10, 2008. For additional
information, visit the links below:
Get
Smart Week 2008 Web Page (Partners, Educational Pieces, etc.) - http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/week.htm
Link
to Graphic Button/Link and instructions for linking Web sites - http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/week/gsw-web-button.htm
Get
Smart about Antibiotics Week Flyer
Podcasts
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http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=10055
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=10054
National
Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice
Join
the Summit October 23-25, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Frontline clinicians
are a vital voice for health justice and true health systems reform. Join
with other clinicians in a national celebration of clinical leadership
and discussion of far-reaching options for future solutions to the health
care crisis. For additional information visit www.allclinicians.org.
Medication
Cards for the Elderly
Each year, numerous adverse events occur because patients lack knowledge
about how and why they take their medications. Many geriatric patients
are on complex medication regimens with limited instruction and understanding.
By spending focused time creating medication cards, reviewing medication
instructions, and answering questions, you will be doing your part to
improve patient adherence and address the needs of those who may lack
health literacy skills.
For this project, the Public Relations Committee recommends PAs host an
event for geriatric groups or individuals to help them create two medication
cards: one for their wallet and one to keep at home. This event can take
place in your clinic, community center, library, assisted living facilities,
retirement centers, or other appropriate venues. To help facilitate this
project, the AAPA can provide you with wallet-sized medication cards.
Please contact Shannon Faherty at sfaherty@aapa.org
to obtain these cards.
Need
Funding for your Project?
Remember
that the PA Foundation offers grants which student societies can apply
for to receive assistance with the funding of their project. You
can find out more about the PA Foundation's programs at http://www.aapa.org/paf
and just click on the Programs tab on the left for detailed information
and applications.
Get
Involved with Health Literacy
