FAPA Foundation, in conjunction with Dr. Morton Diamond and Hancock Medical Solutions, Now Offers a NEW Online & Interactive PANCE/PANRE Exam Preparation Course
Improving the Management and Care of COPD Patients: A Clinical Conversation
In this online, video-based CME activity, Drs. Neil MacIntyre and Ben Taylor discuss the challenges faced by primary care clinicians in diagnosing and managing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and offer pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management options for use in daily practice.
Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour
Release Date: August 2012
Expiration Date: August 31, 2013
FAPA is proud to be partnering with the FAFP in our support of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
of Health Care Delivery.
Check out the FAFP website (above) for more info on Family Practice jobs available. And don't forget the
FAPA Job Board for the latest in
PA employment opportunities in our state.
NOTICE TO NONMEMBERS REGARDING JOB BOARD
PA's unable to join FAPA at this time are now able to purchase
access to our Job Board for a nominal fee. The cost will be $20 for one
month or $50 for 3 months. For more information, sign into your MyFAPA Account
and CLICK HERE.
President Ricardo Morales PA-C with FOMA President Hal Pineless, D.O. at the FOMA Executive Board Meeting September 21, 2012.

FMA Past President Miguel Machado, MD, seen here with FAPA President Rick Morales (far left), Past President Dayne Alonso, and PAC President George Rego (far right). Dr. Machado
was honored by FAPA Leaders with a Physician Recognition Award at the FMA Meeting July 2012 for his support of FAPA and the Physician-led Physician/PA
Team during his tenure as FMA President.
NEWS BRIEFS !
Latest news updates posted:

FAPA IS ON TWITTER! Get Important FAPA and other Florida health care related updates via your email or even your cell phone
by following FAPA on Twitter at Twitter.com/FAPAOnline
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22 PAs and PA students converged on Tallahassee January 22-23, 2013 to meet and mingle with their elected representatives at the Florida Capitol.
Lobbying on behalf of the PA profession, the attendees had a memorable trip! To see more photos of the 2013 Legislative Days event, come visit our
FAPA Facebook Page or pics loaded on our
FAPA PAC News page.

President Ricardo Morales and Past-President Dayne Alonso met with state healthcare leaders and Surgeon General John Armstrong, MD on December 17th, 2012
at the Florida Dept of Health. It was a first ever Collaborative Work Group of organized physician, nurse and PA leaders meeting to help improve
healthcare in the state of Florida.

HANCOCK EDUCATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS (H.E.L.P.) has joined forces with FAPA to bring PAs and PA Students a 10% DISCOUNT for a great ONLINE PANCE/PANRE
Review opportunity! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!

PA Week 2012 was a big success for many PAs and students across the state of Florida this past week. Take a look at FAPA Past President Jack Foard's article on
Five Reasons Why Physician Assistants Love Their Jobs.
And come see the faces of PA Week 2012 on our Photos taken from around Florida page!
The FAPA PAC, under new PAC Chair George Rego, PA-C, has been very busy through the Summer of 2012. Find out all the latest
Political Action news, as well as how YOU can help our goals, on our new
FAPA PAC Page.
One of FAPA's own, PA Kaleena Francois, has been helping the LiLa Foundation
to enhance and sustain the health and educational needs of rural Haitian communities, developing its medical arm through the help of
PA students and Barry University.
Read more about her humanitarian project here and how you can help by clicking here or on the link above. Most recent
updates are linked below:
June 2012 Update: 7th Annual Health Summit Synopsis
January 2012 Update: Offering an Umbrella of Hope
FAPA 100 Club
The FAPA 100 is an elite group of PAs who have vowed to help FAPA make a major impact on the
political scene in our state to benefit the healthcare arena and the goals of the Physician/PA Team in Florida...
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Please click here to read more and JOIN TODAY!
CME Course From FAPA
PA Practice in Florida: What Every PA &
Supervising Physician Needs To Know
CME Course Information
This Course can be completed for
Category II hours. Claim only those hours used to complete the course.
NATIONAL PA PROFESSION PRESS
PA Profession Ranks in New York Times Top Ten List
(April 2011 edition of New York Times)
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Family Physicians and Physician Assistants Join Forces in Joint Statement on Team Based Approach to Health Care
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT LANDMARK ARTICLES ON THE PA PROFESSION
FROM FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE NATION
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