Is this patient's fistula caused by Crohn disease of the pouch?
Nutritional considerations for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
Clostridium difficile infection after antibiotic use
Kawasaki disease Shedding light on a mysterious diagnosis
Seeking a balanced approach to implementing sepsis guidelines

Introducing JAAPA’s New Editor-in-Chief Rick Dehn

The Journal of the American Academy of PAs (JAAPA) has appointed Richard “Rick” W. Dehn, MPA, PA-C, as Editor-in-Chief. Dehn stepped into his new role on July 1. Please join us in congratulating Rick. Learn more about our new Editor in Chief, a nationally recognized PA scholar and educator, here.

Calling PAs to action for gender equality

Women in healthcare experience significant levels of harassment. Read about a new organization, Time’s Up Healthcare, dedicated to ending discrimination, harassment, and abuse by creating more equitable and safer healthcare workplaces.

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Addressing PA burnout

Tetzlaff, Eric D.; Coplan, Bettie; Bernard, Kari; More

Tetzlaff, Eric D.; Coplan, Bettie; Bernard, Kari; Sierra, Talia; Dominguez, Delilah Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):10-11, July 2020.

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Seeking a balanced approach to implementing sepsis guidelines

Hunton, Ryan

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):13-17, July 2020.

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Kawasaki disease: Shedding light on a mysterious diagnosis

Galuppo, Jana; Kowker, Alexandra; Rolfs, Jenna; More

Galuppo, Jana; Kowker, Alexandra; Rolfs, Jenna; Nicholas, Joyce; Schmidt, Eric Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):18-22, July 2020.

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):23, July 2020.

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Case Report

Clostridium difficile infection after antibiotic use

Brown, Heather L.; Erickson, Gerald A. Jr.

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):24-26, July 2020.

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Nutritional considerations for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Grippe, Kristen; Ryan, Victoria

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):31-36, July 2020.

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PA job availability in primary care during 2014 and 2016

Rana, Rachel; Blazar, Melinda; Jones, Quincy; More

Rana, Rachel; Blazar, Melinda; Jones, Quincy; Butterfield, Rita; Everett, Christine M.; Morgan, Perri Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):38-43, July 2020.

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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers' mental health

Hall, Heather

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):45-48, July 2020.

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De Quervain tenosynovitis

Caruthers, Lindsey Brown

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):49-50, July 2020.

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What's New in Emergency Medicine

A telehealth program to perform medical screening examinations

Laghezza, Matthew; Sharma, Rahul; Hsu, Hanson; More

Laghezza, Matthew; Sharma, Rahul; Hsu, Hanson; Greenwald, Peter; Sullivan, Robert; Eid, Dona Alma Bou Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):51-53, July 2020.

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A Difficult Diagnosis

Is this patient's fistula caused by Crohn disease of the pouch?

Esterow, Joanna; Esen, Eren; Remzi, Feza H.

Esterow, Joanna; Esen, Eren; Remzi, Feza H. Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):54-56, July 2020.

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Nine lives

Sweeney, Cameron Young

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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):58, July 2020.

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Consensus Report

Diabetes self-management education and support in adults with type 2 diabetes: A consensus report of the American Diabetes Association, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of PAs, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Pharmacists Association

Powers, Margaret A.; Bardsley, Joan K.; Cypress, Marjorie; More

Powers, Margaret A.; Bardsley, Joan K.; Cypress, Marjorie; Funnell, Martha M.; Harms, Dixie; Hess-Fischl, Amy; Hooks, Beulette; Isaacs, Diana; Mandel, Ellen D.; Maryniuk, Melinda D.; Norton, Anna; Rinker, Joanne; Siminerio, Linda M.; Uelmen, Sacha Less

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 33(7):1-20, July 2020.

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What's New in Emergency Medicine
A Difficult Diagnosis
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Understanding the misunderstood
Interchangeability of PAs and NPs
Research spotlight on the first Israeli PAs
What's working? Critical race theory and African American/black PA student success
Does mom know best? Trial of labor vs. cesarean delivery on maternal request

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QRS submissions suspended

Due to the high volume of submissions and in an effort to reduce authors' time from manuscript submission to publication, JAAPA has suspended new submissions to the Quick Recertification Series department.

Editor-in-Chief of JAAPA Retires

After serving for nine years as Editor-in-Chief of JAAPA, Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA, will retire at the end of June. Read his farewell editorial.

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Is this patient's fistula caused by Crohn disease of the pouch?

Nutritional considerations for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Clostridium difficile infection after antibiotic use

Kawasaki disease Shedding light on a mysterious diagnosis

Seeking a balanced approach to implementing sepsis guidelines

Immunology

Pediatrics