Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an incredibly helpful tool that many PAs utilize to help guide the management of acutely ill or injured patients.  Take a listen to hear two ultrasound evangelists, Thomas Pahl, PA-C and Peter Lindbloom, PA-C, share about the benefits of POCUS for both patients and PAs as well as examples of how POCUS has been helpful in their practices.  You will also learn about The Minnesota Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Project, which offers free ultrasound training to eligible providers through a grant offered by The Helmsley Charitable Trust. This allows Minnesota PAs to be trained in POCUS for free to better care for their patients. You can learn more information or register online here: portal.hqmeded.com Guest: Thomas Pahl, PA-C, CAQ-EMTom is an Emergency Medicine PA in the Glacial Ridge Health System. He is a skilled clinician with expertise in point-of-care ultrasound, resuscitation, and various emergency procedures. Tom is Co-Clinical Director of the Helmsley Project, a published author in ultrasound texts, teaches ultrasound courses, and is the vice-chair of the MN State Trauma Advisory Council. He is an active educator in local PA programs, and he precepts many students in their clinical rotations.  Guest: Peter Lindbloom, MPAS, PA-C, RDMS, FCCMPeter is a graduate of the inaugural physician assistant class at Augsburg College and has been in practice for the past 26 years. He has experience in family medicine, emergency medicine, administration and currently practices at North Memorial Health—Robbinsdale Hospital in trauma and surgical critical care. He has been using POCUS in his practice for over 18 years. Host: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-CKatarina is a telepsychiatry PA with Minnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness. She is a Director-At-Large for MAPA and serves on the Social Media and Marketing Committee.

Take a listen to this MAPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Podcast, as we interview Taneasha Muonio, who is a health equity consultant at HCMC. In this podcast, we discuss how she is advocating for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion! Hosts: Hayden Middleton, DMSc, PA-C, Elise Haupt, MPH, PA-C, and Sumaya Noor, PA-CPanelist: Taneasha Muonio, MSPAS, PA-CTaneasha Muonio is a proud Minnesota native and PA-C with a diverse background encompassing medicine, social justice, and advocacy. Prior to becoming a PA she worked in case management, pain management/addiction medicine, and JEDI consulting in the non-profit, corporate, and grassroots sectors. In addition to her 9 years of equity consulting, she practiced as a PA on the east coast with a passion for Internal and Emergency Medicine.Taneasha has dedicated her career to advancing health equity and addressing systemic disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.  Throughout her professional journey, Taneasha has been at the forefront of advocating for marginalized communities, particularly focusing on extending the life expectancy for Black patients through a combination of social justice initiatives, research, and increasing medical literacy. Her commitment to courageous conversations and amplifying underrepresented voices has made her a respected figure in the field.  In addition to her clinical expertise, Taneasha is a fervent advocate for systemic change within healthcare systems. She champions policies and practices that prioritize equity, accessibility, and inclusivity, aiming to create a more just and equitable healthcare landscape for all individuals regardless of their identities.   Taneasha's multifaceted approach to healthcare, blending clinical proficiency with social advocacy and DEI consulting, reflects her unwavering dedication to improving lives and fostering positive societal change. Her work serves as an inspiration to fellow professionals and community members alike, demonstrating the profound impact that can be achieved through a combination of passion, expertise, and bravery.

Have you served as a preceptor to PA students? Or have you been thinking of trying out precepting? We all needed supportive preceptors to mentor us during PA school. In this episode, Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C hosts Cindy Goetz, Ed. D., PA-C, and Katie Sorensen, MSPAS, PA-C, as they share the benefits of precepting, the few perceived cons of precepting, and how you can make a difference for future PAs through precepting.

PA Day on the Hill 2024 is just around the corner on February 21st, 2024! Listen to learn what topics are on the agenda for this day of advocacy, and learn how you can support yourself and other Minnesota PAs by sharing about our profession that day. We hope to see many of you there!  Learn more about PA Day on the Hill and register online here.Do you have questions about MAPA's legislative efforts or about PA Day on the Hill? Reach out by sending an email to mapa.advocate@gmail.com with your questions! You may also email Alannah directly at Alannah.Zheng@gmail.com Host: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C is a telepsychiatry PA with Minnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness. She is a Director-At-Large for MAPA and serves on the Social Media and Marketing Committee. Guest: Alannah Zheng, MSPA, PA-C, CLC is an OBGYN PA with Allina Health. Within MAPA she serves as the chair of the Legislative & Reimbursement Committee, a Delegate to the AAPA HOD, and a committee member on the CME and Scholarship Committees. She is also a past Director-at-Large.

Are you a practicing PA or PA student and interested in a Doctorate Degree? Listen to this informative podcast where our expert panel discusses the Doctor of Medical Science Degree and other Doctoral Degrees and how it might benefit your career as PA! Bios: Hayden Middleton, DMSc, PA-CHayden Middleton is a primary care PA, clinical researcher, and assistant professor of family medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He holds a Doctor of Medical Science Degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah and completed PA School at Bethel University in St. Paul. In addition to seeing patients in family medicine clinic, he practices in the primary care procedure clinic, performing skin biopsies, large joint injections, and other procedures. Hayden has a special interest in dermatology and dermoscopy both in clinical practice and research. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and posters and has presented at both Mayo Clinic and previous MAPA Conferences. He is also a 2023-2024 AAPA-PAEA Research Fellow. He currently serves on the MAPA board, as Director at Large and the MAPA Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair. Leslie Clayton DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPALeslie Clayton DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA is the current Program Director of Advanced Practice Providers for M Health Fairview. She has been in practice for over 25 years with the majority spent in primary care. In addition to clinical practice, and administrative leadership, she is also an adjunct assistant professor at Saint Catherine University Master of PA Studies Program.  PA Clayton currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Physician Associates as the First Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates.  She has served the MN Academy as a past president and legislative co-chair, as well as several other committees.  She remains a legislative committee member to continue to support the ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of the PA profession. Brittany Strelow, DMSc, PA-CBrittany Strelow has been a physician assistant at Mayo Clinic, Rochester for the last twelve years. She practices in Community Internal medicine and as adjunct faculty for the Butler DMSc Bridge Program. She holds a doctorate degree in medical science from the University of Lynchburg. Her experience has included Clinical Co-Director of the Mayo Clinic PA Program, adjunct for the Augsburg Physician Assistant program, practicing in Urgent Care and Fast Care at Olmsted Medical Center, and Hematology Outpatient Care at the Mayo Clinic. She has received POCN Top PA: Internal Medicine and Minnesota Academy of PAs Preceptor/Mentor of the Year. She is currently serving on the AAPA Commission of the Public Committee, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice PA Advisory Council, and as the Minnesota Academy of PAs President. Kimberly Lakhan, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPADr. Kimberly Lakhan is the Department Chair and Program Director of the Department of Medical Science and PA Medicine Program at Saint Scholastica. In addition, she is a practicing otolaryngology PA. Dr. Lakhan graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in Chemistry and Psychology (concentration in Neuroscience) and earned her PA as a member of Augsburg’s inaugural program. She later earned a master of PA Studies in Otolaryngology (MPAS) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) in Global Health from A.T. Still University. She is a grant recipient from The Whiteside Research Institute and Essentia Health Foundation for her research on the prevalence and epidemiology of HPV in oral squamous cell carcinoma. As an active member of the Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA), Dr. Lakhan currently serves on the MAPA Executive Board as Treasurer and delegate to the AAPA House of Delegates. She is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy

Show notes: MAPA recently passed out awards to these three inspiring Minnesota PAs! Join us in celebrating their hard work and advocacy for our profession. Guests: Advocacy Award:Becky Ness, MPAS, PA-CNephrology Mayo Clinic Health System Instructor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science mapa.advocate@gmail.com Preceptor of the Year Award: Steven Palmer, MPAS, PA-CEmergency Medicine and Urgent CareEssentia Health Brainerd Steven.Palmer@EssentiaHealth.org  PA of the Year Award: Kari Knodel-Vettel, MPAS, PA-CDepartment of Family Medicine Glencoe Regional Health  Host:Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-CTelepsychiatryMinnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness

In this episode we hear about the beginnings of the PA profession in Minnesota and what led to the formation of MAPA.Guests:Mark Helgeson is a 1976 graduate of the St Cloud State PA Program. He practiced for 39 years in central Minnesota and is a past owner of the Parkers Prairie Medical Clinic.  He is a past member of the PA Advisory Council and a previous malpractice case reviewer for MMIC and St Paul Fire and Marine. He was President of MAPA in 1990Ron Johnson is a 1975 graduate of the St. Cloud State PA Program. He provided primary care in three different Minnesota rural clinics with the second site remote from the supervising physician for 39 years.  He served as MAPA's Treasurer from 1990 - 2002.

Listen for an update from MAPA's Legislative Committee members about the recently passed legislative changes that occurred over the past few years, including the PA Modernization Act and the PA Harmonization Act. You'll also hear what the Legislative Committee is currently working on in regards to the PA Compact as well as PAs working in mental health. Learn what you can do to advocate for our PA profession such as joining us for PA Day on the Hill! Do you have questions about MAPA's legislative efforts or about becoming involved with MAPA's Legislative Committee? Reach out by sending an email to mapa.advocate@gmail.com with your questions!Guests: Leslie Clayton DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA is the current Program Director of Advanced Practice Providers for M Health Fairview. She has been in practice for over 25 years with the majority spent in primary care. In addition to clinical practice, and administrative leadership, she is also an adjunct assistant professor at Saint Catherine University Master of PA Studies Program.  PA Clayton currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Physician Associates as the First Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates.  She has served the MN Academy as a past president and legislative co-chair, as well as several other committees.  She remains a legislative committee member to continue to support the ongoing advocacy efforts on behalf of the PA profession. Becky Ness, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA is a nephrology PA with Mayo Clinic Health System, SWMN, current MAPA legislative committee member, former legislative committee co-chair, former MAPA president, and former MAPA HOD/chief delegate.  Alannah Zheng, MSPA, PA-C, CLC is an OBGYN PA with Allina Health. Within MAPA she serves as the chair of the Legislative & Reimbursement Committee, a Delegate to the AAPA HOD, and a committee member on the CME and Scholarship Committees. She is a past Director-at-Large. Host: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C is a telepsychiatry PA with Minnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness. She is a Director-At-Large for MAPA and serves on the Social Media and Marketing Committee.

PAs have several qualities that make them excellent leaders. In fact, if you're a PA, you're already a leader for your patients, the medical staff, and the admin staff that you work with. Meghan and Aaron are PAs who lead hundreds of APPs within their healthcare organizations. In this episode, we discuss how they got to where they are and what recommendations they would have for any of you interested in pursuing a leadership role as a PA. Guests: Aaron Browne, PA-C is the Vice President of APP Services at M Health Fairview and practices in urgent care.  Meghan McCoy, PA-C is the Director of Advanced Practice Providers at Hennepin Healthcare and practices in ENT.  Host: Katarina Astrup, PA-C practices telepsychiatry through Minnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness, serves on MAPA's Social Media and Marketing Committee, and is a Director-At-Large for MAPA.  Do you have questions about being a PA leader? Reach out to Meghan or Aaron:  Meghan McCoy, PA-C: meghan.mccoy@hcmed.org  Aaron Browne, PA-C: aaron.browne@fairview.org

Show Notes:Take a listen to this MAPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Podcast as we discuss what it means to be an ally vs. accomplice vs. co-conspirator. This conversation is the first step in discussing how we as PAs, NPs, and healthcare workers in Minnesota and beyond can leverage our power to breakdown systemic racism and other healthcare disparities. Hosts: Elise Haupt, MPH, PA-C & Hayden Middleton, PA-C Panelists:Toweya BrownHarrison Reed, MMSc, PA-CHannah Hineman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Take a listen to learn how you can become more involved with MAPA as a current or future Minnesota PA. Host: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C Guest: Josh Loew, MPAS, PA-

MAPA Pride Listening Session with LGBTQA PAsA panel discussion of PAs who work in LGBTQ medicine and/or identify as LGBTQA. Recorded live on June 21, 2022.Moderated by George Froehle PA-C, AAHIVS (Hennepin County Medical Center), LGBTQ Primary Care, Gender Medicine, HIV medicinePanelistsHayden Middleton PA-C (Mayo Clinic), Primary CareClinton Billhorn PA-C (Health Partners), HospitalistJustine Herndon PA-C (Mayo Clinic), Endocrinology and gender medicineNora Powers PA-C (Family Tree Clinic), Gender medicine, reproductive medicineResourcesAnal Paps knowledge base, part of the free LGBT HEALTH 101 lecture series, LBGT PA Caucus.American Academy of HIV Medicine, aahivm.org

Take a listen to learn interesting details about the history, benefits, and challenges of telemedicine.  Host: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C (Psychiatry through Minnesota Clinic for Health and Wellness) Guest: Nicole Cole, MSPA, PA-C (Psychiatry through Nystrom & Associates, Ltd.)

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Audio version of the January & February 2023 issue of imPAct. https://www.minnesotapa.org/page/imPAct

Panel interview and discussion about increasing diversity in PA education from a student and faculty standpoint.  Moderators: Elise Haupt, PA-C, Regions Hospital, MAPA DE&I Committee ChairSumaya Noor, Second-year PA Student at St. Catherine University, MAPA DE&I Committee volunteer Panelists:Jasmine Cofield, PA-C, Executive Director and Founder of Physician Assistants of Color; Primary Care Provider Miranda LaCroix, PA-C, Hospital Medicine at Regions; Adjunct Faculty, Augsburg PA ProgramMerari Morales, PA-C, MBA, Member of Augsburg PA Program Advisory Council on Curriculum and Clinical TrainingJolene Young, MS, Admissions Representative, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Audio version of the November & December 2022 issue of imPAct.  https://www.minnesotapa.org/page/imPAct

Panel interview with rural medicine PAs in celebration of National Rural Health Day.Moderator: Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C, telepsychiatry PA, MAPA Social Media and Marketing Committee volunteer, and host of the PA the FI Way podcast.Panelists:Alexis White, PA-C, Essential Health Elder Care, Virginia, MNBrenda Bullerman, PA-C, Hendricks Community Hospital Association, Hendricks, MN

Audio version of the September & October 2022 issue of imPAct.  https://www.minnesotapa.org/page/imPAct

Panel discussion reflecting on the 25th Anniversary of the Augsburg PA Program.Moderator:Katarina Astrup, MSPAS, PA-C, telepsychiatry PA, MAPA Social Media and Marketing Committee volunteer, and host of the PA the FI Way podcast.Panelists:Lisa Howe, PA-C, MPAS, MLIS, Bluestone Physician Services, Stillwater, MNMark Zellmer, PhD, PA-C, Gundersen TriCounty Hospital, Whitehall, WIRobert H. Carlson, PA-C, AAHIVS, HealthPartners Inc, St .Paul, MN. Infectious Disease, HIV Primary Care; Center for International Health. Retired.