Creating stronger PA and NP partnerships
Our progress is the result of standing together, looking toward the future of American health care and saying “We’ll be ready when you are.”
All articles by Emily Mongan
Is it time to leave the AAPA?
A growing disconnect between membership and leadership on several issues is prompting many physician assistants to question their support.
The role of social determinants in health equity
Factors such as poverty, income inequality, lack of access to affordable and nutritious food, violence and racism influence public health.
Health disparities: Provider attitudes and cultural competency
Even with excellent access and infrastructure, when a provider’s implicit bias goes unchecked patients suffer.
Addressing systems quality in health disparities
If some populations have access to inferior health care systems, little will be done to enhance health equity.
Are you prepared to treat methadone patients?
One of the major challenges for clinicians is the almost complete lack of knowledge about methadone treatment that pervades the medical community.
Access to care: One piece of the 4D health puzzle
While access to care is a key component in leveling the health disparities playing field, failure to integrate other dimensions may undermine opportunities to make real progress.
The health impact of marriage inequality
Legal decisions regarding LGBT marriages are not just political and social issues but have medical implications, too.
Thinking in 4D to tackle health disparities
Efforts to address one dimension of health disparities without addressing the other three, is like making a sandwich without bread.
Clinician bias in pain care: The emperor and his clothing revisited
A recent study shows that clinician bias leads to unequal pain care in children, but clinician avoidance of why this is so is the real problem.
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