EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
FORUMS
Professional Development Forum
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Leadership Training for Advanced Practice Providers (In-Person and Virtual)
Amy Haller, MBA, MPAS, PA-C and Emily Murphy EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Pathways for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) beyond clinical leadership for professional development require key skill development to become a more effective leader. Understanding leadership competencies and exploring essential personal and leadership/educational strategies are essential to prepare one to successfully continue their career journey. This session will begin with a discussion from two leaders, one from an academic medical center and one from higher education and conclude with a panel discussion of APP leaders who hold a variety of leadership positions based on their areas of interest to share lessons learned, offer guidance, and answer questions from the audience.
Learning Objectives:
- Define leadership as it relates to healthcare
- Discuss leadership competencies
- Describe potential career paths available to Advanced Practice Providers including administration, education, research, and entrepreneurship
Education Forum
Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Preceptor Recruitment and Retention Workshop (In-Person and Virtual)
Hosted by the PAEA: Kara L. Caruthers, MSPAS, PA-C; Linda Sekhon, DHSc, PA-C; Michel Statler, MLA, PA-C
This forum will be a combination of didactic and interactive role play scenarios. At the conclusion of this workshop, the participants will be able to:
- Discuss the tangible and intangible benefits of clinical precepting, to include Category I CME
- Describe strategies to promote recruitment of preceptors, to include adjunct faculty appointments.
- Explore strategies to promote retention of preceptors, to include faculty development.
- Discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with generational differences between learners and clinical preceptors.
- Explore methods of providing formative feedback to students.
Student Forum – Saturday, November 5, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
12:00-12:15PM Welcome from PSPA Student and Faculty Affairs
12:15-1:15PM: It Is Ok to Not Be OK! A Discussion about Stress and Burnout During PA Education.
Speaker: Patrick Heagey MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor, West Chester University Physician Assistant Program
Learning Objectives
- Identify common signs of burnout that occur during PA school during both the didactic and clinical year.
- Discuss beneficial ways to prevent burnout during both didactic and clinical year of PA education.
- Develop a practical approach to acknowledging feelings of stress/burnout and discovering healthy ways to recover from burnout during your PA education.
1:15-1:30PM Break and Speaker Transition
1:30-3:00PM: Proven Strategies for Passing PANCE
Speaker: Scott Massey PhD, PA-C, Vice Chair of Research, Associate Professor Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program University of Pittsburgh
Learning Objectives
- initiate active learning methods to enhance performance on the PANCE
- conceptualize and develop a study plan to strategically prepare for the PANCE
- conceptualize and develop a study plan to strategically prepare for the PANCE
- incorporate learning resources to gauge preparedness to take the PANCE
3:00-3:15PM Break and Speaker Transition
3:30-5:00PM: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in PA Education: How does it impact you?
Speaker: Kathryn Reed MS, PA-C, EMT-P, RYT
Learning Objectives
- Identify the impact of DEI PA education initiatives on the PA student
- Identify DEI feedback methods utilized to address the needs of all PA students
- Develop student approach to DEI in cohort development
CONFERENCE EVENTS
WELCOME PARTY AND SILENT AUCTION!
Thursday, November 3, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
“Pittsburgh” is the theme of this year’s Welcome Party. Come celebrate the rich history of this great city we all love. There will be delicious food, thirst quenching drinks, and great live music from “Lucky Dog.” The PAC auction is sure to have something for everyone.
Looking forward to another fun party!!
21st ANNUAL PSPA FUN RUN AND WALK – Supports the Host City Charity – The Persad Center
Friday, November 4, 7:00 am
Are you ready to get out in the sun and run? Then join your colleagues for the 21st Annual PSPA Fun Run and Walk. Runners and walkers will meet in the convention hotel lobby. The entry fee is $15 for onsite attendees and includes a commemorative t-shirt. Registration is available online or on the registration form.
POSTER PRESENTATION
Friday, November 4, 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Practicing PAs, students, and PA Faculty are invited to participate in a poster presentation in the exhibit hall on Friday, November 4 from 10:00 am – 10:30 am and online. Primary authors must be PSPA members, and an author must either be present during the exhibit hall hour or upload a 1–2-minute video presentation of their poster to the PSPA virtual platform. If you are interested in submitting a poster presentation, more details can be found on the Call for Posters web page. Poster abstracts are due by August 1, 2022. If you have questions or would like to submit an abstract, contact Mary Allias MPAS, PA-C at mallias1@pitt.edu.
STUDENT AWARDS CEREMONY AND STUDENT CHALLENGE BOWL
Friday, November 4, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Gather four of your fellow students, make a team and encourage your friends, family, and faculty to come cheer you on. Registered teams must participate in the Host City Charity Contest. Details about the Student Challenge Bowl can be found here. Contact Rebecca Baldwin to register your team at rebecca.baldwin18@gmail.com or click here to download the registration form and fax to (724) 836-4449.
Show your PSPA Pride with specialty license plates: “PA Society of Physician Assistants”