Arlington VA Update to the PA Research Agenda AAPA Leadership and Advocacy Summit March 9 2018 Noël Smith MA Senior Director PA and Industry Research and Analysis What is the Research Agenda ID: 706872
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March 8-10, 2018
Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City
Arlington, VASlide2
Update to the PA Research Agenda
AAPA Leadership and Advocacy SummitMarch 9, 2018
Noël Smith, MA
Senior Director, PA and Industry Research and AnalysisSlide3
What is the Research AgendaSlide4
Background on the Research AgendaSlide5
Why Now?Changes in the priorities of the professionChanges in the research teams at the PA professional organizations
New PA researchersSlide6Slide7
PA Value and Impact: Illustrative QuestionsHow do PAs contribute to the quality of healthcare?
How do PAs help address access to care issues? Timeliness of care?
What is the impact of PAs on the cost effectiveness of healthcare?
How does PA utilization affect medical practice liability?
PA roles outside of care
Patient satisfaction
Patient safety
Access to care
Cost
effective-nessSlide8Slide9
PA Workforce: Illustrative QuestionsWhat will the workforce look like in the future – will there be a sufficient supply of PAs to meet demand? What factors drive demand?
Where are PAs working: in what types of healthcare settings? Are PAs working in the areas where they are most needed (e.g., rural, MUAs)?
How many PAs are working in specialty areas versus primary care? What are the trends over time?
How often do PAs switch specialties? What are the most common specialty changes that PAs make, and at what stage of their careers?
Specializa-tion
trends
PA flexibility
Diversity
Shortages
Composi-tionSlide10Slide11
PA Role and Practice: Illustrative QuestionsWhat kinds of care are PAs delivering? In what types of settings are PAs delivering health care?
How do medical teams involving doctors, PAs, and other health care professionals develop? What are the dynamics of these teams?
Are PAs satisfied with their jobs and with their roles in delivering care? What factors influence whether PAs and physicians are satisfied with PA roles and contribution to delivering care?
How are PA roles expanding? What types of leadership roles are PAs taking on? What types of nonclinical roles are PAs engaged in?
What are the systems-level factors that influence PA practice? What is the role of quality improvement in reducing practice gaps?
Successful team member
PA role change
Future PA roles
Medical teams
Team outcomesSlide12Slide13
PA Education: Illustrative Questions
What is the anticipated cost of a PA education in 5 - 10 years? How might this affect demand to enter the profession?What is the impact of regulation on PA education?
What factors define the quality of PA education?
What factors influence education quality?
How can faculty best be supported and developed professionally?
Cost of education
Regulatory impact
on
education
Defining quality PA education
PA faculty
Learning continuumSlide14
RSI Suggestions: New Areas for Consideration
Education: PA Doctorates
The future for doctorates & residencies should be re-examined. Do employers want doctorates? Is there value in moving to entry-level doctorates for the profession?
Education: PA Readiness to Practice
We are seeing parallels to the general medical education. What does ready to practice mean? What do employers expect? How does it vary by specialty, location, setting?
Education: Clinical Sites & Preceptors
There is a crisis regarding clinical sites and
preceptors, with
availability, competition, cost, alignment with changing practice patterns all contributing to the crisis.
PA Role: Multiple PA Roles
We need to monitor not just the main role PAs fill, but also how PAs maintain multiple roles
both within
their
single
employer
as well as when PAs have multiple employers
PA Role: Work Settings
PAs are having a greater role in settings we have not traditionally monitored, including retail
medicine,
concierge practice,
and international
practice.
PA Value: Patient Outcomes
There is a healthcare disparity gap. How can PA improve patient outcomes?Slide15
What Is Next?The AAPA Commission on Research and Strategic Initiatives (RSI) has provided feedback.
PA leaders, here at LAS, have the opportunity to provide feedback.The PA Research Community at AAPA 2018 will have the opportunity to provide feedback during the PA Researchers’
Luncheon.
Once feedback has been solicited, we will share all feedback with PAEA, NCCPA, and ARC-PA for a final review before disseminating to the PA Research Community. Slide16
Final ThoughtsIs there anything else you think we should consider?What is one question that you wish that researchers would answer?
Is the Research Agenda relevant to you?
How can AAPA help disseminate this plan? What would be useful for you?Slide17
Thank you!Please contact Noël Smith with any questions or comments
nsmith@aapa.org