{"id":12310,"date":"2021-10-07T14:19:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=12310"},"modified":"2021-10-07T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:19:30","slug":"celebrating-national-physician-assistant-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2021\/10\/celebrating-national-physician-assistant-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating National Physician Assistant Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year from October 6 through October 12, Cooper recognizes National Physician Assistant (PA) Week and celebrates the many important contributions that PAs make to health care.<\/p>\n<p>PAs play an integral role in improving health care access and quality. They provide comprehensive care that emphasizes patient education, preventive care, and chronic care management, and often serve as a patient\u2019s principal health care provider. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs are versatile and collaborative \u2013 they practice in every medical setting and specialty.<\/p>\n<p>At Cooper, our PAs are a vital part of the clinical team and perform a number of essential duties, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taking medical histories<\/li>\n<li>Conducting physical exams<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosing and treating illnesses<\/li>\n<li>Ordering and interpreting tests<\/li>\n<li>Developing treatment plans<\/li>\n<li>Prescribing medications<\/li>\n<li>Counseling on preventive care<\/li>\n<li>Performing procedures<\/li>\n<li>Assisting in surgeries<\/li>\n<li>Making rounds in hospitals and nursing homes<\/li>\n<li>Conducting clinical research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PAs are represented throughout Cooper in areas including but not limited to inpatient and outpatient settings; specialty areas such as orthopaedics, cardiology, pulmonary, neurology, critical care, surgical specialties, and more; and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our PAs for the outstanding care you provide to our patients and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year from October 6 through October 12, Cooper recognizes National Physician Assistant (PA) Week and celebrates the many important contributions that PAs make to health care. 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