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PA Professionalism Flashcards

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AAPA

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American Academy of Physician Assistants

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ARC-PA

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Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PA

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NCCPA

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National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

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PAEA

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Physician Assistant Education Association

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What must you do in order to sit for the PANCE?

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Graduate from an accredited program

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Four major environmental factors affecting the PA profession

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  • Higher education
  • Social determinants of health
  • Population health
  • Health system, delivery, capacity
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Six building block domains of the PA profession

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  • Patient-centered practice knowledge
  • Society & population health
  • Health literacy & communication
  • Interprofessional collaborative practice & leadership
  • Professional and legal aspects of health care
  • Health care finance & systems
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Two cross cutting domains of the PA profession

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  • Cultural humility

- Self-assessment and ongoing professional development

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Purpose of the NCCPA

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  • Serve as a source of information concerning state enabling laws, rules, regulations
  • Perform research & practice analysis
  • Police our profession and maintain certain standards
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NCCPA values: PRACTICE

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  • Professionalism (those certified, patients)
  • Responsibility (integrity of certification & profession)
  • Accountability (high standard for development & delivery of services)
  • Collaboration (intellectual exchange, diverse perspective)
  • Trust (integrity, ethics, dependable performance)
  • Inclusion (diversity, respect, inclusion)
  • Certification & Excellence (career-long pursuit)
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Competencies for the PA profession

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  • Knowledge for practice*
  • Interpersonal & communication skills
  • Patient-centered* care
  • Interprofessional collaboration*
  • Professionalism & ethics*
  • Practice-based learning and quality* improvement
  • Society & population health*
  • what changed from 2012 version
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NCCPA code of conduct

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1) Protect the integrity of NCCPA-issued credentials and of the processes by which these credentials are earned and awarded
2) Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards related to their professional role

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NCCPA disciplinary policy

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  • Specify consequences for irregular behavior and falsely representing oneself as certified
  • Denial or revocation of certification
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PANCE test logistics

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  • Computer-based
  • 300 questions (5 blocks of 60 questions)
  • 5 hours long
  • Administered 50wks/yr
  • Results in 2 wks
  • Pass/fail
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PANCE Content - Organ systems

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  • CV (13%)
  • Pulm (10%)
  • GI/nutritional (9%)
  • MSK (8%)
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___% of the PANCE is related to surgery

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20

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PANCE Content - Knowledge & Skills

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  • Formulating most likely diagnosis (18%)
  • H&P exam (17%)
  • Pharm therapies (14%)
  • Clinical intervention (14%)
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Two steps to maintenance of certification (MOC)

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1) Re-register every 2 years

2) Re-certify by exam (PANCE) every 10 years (can occur in the 9th year)

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What does the re-registry phase of MOC consist of

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  • Paying a fee
  • Earning & submitting 100 CME hours
  • BOTH due Dec 31 of cycle year
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How many Category I CME hours are required

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> 50/100 hours must be category I

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21
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Which category of CME must be approved by AAPA, AMA, AAFP, ACCME?

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I

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Which category of CME does NOT require preapproval?

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II

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Which category of CME consists of voluntary, self-learning?

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II

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24
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Which category of CME can be clinical or professional?

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I

25
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Which category of CME includes precepting with proof of participation

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I

26
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What are some examples of things you can do to earn category II CME?

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  • Teaching
  • Journal reading
  • Studying for boards
  • Precepting
  • Professional improvement
  • Committee work
  • Profressional elected position
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Which category of CME requires a certificate/verification of completion?

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I

28
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Which category of CME includes performance improvement (PI), self-assessment CME, and special preapproved certified programs?

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I

29
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1 hour of instruction or participation = __ credit of CME

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1

30
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What is special about the first PI-CME that is logged?

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It is doubled!

31
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PANRE logistics

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  • 240 MC questions (4 blocks of 60 questions)
  • 60% content blueprint same as PANCE (primary care focus)
  • 40% content directed towards adult medicine, surgery, primary care
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What is the PANRE pilot program?

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Consists of 25 MC questions/quarter for 2 years

  • Covers “core” medical knowledge
  • Feedback immediate
33
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How many CME hours does the PANRE pilot program count towards?

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100 over 2 year period

34
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When does the PANRE pilot program conclude?

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2020

35
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Certification = \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 
Licensure = \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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National

State

36
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What is the name of the WI administrative code for regulation of PA practice

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Chapter Med 8

37
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Steps to apply for a licensure in WI

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  • Fill out application
  • Present program verification form
  • Consent for NCCPA to release results to the state
  • Fee
  • Photo
  • Personal questionnaire
  • Online exam
  • Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) for Universal State Licensing Data
38
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Chapter Med 8 State Exam

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  • Open book
  • MC questions
  • 85% to pass
  • Fail -> pay fee, reapply 2x (at not less than 4mo intervals)
  • Can take oral exam instead?
39
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How often is a license renewed?

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Every 2 years

40
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Does WI require CME credit for renewal?

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No

41
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PAs must notify board of change in supervising physician (including change d/t new employment) within ___ days

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20

42
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PA prescribing authority is allowed in how many states?

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49

43
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Which schedule has the highest abuse potential & no accepted medical use?

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I

44
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Schedule V includes what types of drugs

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  • Antitussives

- Antidiarrheals

45
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What kind of license is require to prescribe controlled substances?

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DEA license

46
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What entity is responsible for monitoring PA prescription of controlled substances?

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ePDMP (enhanced prescription drug monitoring program)

47
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What does a DEA number do?

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Tracks & maintains records of prescriptions & patterns

48
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A DEA number is required for……

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Each state your prescribe in

49
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How often must a DEA license be renewed?

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3 years

50
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How much does a DEA license cost?

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$731 (often covered by employer)

51
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Institution-based credentialing & privileges CAN or CANNOT differ from state laws/requirements

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CAN

52
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Institution-based credentialing & privileges cannot be ____ restrictive than state requirements

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LESS

53
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Institution-based credentialing & privileges can be ____ restrictive than state requirements

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MORE

54
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Credentialing and privileges required

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Documented verification

55
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What is credentialing?

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Documents are in place to verify ability to practice at an institution

56
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What are privileges?

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List of functions, tasks, and responsibilities that a hospital or faculty approves a PA to do (requires documented references - peers, supervising doc)

57
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What does NPI stand for?

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National provider ID #

58
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What is an NPI

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10 digit identification # issued to healthcare providers in the US (by CMS)

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