Washington Academy of Physician Associates

01/04/2026

Hope everyone is enjoying the first Seahawks game of the New Year! WAPA cheers our home team in the spirit of health, fitness, team comradery and Washington state Pride!

01/02/2026

Come hang out with WAPA PA student Mira Mohan and veterans chair Nick Stanton for an afternoon of good food, drinks, and company!

01/02/2026

On Sunday January 11th, Come join PA Student WAPA Rep Mira Mohan, and Nick Stanton, WAPA veterans committee chair as they welcome WAPA members and returning students for an afternoon/evening of community. We will celebrate PA’s in Washington state, discuss the upcoming day on the hill in Olympia on February 13 and legislative bills that will benefit the PA profession. Come join your colleagues for an informal afternoon and bring a non-perishable item to donate to the university food bank. Please invite your co-workers and colleagues. We thrive as a PA community when we

01/02/2026

Please join WAPA Student Rep Mira Mohan and WAPA Veteran chair Nick Stanton Sunday January 11th 4 to 7pm. Please bring a non perishable food item to donate to University Food Bank. Let’s welcome back students for winter quarter, network with your friends and colleagues, talk about our upcoming Day on the Hill in Olympia and our bills we are supporting this session.

01/01/2026

🎆 Happy New Year from WAPA!

As we step into the new year, we remain committed to supporting physician assistants across Washington through advocacy, education, and leadership development. We look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead.

Wishing our WAPA community a healthy, successful, and fulfilling year.

12/25/2025

12/25/2025

WAPA extends warmest wishes for peace and health to our members, their families, and the patients in our care during this holiday season. We appreciate your dedication to caring for those in need, often at the sacrifice of time with your own loved ones.

12/22/2025

If you manage patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, this webinar is for you.

WAPA invites NPs and PAs to a CE/CME-certified virtual session exploring the latest breakthroughs in TYK2-targeted therapies — and how to bring those innovations directly into your practice.

What you’ll gain:
💡 A deeper understanding of psoriasis pathogenesis
💡 Up-to-date safety & efficacy data on oral small molecules
💡 Tools to personalize treatment plans and close care gaps
💡 Guidance from expert PA Douglas DiRuggiero

This is the kind of hour that elevates your care and empowers your patients.
📅 January 14 | 6:30 PM

🔗 Save your spot: https://deceraclinical.com/education/events/tyk2-oral-psoriasis-treatment/tyk2-oral-psoriasis-treatment/22391-39929

12/17/2025

Good to know!

Feeling like your cardiothoracic surgery service is getting busier at work?
While the cold can affect anyone, certain people are at higher risk for MI during the winter season:
- Older adults (over 65)
- Individuals with pre-existing heart disease, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
- Smokers
- People who are physically inactive
Precautions to take:
- dress warmly
- avoid overexertion
- stay indoors on extremely cold days
- stay hydrated and eat well
- monitor symptoms
Stay warm and stay safe!

12/17/2025

Please share within your communities for our patients needing access to care

🚐 Care-A-Van is on the move this week! Find free health services including: ✅ Blood pressure and glucose screening (with optional A1c testing), ✅ Mental health screening, ✅ Naloxone distribution with opioid prevention education, and ✅ Vision screening. Learn more: https://bit.ly/Care_A_Van
NOTE: Care-a-Van will no longer provide vaccination services at its clinics.
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🚐¡Care-A-Van está en movimiento esta semana! Encuentre servicios de salud gratuitos que incluyen: ✅ Pruebas de detección de presión arterial y glucosa (con pruebas opcionales de A1c), ✅ Pruebas de detección de salud mental, ✅ Distribución de naloxona con educación para la prevención de opioides y ✅ Pruebas de detección de la vista. Más información https://bit.ly/Care_A_Van
NOTA: Care-A-Van ya no brindará servicios de vacunación en sus clínicas.

12/17/2025

Spreading the word in case there are any PA's who are or know insurance adjusters! Let's help Washingtonians recover in whatever way we can

WA needs your help. Following last week’s emergency 🚨 declaration, we’ve activated emergency adjuster registration. If you’re a licensed adjuster ready to deploy and help residents and businesses, we need your now. Register here: https://www.insurance.wa.gov/register-emergency-adjuster

12/16/2025

Give it a listen!!

From record-high certification numbers to rising representation — the newest cohort of PAs offers hope for more accessible, diverse care. Dive in to our latest podcast as we explore what this growth means for the future of healthcare.

Tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YzokhTDAcXHv4qQKxWFRJ?si=U8X8do8WSlq36UxpjibgWA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pa-insights-powered-by-nccpa/id1503068550
https://youtu.be/m50wU6_b1Do

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