With healthcare undergoing rapid and revolutionary change, there has been a significant rise in the utilization of physician assistants and nurse practitioners within health systems across the nation. PAs and NPs are growing and evolving positions within the medical team workforce in a variety of clinical care settings. This session will educate the audience on the roles of the PA and NP. It will reveal how both professions can impact quality, ROI and patient access in the current and future healthcare landscape. Integration and planning to interweave a staffing matrix throughout all areas of an organization involve familiarity with both professions’ capabilities as well as an understanding of how to develop a scalable goals progress team.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the similarities and distinctions of the PA and NP roles.
• Investigate the value of the PA and NP roles in achieving the strategic imperatives of an organization.
• Identify opportunities to establish higher performing care teams through optimal integration of PAs and NPs.

Who Should Participate:

CEOs, CMOs, CNOs, COOs, SVP, VP, PA and NP leaders

Presented by:

Andrea Lowe, PA-C, Director of Employer Strategy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Business Partner, AAPA      

Michelle L. Edwards, DNP, FACHE, FAANP, System Senior Vice President, Advance Practice, Common Spirit Health

Continuing Education Credit

In addition to the ACHE In-Person Education or Virtual Interactive Education credits assigned to this seminar, ACHE is accredited by other organizations to provide continuing education credit. View complete information about these organizations.

All Choice seminars can be offered as Virtual Interactive programs or live In-Person programs.

For more information about this seminar and Choice programs, contact Martijn van Oort, director, business development, at (312) 288-1872 or choice@ache.org.