The Physician Associate Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we chat with Alex and Aimme from the LGBT+ foundation. Our chat is about how physician associates can gain the knowledge and confidence to provide exceptional care to LGBTQ+ patients.

Join us as we delve into the unique healthcare needs of this community, exploring topics such as understanding LGBTQ+ health disparities, building trust and rapport with LGBTQ+ patients and providing culturally competent and inclusive care. We also touch on navigating complex medical and surgical treatments and staying up-to-date with the latest guidelines and research.

In this episode, we hear from Ross Raymond-Jones, covering a range of topics, including his decision making process to becoming a PA, his experience as a PA ambassador, his involvement in PA education and his PhD journey.

If you would like to find out more, please get in touch via LinkedIn www.LinkedIn.com/in/rraymond-jones

In this episode we talk to Matt Rai, a senior PA who has recently been focusing his efforts on making sure that PAs (and AAs) are getting additional support and guidance for their well-being during what has been a challenging time for MAPs. Whilst simultaneously working clinically in primary care and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, Matt has devoted much of his spare time to brainstorming and planning how he can have a positive influence on the MAP community. Matt is running a series of wellbeing retreats for MAPs, the first of which is taking place at the Little Earth Centre in Wolverhampton on Saturday 25th May. This day is the first in a series of planned retreats designed to gather the MAP community and focus on community connection and well-being. For more information reach out to Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proactivehealthandwellnessuk?igsh=d3p2bmYybTlmbHh1&utm_source=qr Alternatively, if you are ready to book, tickets can be purchased from: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/physician-associate-anaesthesia-associate-wellbeing-retreat-tickets-875898956357

We chat to Jade Moore, who has gone from being the only physician associate in Essex a few years ago to leading the PA course at Anglia Ruskin University, through a very busy career in primary care. You can contact Jade via jade.moore@aru.ac.ukYou can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK

In this week's episode, we talk about research done at the University of East Anglia into physician associates in the local secondary care systems in Norfolk, with Professor Susanne Lindqvist and Dr Stephanie Howard Wilsher.The research touches on topics that will apply to lots of different secondary care settings across the UK and for physician associates in every speciality and primary care too. There's also a fascinating talk about the identity of physician associates and how the role might develop in the future.You can contact Professor Lindqvist at s.lindqvist@uea.ac.uk and with Dr Howard Wilsher at stephanie.howard@uea.ac.ukYou can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK

In this episode, we're joined by Rachel Ditoro, who was one of the very first American trained Physician Assistants to come over and start working in the UK as a PA almost 20 years ago. You can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK

We speak to Ben Gowland from the General Practice Podcast about how Physician Associates fit into GP surgeries. We help PAs understand some of the terms that are connected to primary care like PCNs and about how PAs can join partnerships. You can check out Ben's amazing General Practice Podcast here And you can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast on social media Twitter @PApodcastUKFacebook @PApodcastUK

Clare Barton is an Assistant Director of regulation at the General Medical Council. Clare is currently responsible for leading the programme to bring Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates into the regulation of the GMC. The role of the GMC is to protect patients and improve medical education and practice across the UK.In the episode, Clare talks about how you can be involved too, by joining the community of interest and the email address for any individual queries is MAPs@gmc-uk.org  Clare has a background in education and regulation having previously worked at the University of Paisley and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants. She joined the GMC in 2006 as Head of Applications, overseeing the teams that deal with applications from doctors all over the world to join the Register. She then became Assistant Director Revalidation, Licensing and Specialist Applications. She was responsible for the process required for those doctors seeking to gain entry to the specialist and GP registers. She oversaw the revalidation team which receives recommendations from Responsible Officers and makes the revalidation decisions for all doctors registered with a licence to practise. She also had responsibility for the team that dealt with applications to leave and restore to the register and to give up a licence. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast on social mediaTwitter @PApodcastUKFacebook @PApodcastUK

In this episode, we chat with Jo Piper, who is the programme director of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex School of Physician Associates.Jo joined the HEEKSS PA Programme back in April 2015 following many years working in IT for the banking sector.  The KSS School of Physician Associates is a collaborative project which supports the development of Physician Associates across Kent, Surrey and Sussex in the UK.You can contact Jo and find out more about the KSS School of PAs via their websitehttps://kssschoolofpas.org/ You can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK 

The guest on this episode is Matt Aiello, who works with Health Education England as a National Programmes Lead. Matt talks about the development of Physician Associate Ambassadors, how Health Education England have supported the role, and his thoughts on the future of PAs in the UK.Click here to find out more about your local Health Education England region and connect with your local PA Ambassador You can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK