Chapter Summary: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome
Karen Hovav, MD and Solomon Behar, MD
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The Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
As primary care clinicians, we play a crucial role in helping our patients make healthier food choices. But with all the contradicting information out there, sifting through nutrition evidence can be daunting. One diet that has evidence for helping prevent disease and promote better health is a whole-food, plant-based diet.
This diet focuses on eating whole grains, fruits and vegetables that have undergone minimal processing. Studies have...
Chapter Summary: Whole Food Plant-based Diet
Kristen Gialo DO, Neda Frayha MD
Within the field of Cardiology, primary prevention of heart disease is an area that is just MADE for primary care clinicians. What do the guidelines say, and how can PCPs best put them into action with our patients? Academic cardiologist Dr. Stan Liu is back for a helpful primer on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease for the PCP.
The one-stop shop for clinical year success
PA Students, the clinical rotation year is an exciting and challenging time, as you’re finally able to apply all that you’ve learned in the didactic year to real-world patients. On the other hand, this year is also stressful and can feel overwhelming with all the changes and newness.
For over a decade I’ve been on PA faculty, and every year, the start of the clinical year brings up the same emotion in all of my students. I think the proper...
Hippo Live at UCA: A Recap
Hippo has been a longtime partner of the Urgent Care Association (UCA), the trade association that represents Urgent Care clinicians and business professionals. We’ve worked together on several projects over the years, and this year we worked on two new projects: Urgent Care MA Bootcamp, a video-based onboarding program for MAs, and “Hippo Live at UCA”, a dedicated clinical track during UCA’s annual convention. While we are pros when it...
Chapter Summary: Primary Cardiac Prevention for the PCP
Within the field of Cardiology, primary prevention of heart disease is an area that is just MADE for primary care clinicians. What do the guidelines say, and how can PCPs best put them into action with our patients? Academic cardiologist Dr. Stan Liu is back for a helpful primer on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease for the PCP.
Chapter Summary: Cancer Screening Considerations for Transgender Patients
Pearls:
- Cancer screenings for transgender patients should take into account an organ inventory that can be obtained from history-taking, personal/family risk factors and trauma-informed approaches to sensitive exams like the pelvic exam.
- Cancer screening considerations for transgender patients:
- Cancer screening is a cornerstone of primary care yet can be more nuanced among transgender individuals based on their sex organs
- Pearl: An...
Navigating Cancer Screenings With Your Transgender Patients
Cancer screening is a critical part of primary care practice, and most of us can recite guidelines in our sleep. That said, cancer screening can feel a little tricky in our transgender population, especially when we are still learning to navigate this sensitive topic as a general part of our practice.
3 Primary Cardiac Prevention Tips for the PCP
When helping primary care patients navigate heart disease prevention, we all know the big interventions to cover: quitting smoking, exercising, and eating a healthy diet with more plant-based foods. But are you also covering these less prominent risk factors?
How to get the most out of the AAPA PANRE-LA Reference Guide
As PA-Cs everywhere are starting the 1st quarter of the new PANRE-LA, we know anxiety is high. Five minutes seems like a long time when we are watching our favorite sports team try to come from behind or desperately try to hold on to the lead. But when that PANRE-LA timer starts to tick down, five minutes a question doesn’t seem that long at all. And we know that panic can set in quickly with each passing minute.
Educational Philosophy: Confidence and Ability
What’s the secret sauce that makes Hippo Education’s urgent care products so popular with 150 provider networks and leading to a partnership with the Urgent Care Association?
It all starts with our educational philosophy.
The New PANRE-LA is Coming
Are you deciding if the PANRE-LA is right for you? Have you already signed up for it? Let the PA team at Hippo Education help you feel confident as we all approach these uncharted waters together.