News and Activities
2009
Four third-year NYIT physician assistant studies students enjoyed the excitement, challenge, pride, and joy of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1. Under the leadership of Michael Stracher, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Brookdale Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.), the student-volunteers were on hand to help provide medical support. The premier event of the New York Road Runners, the race attracted individuals from around the globe, who ran before two million cheering spectators and 315 million worldwide television viewers. NYIT student Frank Vespi said: "This was a great opportunity to see how a large-scale sporting event was managed from a medical perspective." Pictured (from left) are: Frank, Ariana Zaza, David Speidel, and Halli Farber. 
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, is the moderator of a continuing medical education program webcast, "Understanding the Role of New Therapies in Treating Type 2 Diabetes," sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was named "Educator of the Year" by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants at its annual conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Sept. 25.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, gave two presentations at the annual conference and CME of the New York State Society of Physician Assistants, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Sept. 25: "New Paradigms in the Treatment of Mixed Dyslipidemias" and "Things That Go Bump in the Night: Restless Leg Syndrome."
Zehra Ahmed, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented "When and How to a Order Cardiac Stress Test" at the New York State Society of Physician Assistants 2009 CME Conference, Saratoga, N.Y., Sept. 26.
Frank Acevedo,, assistant professor of physician studies, lectured about acute lung injury and adult respiratory syndrome at the Surgical Grand Rounds at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y., July 8.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented, "Painful Diabetic Neuropathies: How Can We Gain on the Pain?" at the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants' Summer CME, Miami, July 29.
Frank Acevedo, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented, "SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock" and "Antibacterial/ Antifungal Therapy in Critical Care," at the annual meeting of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery, Atlanta, Ga., June 11-12.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was quoted in an article, "Physician Assistant: Hot Job in a Tight Market," published on HealthNewsDigest.com.
Barbara Piccirillo and Frank A. Acevedo, assistant professors of physician assistant studies, presented three workshops on ultrasound applications in emergency medicine at a conference of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, San Marco, Fla., April 6-8.
Frank Acevedo, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented "Preoperative Evaluation of the Critical Care Patient" at Winthrop University Hospital's Physician Assistant Critical Care Residency, Feb. 26, Mineola, N.Y.
Barbara Piccirillo, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented a dual workshop, “Introduction into Cardiac Echo Ultrasound for Cardiovascular Physician Assistants,” at the 28th CME Annual Winter Educational Conference of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 24.
Assistant professors of physician assistant studies Barbara Piccirillo and Frank Acevedo, presented a workshop, "Ultrasound - Echo and Vascular Access Applications," at the Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont's 27th Annual Winter CME Conference, Manchester, Vt., Jan. 9.
2008
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented, "Early Intervention for the Treatment of Migraine," at a symposium of the Practicing Clinicians Exchange, Hauppauge, N.Y., Nov. 15.
Salvatore Barese, Ed.D., chair, and Frank Acevedo, assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, presented, "Why More is Not Necessarily Better: Retooling Your Curriculum to Fit Carnegie Contact Hour Guidelines," at the Physician Assistant Education Association's Annual Education Forum, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 31.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented, "When Should Advanced-Generation Beta-Blockers Be Used To Treat Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure," at the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME Conference, Houston, Texas, Oct. 17.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, made two presentations, "Seasonal and Pandemic Influenzas: Is the Sky Really Falling?" and "Dyslipidemia: The Devil is in the Details," at the national conference of the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 29 - 31.
Zehra Ahmed, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, had her article, "What is a Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test?," published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, authored the chapter, "Family Practice and Internal Medicine," in Physician Assistant: A Guide To Clinical Practice (May 2008).
Frank Acevedo and Barbara Piccirillo, assistant professors of physician assistant studies, presented an advanced ultrasound workshop on vascular access at the annual conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, San Antonio, Texas, May 24 - 29.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented on the topics of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, acute respiratory illnesses, and arterial disease at the annual conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, San Antonio, Texas, May 24 - 29.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, has been appointed to a three-year term on the American Academy of Physician Assistants' Professional Practice Council.
Salvatore Barese, Ed.D., associate professor and chairperson, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The award recognizes exemplary achievement in service to the profession, advancement of health care for all people, and dedication to the community.
Frank Acevedo, assistant professor and academic coordinator of physician assistant studies, co-presented a full-day workshop on ultrasound applications at the Fourth Annual Emergency Medicine Conference of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, Tucson, Ariz., March 30.
Barbara Piccirillo, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented a full-day workshop on ultrasound applications at the Fourth Annual Emergency Medicine Conference of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, Tucson, Ariz., March 30.
Frank Acevedo, associate director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, has been recognized as a distinguished fellow by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, has been named an exemplary member of the profession by the American Academy of Physician Assistants' Leadership and Professional Development Council. Of the 75,000 physician assistants in the United States, only 23 have received this distinction to date.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, presented, "An Innovative, Multi-Supported National Education Program for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners," at the International Association of Continuing Medical Education Professionals Conference, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 21.
Frank Acevedo and Barbara Piccirillo, assistant professors in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, presented a workshop titled, "Bedside Ultrasound for Vascular Evaluation and Vascular Access," at the Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont's 26th Annual Winter CME Conference, Manchester, Vt., Jan. 12.
Lawrence Herman, assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, has been selected by the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute to assist in the development of a training course in insulin pump therapies for 50,000 primary care providers worldwide over the next five years.