About ConnAPA

I would first like to thank ConnAPA leaders- both past and present.  Our predecessors have paved the way for PA practice in the state and have made CT a great state for PAs.  Our current Board of Directors and Committee Chairs are a dedicated group of individuals who volunteer much of their personal time to carry on the mission of ConnAPA and work towards further improving practice for PAs.  I look forward to working with them this year to accomplish the following goals:

-       Legislative:  CT currently has three out of the six key elements of PA practice outlined by the AAPA (please visit www.aapa.org for more information).  Our legislative team has been steadily working on a plan to try and attain the remaining 3 elements:  1) eliminating the ratio restriction of PAs to supervising physicians, 2) deleting language that requires physicians to review PAs practice “at least weekly or more frequently,” and 3) revising the requirement for all schedule II and III prescriptions to be co-signed. 

-       Communication:  In addition to our quarterly newsletters, we will be sending e-blasts out on a more frequent basis so that we can ensure that our membership is aware of issues affecting PA practice in the state.

-       Membership:  Our membership committee continues to work on the development of member-only benefits.  They also continue to strategize about how to increase our membership.

-       PA Awareness:  We are working on PA Week events, including a dinner event in the New Haven area for which we have applied for 2 credits of Category I CME.  Watch your e-mails for more to come about our upcoming plans!

-       Education:  We will be holding our 25th Annual Charter Oak Conference in April at the Mystic Marriott. In addition to the conference, our regional directors continue to work on dinner programs for their respective regions- we will let you know of these events as they are finalized.

As you can see, we have many goals outlined for the year, and we need your membership to help us reach them.  To all of our members, thank you for your ongoing support.  For those that our not members, I hope you will join us!

In closing, as healthcare reform continues to impact all members of the healthcare system, it is more important than ever that PAs in the state have a unified voice.  Membership dues are imperative for us to maintain our lobbyist who ensures that we are at the table when healthcare changes are being discussed.  

Please contact us at any time with questions or concerns- we would love to hear from you!