Title:  “Understanding Allergic Rhinitis: A CME Curriculum Based on Expert Recommendations from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters – Part 1 of a Two-Part Program”
AAPA Release Date:  May 20, 2009
AAPA Expiration Date:  May 31, 2010
Presented by:  The American Academy of Physician Assistants
Funding:  Supported through an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline with partial funding through an educational grant from Sanofi-aventis.
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  “Understanding Allergic Rhinitis: A CME Curriculum Based on Expert Recommendations from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters – Part 1 of a Two-Part Program”
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Faculty
Lawrence Herman, MPA, RPA-C, DFAAPA
Moderator
Physician Assistant
Senior Clinical Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
Director, Medical Education
Island Medical Physicians, PC
Hauppauge, NY
Mr. Herman is senior clinical coordinator and a tenured professor at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine affiliation in Old Westbury.  He is also vice president of medical education at Island Medical Physicians PC, in Hauppauge, New York, a large, multi-office family practice group.
After completing his physician assistant studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Mr. Herman received a master of public administration in health administration and health system finance from Long Island University in Brookville, New York.  He was certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, with special distinction in both surgery and primary care and remains certified in primary care.
As a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Mr. Herman has served and chaired numerous committees including the Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council and the Professional Practice Council, as well as being a Past-President of the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.  He has contributed numerous book chapters to the literature and has published many articles in journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, The Clinical Advisor, and The Journal of Emergency Medicine.  He has participated in numerous randomized trials and continues to be an invited speaker at international and national meetings, including the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians; the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants, and the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery.
Tera Crisalida, PA-C, MPAS
Physician Assistant
Adjunct Faculty
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Education
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Allergy Associates and Lab
Tempe, Arizona
Ms. Crisalida is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine Physician Assistant program and has 25 years of clinical experience in general medicine with 10 years of experience in the specialty of Asthma and Allergy.  After graduating from Baylor, she earned her Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies in Allergy and Asthma from the University of Nebraska.
Along with publishing many articles on asthma and allergies in journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and Advance, Ms. Crisalida has written a handbook on Allergic Rhinitis especially designed for Physician Assistants.  She has also published original research in journals such as the Annals of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology.  In addition she has lectured at many PA State Society meetings as well as the AAPA National Meeting on the subject of allergies and asthma.  She serves as the current AAPA representative to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program as well as being on the editorial board of the quarterly magazine published by Allergy and Asthma network, Mother’s of Asthmatics.  She is also the AAPA representative to the NAEPP (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program) and on the Editorial Staff of AANMA (Allergy & Allergy Network, Mother’s of Asthmatics).
In addition to her clinical experience in Asthma and Allergy, Ms. Crisalida has acted as a Sub-Investigator and a research coordinator in many research studies in the area of asthma and allergy.
Mary P Ettari, MPH, PA-C
Physician Assistant
General Internal and Family Medicine
Stuart, FL
Ms. Ettari practices family medicine in Florida, with health care experience that crosses clinical, research, and academic areas.
After earning an AS and Registered Nurse Certificate at Lasell Junior College in Auburndale, Massachusetts, Ms. Ettari received a BA from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire and a BS in Health Sciences and Physician Assistant Certificate, graduating magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.  She then earned a Masters in Public Health, Administrative Track, from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.
She has served as a Sub-Investigator and Investigator for studies involving diabetic foot ulcers, hypogonadism, and acute treatment of migraine in the primary care setting.  A winner of the Duke University Alumni of the Year Award in 2002, the Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Physician Assistants House of Delegates in 2001, and the Bob Scully Physician Assistant of the Year Award, Florida Academy of Physician Assistants in 2001, Ms. Ettari is active in a number of professional societies and committees.  She is a Past President of the AAPA and Past-President of the Physician Assistant Foundation, as well as a member of the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem and a former member of the AAPA Physician Assistant Foundation Board of Trustees.  She also serves as a physician assistant expert witness for medical malpractice cases.
Ms. Ettari has contributed to articles in such journals as Advance for Physician Assistants, New Therapeutics Bulletin, and Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.  She is a nationally known speaker, and has presented at over 70 professional symposia, conferences, and meetings.
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