The Academy of Physician Associates in Cardiology (APAC) is a professional organization for Physician Assistants who practice in Cardiology. Since recognition as a Specialty Organization of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) in 2003, APAC has made considerable progress toward our goal of becoming the primary resource and advocate for all cardiology PAs. APAC collaborates with the Academy and actively participates in the House of Delegates at the AAPA annual meeting to assure representation of Cardiology PAs. APAC also works closely with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and other national organizations to promote and advocate for increased utilization of PAs to provide high quality, cost-effective care to patients with cardiovascular disease.
Introducing the APAC Recap, with Viet Le, DMSc, PA-C, and Erin Pardee, PA-C
September 12th 2024The APAC Recap is a new multimedia series created through a partnership between APAC and HCPLive where members of the Academy of Physician Associates have peer-to-peer discussions centered around recent scientific congresses and meetings.
Reflecting on the 1964 Surgeon General Report with Viet Le, DMSc, PA-C
January 29th 2024In recognition of 60 years since the historic contribution to modern understanding of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, Albert Rizzo, MD, meets with the preventive cardiology expert to discuss the myriad of cascading effects delivered by the 1964 report.
Viet Le, PA-C: Value of Disproportionate CAC vs Total CAC for Predicting MACE
March 10th 2023New research from Intermountain Healthcare presented at ACC 2023 examines the prognostic value of disproportionate CAC scores for 1 or more vessels relative to the value of total CAC score for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events.