07/17/2025

2025 OAPA Annual Conference - CME #1

Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 8-9 a.m.

“Update from NCCPA: Focus on the PANRE/PANRE-LA"

Presented by Alicia Quella, PhD, PA-C, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the options, resources, and details on recertification for PAs, focusing on the PANRE and PANRE-LA
• Describe the Provider Bridge Program, the CAQ program and the new CAQs (Geriatric Medicine) available for PAs
• Identify volunteer opportunities and the ways PAs contribute to the work of NCCPA
• Discuss recent legislation guiding PA Practice, the PA Licensure Compact, and title change
• Describe the practice characteristics of Ohio PAs

Speaker Biography:

Alicia Quella, PhD, PA-C, is the Director of Communications and PA Relations at the NCCPA. She has served as a PA Program Chair and Director and has practiced in emergency medicine and primary care. She has served as an epidemiologist and has published research on the PA workforce, global health, and PA educational debt. Alicia earned her Masters of PA Studies degree and her doctoral degree in epidemiology from the University of Iowa.

 

 

 

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