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    <title>Alaska Academy of PAs upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:15:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Recurring Legislative &amp; Regulatory Update (25 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;J&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;oin the Alaska Academy of Physician Assistants each Friday at 7:00 a.m. for a legislative and regulatory update focused on the implementation of Alaska's recently passed PA modernization legislation. These brief Zoom sessions will provide members with the latest information on State Medical Board regulatory developments, timelines, and guidance as new rules are drafted and adopted. Attendees will gain practical insights into how the changes may affect clinical practice, supervision and collaboration requirements, licensing, and day-to-day operations. Whether you are actively navigating these changes or simply want to stay informed, these weekly updates will help you understand and prepare for Alaska's evolving practice environment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Zoom Link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81282828817?pwd=0aUdihCx0vvJrC3NLwHftZ9LRJLRae.1" target="_blank"&gt;https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81282828817?pwd=0aUdihCx0vvJrC3NLwHftZ9LRJLRae.1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Sponsor &amp; Exhibitor Registration | 2026 All-Alaska Medical Conference (14 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#000000"&gt;The Alaska Academy of PAs is excited to announce the upcoming &lt;strong style=""&gt;All-Alaska Medical Conference&lt;/strong&gt;, scheduled for &lt;strong style=""&gt;October 14 - 16&lt;/strong&gt;, at the &lt;strong style=""&gt;BP Energy Center in Anchorage, AK&lt;/strong&gt;. This premier event brings together healthcare professionals from across the state to engage in advanced medical education and collaborative networking.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;We are currently seeking exhibitors and sponsors to partner with us in making this conference a success. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to showcase your organization's commitment to healthcare excellence and connect with a diverse group of medical practitioners.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Why Exhibit or Sponsor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Gain exposure to a targeted audience of healthcare professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Build relationships with key stakeholders in Alaska's medical community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Enhance your brand's presence within the healthcare sector.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Engage directly &lt;span style=""&gt;with PAs, NPs, physicians, and other medical professionals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Promote your brand to a highly targeted healthcare audience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Demonstrate your latest innovations in medical technology, pharmaceuticals, patient care, and more&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Strengthen relationships&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style=""&gt;with Alaska’s healthcare community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For detailed information please visit our &lt;a href="https://akapa.wildapricot.org/Exhibitor" target="_blank"&gt;Exhibitor &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;Sponsor Information page&lt;/a&gt;. If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@akapa.org"&gt;info@akapa.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or call/text &lt;strong&gt;907-646-0588&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Join us in advancing healthcare in Alaska by exhibiting or sponsoring the All-Alaska Medical Conference. Your support is instrumental in fostering medical education and improving patient care across our state.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#000000"&gt;We look forward to partnering with you for this impactful event!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Attendee Registration | 2026 All-Alaska Medical Conference (14 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="93" data-end="213" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="115" data-end="148"&gt;All-Alaska Medical Conference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="148" data-end="151"&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;October 14 - 16&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;| BP Energy Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="215" data-end="420" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Join medical professionals from across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for the 2026 All-Alaska Medical Conference—Alaska’s premier CME event for PAs and advanced practice providers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="215" data-end="420" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Offering in-person and virtual attendance!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="422" data-end="753" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="422" data-end="437"&gt;Why Attend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="437" data-end="440"&gt;
&lt;span&gt;✔ Earn Category 1 CME credits*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="479" data-end="482"&gt;
&lt;span&gt;✔ Learn from expert speakers on high-impact clinical topics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="541" data-end="544"&gt;
&lt;span&gt;✔ Connect with peers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="596" data-end="599"&gt;
&lt;span&gt;✔ Stay current on policy and advocacy efforts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br data-start="644" data-end="647"&gt;
&lt;span&gt;✔ Explore the latest in medical tools, services, and innovations from our valued exhibitors and sponsors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="422" data-end="753" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Student/retired &lt;strong&gt;$85&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Single Day starting at &lt;strong&gt;$185&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;2-Day starting &lt;strong&gt;$370&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Full Conference starting at &lt;strong&gt;$475&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;*&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 19 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1167" data-end="1206" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1A1A1A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hosted by the &lt;strong data-start="1181" data-end="1206"&gt;Alaska Academy of PAs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Annual Meeting of the Membership (16 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="75" data-end="208" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="75" data-end="126" style=""&gt;Alaska Academy of PAs Annual Membership Meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="126" data-end="129"&gt;
&lt;strong data-start="129" data-end="163" style=""&gt;October 16, 2025 | 3:00–4:30 PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="163" data-end="166"&gt;
&lt;strong data-start="166" data-end="206" style=""&gt;BP Energy Center, Anchorage &amp;amp; Online&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="210" data-end="435" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join us for the Alaska Academy of PAs Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, October 16. This important gathering brings our members together to connect, reflect on the past year, and look ahead to the future of our Academy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="437" data-end="473" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Highlights of the evening include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul data-start="474" data-end="602" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p data-start="476" data-end="514"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Annual elections for Board positions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-start="553" data-end="602"&gt;
    &lt;p data-start="555" data-end="602"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Networking with fellow PAs from across Alaska&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-start="604" data-end="677" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This will be a &lt;strong data-start="694" data-end="710" style=""&gt;hybrid event.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-start="694" data-end="710"&gt;&lt;font&gt;If you are attending in person, please review the&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://akapa.wildapricot.org/resources/BP_EnergyCenter_ParkingMap.pdf" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BP Energy Center parking map&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;Directions to the facility can be found&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/EWUbbcJkHjfMdqyg6" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A Zoom link for virtual attendance will be provided closer to the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-start="796" data-end="878" style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We encourage all members to attend and take part in shaping the future of AKAPA.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(38, 34, 98); font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;AKAPA is accepting nominations for open Board of Directors positions for terms beginning&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;January 1, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Serving on the AKAPA Board is an opportunity to represent PAs across Alaska, contribute to the direction of the Academy and help advance the PA profession at the state and national levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Open positions include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President-Elect:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;A three-year commitment, serving one year each as President-Elect, President and Past President. The President-Elect serves as board liaison to the Membership Committee and organizes and conducts AKAPA’s annual elections. Term expires December 31, 2029.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Director of Community Engagement:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Serves as liaison to the Community Engagement Committee and works to build a network of providers and organizations that engage with AKAPA. Term expires December 31, 2028.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Director of Advocacy:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Serves as liaison to the Advocacy Committee, participates in advocacy meetings and works to engage AKAPA members in advocacy fundraising efforts. Term expires December 31, 2028.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;House of Delegates Representative:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;A one-year commitment representing AKAPA and Alaska PAs in the AAPA House of Delegates.Term expires June 30, 2027.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;To nominate yourself or a fellow member, please click &lt;a href="https://zfrmz.com/bIrBPLVigEdR1nJHXKER" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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