Preparing children of APPs for the 2023-2024 school year

Many NPs and PAs in clinical practice play the dual role of parent.  Between managing your household and your clinical practice, some important “back-to-school” items may have been overlooked before the first day of school. 

Fortunately, Pharmacy Times has provided a great, quick checklist to help us get the kiddos off to a safe and healthy school year, even if some of these items don’t actually get done until mid-September (count me guilty on this one) [1].  

• Update vaccinations (ideally) before school year starts, although the updated COVID and influenza vaccines may not be available quite yet [2].  Either way, do not forget about these important preventative health measures once the school year gets going.
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