AAPM&R Connection E-Newsletter

Employers—register now to learn about best practices and tips for using AAPM&R's Job and Fellowship Board. Topics covered include: 

• Optimizing navigation of the career center
• Maximizing response to job postings
• Leveraging AAPM&R product offerings
• Accessing a large pool of qualified professionals
  

Keep an eye on your mailbox for the latest issue of The Physiatrist. The December/January issue features:

• A Look Back at #AAPMR2017
• Let’s Say it Together: “Our Academy”
• Thank You, AAPM&R Volunteers!
• Cancer Rehabilitation Supplement and SAE-P
• Cheers to a BOLD 2018
  

Two new volunteer opportunities are now available!

• 2018 Award Nominations—submit by February 28
• Academy Leader Nominations—submit by February 28
  

We’re looking for subject matter experts to develop a library of educational instructional videos to be featured on mē^®. When looking at the scope of what a physiatrist does, there is an opportunity to develop a robust library of structured instructional videos surrounding treatment and procedural education. Learn more about the topics and how to apply.

Your Academy has informed you of how your Practice Improvement Project (PIP) could be used to meet your 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS) requirements to avoid a 4% penalty in addition to receiving MOC^® Part IV credit. PIPs will only meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements if they were done for a consecutive 90-day period during the reporting year and completed by December 31. This means that you must have started participation in an AAPM&R PIP by October 2, 2017 at the latest to receive Improvement Activity credit for 2017. Learn more here.

In 2018, if you complete a PIP for 90 days, you will receive both MOC^® Part IV credit and points toward your overall MIPS score. For more information on your 2018 MIPS reporting requirements, please attend a webinar on December 15, 2017 at 12 pm CT—find details here.

If you still have questions, your Academy is here to help! Email healthpolicy@aapmr.org or call us at (847) 737-6000.

On November 16, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidelines to expedite the “introduction of treatments involving human cells and tissues, including gene therapy.” Gerard A. Malanga, MD, FAAPMR, gives a brief introduction to the article and why it's recommended reading if you provide regenerative treatments. Learn more.

The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases and has developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career. Learn more and apply by January 15, 2018.