AAPM&R Connection E-Newsletter

Each year, approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke. The American Stroke Association established American Stroke Month to help increase public awareness about the warning signs, symptoms, stroke prevention, and the impact on survivors, families, and caregivers.

• View NEW stroke resources developed by your peers to inform your patients, as well as system administrators and peers about the role physiatrists have in stroke care.
• Read your May issue of The Physiatrist for highlights of the Academy’s efforts in this important area.
  

The AAPM&R Medical Education Committee would like to better understand the educational needs and preferences of physiatrists to help inform future resource development. Please take 5-7 minutes to complete this survey so that we can better serve you in this area. Participants who complete the survey in its entirety will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 2 $100 mē^® gift cards. Your time and input is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Enter our new PhyzTalks Competition and you could be a featured speaker at Sunday’s plenary session! The Call for PhyzTalks seeks impactful stories, similar to TED-style Talks, which reflect new and innovative topics within physical medicine and rehabilitation. Get your PM&R presentation ready and submit it by June 15 for consideration. Learn more.

• Submit Your Member Council Nominations—due by May 7
• Seeking Reimbursement and Policy Review Committee Members—due by May 8
  
  

This brand-new course features 2 days of hands-on training in ultrasound-guided procedures in physiatry using cadaveric tissue in a state-of-the-art facility, the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Register now as space is limited to only 40 participants to ensure hands-on learning at its best. View course details and reserve your spot.

AAPM&R offers a complimentary, interactive educational activity for physicians who want to take a leadership role in balancing the benefits of prescribing extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioid analgesics to treat pain against the risks of serious adverse outcomes. The online activity, REMS Playbook for Opioid Prescribing, is available on the mē^® Catalog and is worth up to 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. In late April through May, practices will receive a letter from the Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes Medicare Part B claims. This letter will tell the participation status of each MIPS clinician associated with the Taxpayer Identification Number in a practice. Learn more.

The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases and have 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.

The fall workshop will be held November 10-12, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2017. Learn more and apply for this program.

• Matthew Terzella, MD, FAAPMR, is now a partner at Piedmont Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, PA in Greenville, SC. Read more.
  
  
• Richard Zorowitz, MD, FAAPMR, attending physician at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, has been elected to the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) Foundation Board of Directors. He will serve a 2-year term as the official AAPM&R representative. Thank you, Dr. Zorowitz for representing physiatry and the Academy!
  

Do you have a newsworthy story to share with your peers? Send us an email at: pressinquiries@aapmr.org. Please note: AAPM&R reserves the right to deny requests where the purpose or content may not be considered in the best interests of AAPM&R or its members.