AAPM&R Connection E-Newsletter

We're giving away 4 mē^® gift cards worth $50 each during the month of April. All you have to do is update your member profile here, and you'll be entered in the raffle. Updating your profile, including your clinical interests and practice setting(s), is the best way to make sure you are visible in the Find a PM&R Physician tool and the Member Directory.

We've already chosen 3 winners and we still have 1 more gift card to give away! Learn more here.

Get the latest PM&R-specific news and information from your Academy. Read our peer-reviewed journal or our member newsletters. Be sure to check out our newsfeed for real-time physiatry and Academy updates 24/7.

Visit www.aapmr.org and explore the News & Publications page to find these news updates and publications, including the PM&R Journal, The Physiatrist, Connection, Member Council newsletters, the PM&R Resident, and the AAPM&R Report to Membership.

Your Academy's sports medicine SAE-P, Advanced Sports Medicine Concepts and Controversies, is available on mē^®. This resource will help you:

• Realize the role of exercise in the evaluation and management of patients with sport-related concussions.
• Recognize the clinical capabilities of sports ultrasound beyond musculoskeletal imaging.
• Identify the early and late symptoms of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH); and understand the pathophysiology and risks of EAH.
• Describe the pathophysiology of lower extremity stress fractures.

You can earn up to 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to help fulfill your ABPMR MOC Part II requirement. Plus, fellow and associate members receive 1 free SAE-P each year, as long as you maintain your membership. If you haven't already claimed your complimentary SAE-P, do so today! Visit mē^® to view the full list of learning objectives.

Watch the video to learn more about this exciting new Academy offering!

mē^® is AAPM&R's online education platform that allows physiatrists to access educational activities on a variety of clinical topics and obtain/manage continuing medical education (CME) credits. Visit mē^® to browse:

• More than 100 PM&R Journal CME activities, offering 1 CME credit per activity—free with your membership!
• More than 30 case studies focused on various clinical areas, offering 1 CME credit per case.
  
  

Join us for the free Prevent Medicare Penalties: 2016 PQRS for PM&R Providers webinar on May 12 at 12 pm-1:30 pm (CT)!

Host Marvel J. Hammer RN, BS, CPC, CCS-P, ACS-PM, CPCO, is a coding, billing, and compliance consultant, as well as an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM trainer. Her field of specialties include ICD-10-CM, pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, addiction medicine, and occupational medicine. Share this information with your office staff and register here!

Your Academy receives notices from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch program, and other sources when there is a patient safety announcement that could affect PM&R practices. A new patient safety notice is available on Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine HCl). You can also view previous patient safety notices here.