Great news! Your Academy was recently approved for a membership with the Commission on Cancer (CoC). The CoC, established by the American College of Surgeons in 1922, is a consortium of more than 50 professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care.
Academy member Eric Wisotzky, MD, chief of the division of rehabilitation medicine and director of the cancer rehabilitation program at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, will serve as our liaison to the Commission. Learn more.
PM&R Knowledge NOW® is the Academy’s go-to online resource that highlights the breadth and depth of clinical topics in the PM&R specialty. More than 300 clinical topics are available for you to explore, and 40+ topics were recently refreshed! Visit PM&R Knowledge NOW® today to learn more.
Catch your Academy on the road! We’ll be at the AMA National Medical Student Annual Meeting Showcase on June 11 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. You’ll have the opportunity to speak with a few PM&R residents and ask your questions about the specialty. Be sure to stop by and learn more about the Academy too! Find more information about the Showcase here.
Join us on Wednesday, October 19, for our new preconference course, “Building and Maintaining Medicolegal Work in Your Physiatric Practice.” Led by Course Director Martin Lanoff, MD, this innovative course will teach you how to be an effective legal expert witness, report author, IME examiner, life care planner as well as other skills to help diversify your practice. Learn more and register now!
Plus, we’ll be live streaming this course for those who can’t make it to New Orleans. Stay tuned for details.
Clinical education takes center stage at the 2016 Annual Assembly. Interested in taking your practice and skill set to new levels? Then our intensive workshops are just right for you! These workshops are 180 minutes in length and offer a blend of didactic and hands-on learning in the areas of:
Registration is limited to 36 participants to ensure an intimate learning environment—learn more and sign up today!
We’re offering a mobile app this year! You will be able to build your personal schedule, access maps, speaker information, and an attendee list, as well as find exhibitors that match your clinical interests. Stay tuned to the Assembly website for app details and download instructions.
Thank you to those who have been participating in our recent one-question polls!
This week's question: "CMS is interested in comments regarding data submission for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Currently, data submission for PQRS and Meaningful Use is done once a year. Would you find it helpful if you could submit your data to CMS on a more frequent basis?" Tell us here!
Wheelchairs are generally used by individuals who have conditions that do not allow them to achieve independent movement. This complimentary webinar will address compliance and documentation for coverage of standard manual wheelchairs, power mobility devices, and mobility assistance equipment. Topics to be covered include general patient coverage criteria, provider requirement, supplier requirements, and the role of non-physician providers on the rehabilitation team. Learn more and sign up now!
Get the PM&R-specific coding help you need at one of AAPM&R’s Coding & Reimbursement Workshops, hosted in conjunction with KarenZupko & Associates, Inc. (KZA). You can attend one or both—and be sure to invite your coders too!
Learn more and register here.
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.
The fall workshop will be held November 4-6, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2016. Learn more and apply for this program.
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