Your Academy is pleased to announce that Bruce Gans, MD, is the 2016 Frank H. Krusen, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Dr. Gans is receiving the Academy's highest honor, which is given to a member who has provided outstanding and unique contributions to the specialty of PM&R in the areas of patient care, research, education, literary contributions, community service, and involvement in Academy activities.
Dr. Gans served as AAPM&R President in 2005. His generous commitment, extensive service, and continued leadership have been invaluable to the Academy and to the specialty. Please join your Academy and the Awards Committee in congratulating Dr. Gans, who along with the other 2016 AAPM&R award recipients (to be announced soon), will be recognized at the 2016 Annual Assembly.
Your Academy values your membership and wants to know what content is important to you as a physiatrist. If you haven’t already done so, take a few minutes to complete this Readership Survey and share your thoughts about our publications, including The Physiatrist, Connection, and PM&R Knowledge NOW®. Your feedback will help us improve how we communicate with you!
Jump-start your 2016 Annual Assembly experience by attending one of our exciting 1-day preconference courses! We’ll be Moving Physiatry Forward with 4 preconference courses designed especially for you. Learn how to diversify your practice with medicolegal work, implement new ultrasound and regenerative medicine techniques into your existing clinical offerings, or get the latest coding and reimbursement information. Learn more and register now!
Your Academy has released a new Evidence-Based Medicine Course on mē. Evidence-Based Medicine is a systematic approach to clinical problem-solving that allows the integration of the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. This activity is available to Academy members only and is worth up to 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. You must be logged in to me.aapmr.org to access this resource. Learn more.
Will you be taking the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Maintenance of Certification® (MOC®) Exam on October 11, 2016? Get a jump start on studying this summer! AAPM&R offers a variety of resources to help you understand and meet the different components of ABPMR's MOC requirements. Check out mē® for a list of your Academy's exam resources, including:
Good luck with your exam preparation!
Thank you to those who participated in our MACRA poll last week! We’d like your feedback on another new question this week.
Would you be willing to participate in the Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) survey?—submit your response now!
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!
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 Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Statewide Recall of All Sterile Compounded Products Due to Lack of Assurance if Sterility Concerns. You can also view previous patient safety notices here.
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