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Weekly Headlines from February 1, 2017

 


Academy News


Look for Your Visioning PM&R Bold Special Issue of The Physiatrist

Keep an eye on your mailbox for a special edition of The Physiatrist. The Winter 2017 special edition is all about Visioning PM&R Bold! You’ll find an update on our efforts, what we’ve heard from thousands of our members, and interviews with your peers.

Use PM&R Knowledge NOW® to Explore Clinical Topics

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, with more than 300 to explore. Use it to:

  • Access clinical and practice resources for support in your practice.
  • Teach residents and medical students.
  • Demonstrate to other health care professionals why and when to utilize a physiatrist.

Access practice guidelines, related articles, therapeutic information, and more on PM&R Knowledge NOW®!

Member Volunteerism


Choose Your Next Academy Leaders

If you have leadership skills and experience, or if you know a colleague who does, tell the Academy. by February 28, 2017.

AAPM&R Seeking GME Committee Members

The Academy's Board of Governors has created the new AAPM&R Graduate Medical Education (GME) Committee to provide the strategic guidance and infrastructure to address GME issues and concerns that are critical to the future advancement of the specialty. Learn more about serving on this committee and send us your application.


From the Rusk Insights on Rehabilitation Medicine Podcast: Using Radiofrequency Ablation to Treat Pain
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Salvador Portugal, DO, offers insights on this treatment that gives patients 8 months to 1 year of pain relief. He also discusses his research on iliocostal friction syndrome. Read more.

Sponsored content by: Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center

 

Education


Preview the Spasticity: Upper Limb Case-Based Module

NEW! You can now preview the spasticity upper limb module, which will help you:

  • Define spasticity and other signs of upper motor neuron syndrome.
  • Compare measurement tools and treatment outcomes in patients with upper limb spasticity.
  • Apply clinical assessments of upper limb spasticity.
  • Recognize problems encountered with different treatment strategies.

 

Health Policy/Advocacy


Aetna and Humana Merger Blocked by Federal Judge

On Monday, January 23, 2017, it was announced that federal judge, John D. Bates, blocked a proposed merger between Aetna and Humana. The decision brings an end to the lawsuit filed by the Obama Administration in July 2016 to halt the merger. Learn more.

Physiatry News


Foundation for PM&R Offering $80,000 in Research Grants

The Foundation for PM&R is seeking proposals for research grants during the spring 2017 research grant awards cycle. Application forms and criteria can be found here. Any questions should be directed to Phyllis J. Anderson, MA, at (847) 737-6062 or panderson@foundationforpmr.org.

NIDILRR Posts 2017 Grants

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is a federal government grants-making agency that sponsors grantees to generate new disability and rehabilitation knowledge and promote its use and adoption. New research grants were recently posted—view them here.