AAPM&R Connection E-Newsletter

Pain Awareness Month is your opportunity to learn more about pain management. Heading to the 2017 Annual Assembly, October 12-15 in Denver, or still need to register? Be sure to add 1 or 2 of these Skills Labs to your agenda:

• 807. Basics of Manual Manipulation for the Physiatrist Part I: The Axial Spine
• 818. Ultrasound Guidance for Upper Limb Chemodenervation Procedures
• 819. Basics of Manual Manipulation for the Physiatrist Part II: The Periphery
• 821. Ultrasound Guidance for Head and Neck Chemodenervation Procedures
  

If you haven’t already signed up for a preconference course, we encourage you to do so soon! One course is already sold out and the others are filling up quickly:

• Step One: Ultrasound Clinical Applications of the Extremities—SOLD OUT
  • NOTE: Four seats are still available for STEP program participants only. STEP is the Academy’s new ultrasound certificate/training program. Registering for the ultrasound precourse is the first “step” of the program, so learn more and sign up.
• Controversies in Imaging: Regenerative Medicine, Musculoskeletal, Neuro- and Cancer Rehabilitation
• The Physiatrist’s Role in Cancer Recovery: Helping Patients with Cancer-Distinct Impairments
• Bold Leadership Strategies and Tools for Today's Health Care Environment
• Optimizing Outcomes for Patients with Spasticity: Improving Assessment and Maximizing Intervention Options
  

At #AAPMR2017, our Leading in Research sessions feature the top PM&R posters from different categories. Sessions are led by an expert discussant who will facilitate a constructive, critically-challenging evaluation of the research, as well as lead a question-and-answer session for each poster. Attendees have the unique opportunity to hear from the lead authors themselves and inquire about recent research relevant to physiatrists. Learn more about these sessions.

Recent graduates and members-in-training, your AAPM&R membership is quickly coming to an end. Retain your member status and valuable benefits by renewing now. Your Academy has the resources to help you throughout residency, as well as your transition to full-time practice. Learn more.

When was the last time you looked at your member profile? If you’re having a hard time remembering, it may need some updates! Take 5 minutes and log in to your account to view your contact information and profile settings. Plus, we recently revamped the look and feel of your member profile to make it even easier to update, so take a quick look and help us keep your information current. Thank you in advance!

As we celebrate women physicians throughout #WIMmonth, we’d like to feature our well-deserving 2017 AAPM&R award winners. Congratulations to these #FemalePhysiatristRockstars!

• Kathleen R. Bell, MD, FAAPMR: Frank H. Krusen, MD Lifetime Achievement Award
• Flora M. Hammond, MD, FAAPMR: Distinguished Member Award
• Katharine E. Alter, MD, FAAPMR: Distinguished Clinician Award
• Cheri A. Blauwet, MD, FAAPMR: Distinguished Public Service
• Heidi Prather, DO, FAAPMR: PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship
• Cindy B. Ivanhoe, MD, FAAPMR: Outstanding Council Service Award—Central Nervous System Rehabilitation Council
• Susan D. Apkon, MD, FAAPMR: Outstanding Council Service Award—Pediatric Rehabilitation/Developmental Disabilities Council
  

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs. Learn more.

Featuring an appearance from AAPM&R Past President David X. Cifu, MD, FAAPMR, this documentary follows veterans and active-duty service members as they recover from multiple injuries affecting them physically, mentally, and spiritually. Watch it here.

• Flora Hammond, MD, FAAPMR, professor and chair of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine, as well as chief of medical affairs at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, discusses the research she conducted with her team on aggression following traumatic brain injury. Read more.
  
  
• Shubhra (Sue) Mukherjee, MD, FRCP(C), FAAPMR, former pediatric fellowship director at RIC/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, recently joined Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago as the Medical Director of Rehabilitation. She is proud to be following in the footsteps of pediatric SCI rehab pioneer, Larry Vogel, MD, who will be retiring in October.
  
  
• Joseph Riley, MD, a 2017 graduate of the New York University School of Medicine, recently joined Firelands Physician Group. Read more.
  
  
• Joel Stein, MD, FAAPMR, professor of rehabilitation medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and physiatrist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, received the C. Miller Fisher Award Recipient from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for his many efforts in the field of stroke rehabilitation and recovery. Your Academy recently received notification that Dr. Stein is the first rehabilitation physician to be honored with this award.
  

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