AAPM&R Connection E-Newsletter

The AAPM&R Medical Education Committee would like to better understand the education needs and preferences of physiatrists to help inform future resource development. Please take 5-7 minutes to complete this survey so that we can better serve you in this area. Participants who complete the survey in its entirety will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 2 $100 mē^® gift cards. Your time and input is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Your Academy is excited to announce it will be conducting a PM&R-specific compensation study early this summer. Academy members helped draft the questions, so the study will dive deep into PM&R compensation and benefits across key clinical and practice areas. Participants who are current, active members of the Academy will receive the in-depth report for free. Stay tuned for more details.

Keep an eye on your mailbox for the latest issue of The Physiatrist. The April issue features:

• We’re Celebrating YOU During National Volunteer Week—April 23–29, 2017
• Meet Your New The Physiatrist Editors
• Visioning PM&R Bold: A Sports Medicine Physiatrist’s Perspective on Optimizing Patient Care
• Correct Coding for Arthrocentesis, Aspiration or Injection
• AAPM&R’s Health Policy & Legislation Committee Gathers in D.C.
• Update on the Spine Quality Outcomes Database (SQOD): Benefits and Dashboard Preview
  
  

Dave Anderson is a second-generation West Point graduate and co-author of Becoming a Leader of Character. While many books focus on developing managerial competencies, most leadership failures are the result of a failure in character, not a failure in competence. But, just like how you don’t get in shape by reading a fitness magazine, you don’t become a leader of character by reading a book on character.

Leaders of Character is a “workout plan” designed to develop 6 habits of character by providing small, daily exercises that strengthen your character muscles for the bigger character tests all leaders face. Dave Anderson’s plenary will shed light on new leadership strategies for thriving through transformation!

Jump-start your 2017 Annual Assembly experience by attending one of our exciting preconference courses:

• Step One: Ultrasound Clinical Applications of the Extremities (2-day course)
• The Physiatrist’s Role in Cancer Recovery: Helping Patients With Cancer-Distinct Impairments
• Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With Spasticity: Improving Assessment and Maximizing Intervention Options
• Bold Leadership Strategies and Tools for Today’s Health Care Environment
• Controversies in Regenerative Medicine, Musculoskeletal, Neuro- and Cancer Rehabilitation Imaging
  

Come to Denver early so you can participate in one of these hands-on educational opportunities! Stay tuned for more details.

Your Academy is seeking a representative to serve as a delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD). AMA delegates play a critical role in the democratic policy-making process that is the foundation of the AMA. Learn more and submit your interest by Friday, April 14.

At the American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (AMA RUC) meeting October 5-8, 2016, correct coding of CPT^® code 27370 was addressed secondary to significantly increased utilization. It was noted by the RUC and AAPM&R representatives that some physiatrists, as well as other specialties, may be incorrectly reporting this code. The Academy recognizes that clarification of this issue is necessary for physiatrists to comply with coding guidelines. Read your April issue of The Physiatrist for the full article.

• Val Jones, MD, FAAPMR, physiatrist and CEO of Better Health, discusses rehabilitation medicine for cancer patients in the article, "What are the best uses of rehabilitation medicine in patients with cancer?" Read more.

• Steven Stanos, DO, FAAPMR, physiatrist at Swedish Medical Center, discusses his team’s rehabilitation program for chronic pain in this AMA Wire article, “Seattle clinic follows biopsychosocial model for patients with chronic pain.” Read more.

Do you have a newsworthy story to share with your peers? Send us an email at: pressinquiries@aapmr.org. Please note: AAPM&R reserves the right to deny requests where the purpose or content may not be considered in the best interests of AAPM&R or its members.