Supporting the Physiatrist, Strengthening the Specialty

Visit me.aapmr.org to access and purchase the new Update in Concussion Self-Assessment Examination for Practitioners (SAE-P). Worth up to 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, this SAE-P includes 27 questions covering 11 open-access articles about concussion. Covered topics include: 

• Recommendations regarding criteria used to establish a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
• Selecting medications to optimally treat symptoms associated with mild traumatic brain injury.
• Why baseline exercise testing is helpful for the concussed athlete.
• Clinical concepts associated with short- and long-term effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
• Risk factors used in clinical decision rules to decide when a CT scan is appropriate for a child who sustained a head injury.

Thanks to our volunteers on the Self-Assessment Committee for their work on this new resource!

• Atul Patel, MD, MHSA, Chair
• Fred Bagares, DO
• Scott Campea, MD
• Hans Carlson, MD
• Carol Crooks, MD
• Maria Dajoyag-Mejia, MD
• Colby Hansen, MD
• David Haustein, MD
• Matt Mayer, MD
• Michelle McFarlane, MD
• Virtaj Singh, MD
• Kate Temme, MD

Other concussion news: This summer, your Academy convened a concussion writing panel to develop a consensus statement on the appropriate use of exercise and medication for the treatment of concussions and mTBI. Stay tuned for more information.

Visit me.aapmr.org to access and purchase the new Update in Concussion Self-Assessment Examination for Practitioners (SAE-P). Worth up to 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, this SAE-P includes 27 questions covering 11 open-access articles about concussion. Covered topics include: 

• Recommendations regarding criteria used to establish a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
• Selecting medications to optimally treat symptoms associated with mild traumatic brain injury.
• Why baseline exercise testing is helpful for the concussed athlete.
• Clinical concepts associated with short- and long-term effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
• Risk factors used in clinical decision rules to decide when a CT scan is appropriate for a child who sustained a head injury.

Thanks to our volunteers on the Self-Assessment Committee for their work on this new resource!

• Atul Patel, MD, MHSA, Chair
• Fred Bagares, DO
• Scott Campea, MD
• Hans Carlson, MD
• Carol Crooks, MD
• Maria Dajoyag-Mejia, MD
• Colby Hansen, MD
• David Haustein, MD
• Matt Mayer, MD
• Michelle McFarlane, MD
• Virtaj Singh, MD
• Kate Temme, MD

Other concussion news: This summer, your Academy convened a concussion writing panel to develop a consensus statement on the appropriate use of exercise and medication for the treatment of concussions and mTBI. Stay tuned for more information.