June E-Brief

Please visit the AAP website to view instructions and guidelines and to submit your abstract. All abstracts must be submitted online by September 12, 2011.

The Abstract Online Submission process via the AAP website provides a unique opportunity for co-authors to collaborate in reviewing and submitting abstracts. All co-authors have the ability to preview and comment on their abstracts prior to officially submitting for review. In addition, all disclosure and copyright agreements are collected online in a convenient electronic format. Bernadette Rensing will be available for questions throughout this process at brensing@physiatry.org.

Exhibitor, sponsorship and marketing opportunities for the 2012 Annual Meeting are now available as outlined in the 2012 Exhibitor Prospectus. Please let us know of companies or products that you would like to learn more about and we will be sure to invite them to exhibit.

Sincerely,

The AAP

Call for Carolyn L. Braddom Research Award Nominations

The AAP Research Council would like to solicit nominations for the Carolyn L. Braddom Research Award: This award is presented to an individual (preferably a physiatrist and an Association member) who, over a previous five-year period, has conducted research that has had the most significant impact on the science and practice of PM&R. The intent is to look at research outcome rather than publication. The same individual can win the award only once in a ten-year period. The individual will be presented with a plaque and a monetary award of $750 from the Braddom endowment at the 2012 AAP Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. The winner should make the research available as a poster or handout at the Annual Meeting.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: July 17, 2011.

View Past Award Recipients and Nomination Instructions

Exciting 2012 AAP Annual Meeting Hotel Details Released

AAP Special Room Rate at the Red Rock Resort: $150/night
Free In-Room WI-FI
Free Access to Fitness Center
Free Shuttle to/from Airport and the Strip
72-lane Bowling Alley
16-screen Cinema
Food Court and Fine Dining
Casino and other Exciting Nightlife Entertainment

Keep an eye out for the Preliminary Program to be mailed with the AAP Summer Newsletter in August!

AJPMR Introduces New Video Gallery

The July issue of AJPMR introduces an exciting new feature. This feature is a unique combination of text, voice and video that more clearly presents and explains procedures in musculoskeletal medicine. These videos will be available on the journal's Website. We hope that this new feature will change and enhance the learning experience.

Video Gallery: To view the online video of these procedures, use your smartphone camera QR Reader App to scan and capture this QR Code or visit www.AJPMR.com to locate this digital video content.

Join the AAP Advancement Committee

Jeffrey B. Palmer, MD, Chair of the AAP Advancement Committee, is recruiting new volunteers. The Advancement Committee is charged with the development of AAP membership with an overall goal to increase the financial capacity of the organization so that special projects, such as PAL, RMSTP, etc. that are important to the AAP's mission, can be funded.

If you are interested in joining the AAP Advancement Committee, please email Jeffrey Palmer, MD.

Bone and Joint Decade/Initiative Grant Mentoring Program

The United States Bone and Joint Decade/Initiative (USBJD/I) and Bone and Joint Decade Canada are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases. The USBJD/I has developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career.

To apply for this program and for more details, please visit the USBJI website, www.usbji.org/rd/?yii.