AAP July E-brief

As we begin to anticipate the 2012 AAP Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, it is also helpful to look back. The 2011 AAP Annual Meeting was a great success! We sincerely appreciate the time and effort shared by the program committee, the outstanding speakers and all of the attendees.

If you presented at the 2011 meeting, a letter has been mailed to you containing participant feedback from your individual presentations. Also, keep an eye out for the AAP Summer Newsletter in August which will include detailed results from 2011 Annual Meeting evaluations. The 2012 Preliminary Program will accompany your Summer Newsletter.

Sincerely,

The AAP

PS. The Call for Papers and Posters for the 2012 AAP Annual Meeting is now open through September 12, 2011. Visit the AAP website for details!

Call for Carolyn L. Braddom Research Award Nominations - DEADLINE EXTENDED

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.

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: Monday, August 22, 2011.

View Past Award Recipients and Nomination Instructions

Online Submission for 2012 AAP Annual Meeting Papers and Posters is Officially Open
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.

New NIDRR Director Announced

K. Charlie Lakin has been selected to serve as the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) starting August 29, 2011. Currently the Director of the University of Minnesota's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, Dr. Lakin will bring more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, researcher, consultant and advocate in services for people with disabilities. Over the course of his career, he has directed numerous research and training projects, co-authored over 200 publications, and has advised state, federal, and international agencies in matters of policy, research, and evaluation. Dr. Lakin holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota, M.A. and M.Ed. degrees in Special Education from the Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Northern Iowa.

Rehab in Review - New Issues Available on AAP Website

Rehab in Review, produced by PM&R physicians, with the cooperation and assistance of Emory University, is a surveillance journal whose editors scan 70 periodicals for the best, most current literature important to the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

January 2011 - July 2011 issues are now available on the AAP Website.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Quality/Cost Directory
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched an online directory where physicians and the public can compare the quality and cost of local health care.

Access the directory.

Affordable Care Act - Improving Data Collection to Reduce Health Disparities

Human and Health Services (HHS) announced on June 29, 2011 new draft standards to improve the monitoring of health data by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, and begins planning for the collection of LGBT health data.

Please visit the HHS website for details.