News Article(s) tagged #2019


Exam Results

2019 Sports Medicine Examination Results

On November 11-16, 2019, the Sports Medicine Examination was administered to 10 first-time candidates. Read more, including the names of those newly certified, by clicking below.

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Exam Results

2019 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Examination Results

On November 4, 2019, the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Examination was administered to 18 first-time candidates. Read more, including the names of those newly certified, by clicking below.

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Exam Results

2019 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Examination Results

On November 4, 2019, the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Examination was administered to 21 first-time candidates. Read more, including the names of those newly certified, by clicking below.

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PIP Spotlight: Implementing Tracking Procedures and Education to Decrease Health Risks of Overweight Patients

This month’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Patricia Hong, MD. Dr. Hong implemented counseling and education on healthy living tactics and weight management in an effort to improve the health of her patients.

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PIP Spotlight: Implementing Charting Tools to Improve Compliance Rates for State Health Department Audits Regarding Opioid Prescriptions

This month’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Casey O’Donnell, DO. Dr. O’Donnell wanted to improve compliance rates for Florida State Department of Health audits at his state-registered pain management clinic.

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Primary Certification

2019 Part I Examination Results

The 2019 Part I Examination was administered in August 2019 to 499 candidates. Read the results now!

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PIP Spotlight: Reducing the Rate of Acute Readmissions in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

September’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Brittni Micham, MD. Dr. Micham submitted this PIP completed during her residency in order to bank credit for her future MOC requirements. The project focused on reducing the number of readmissions from inpatient rehabilitation back to acute care.

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PIP Spotlight: Improving Patient Wait Times in an Outpatient Setting

This month’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Jerry Chuang, MD. Dr. Chuang and his staff identified the underlying causes of patient wait time at their outpatient rehabilitation clinic with the goal of reducing the time patients waited to be seen.

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PIP Spotlight: Educating Family Caregivers to Decrease the Rate of Falls in an Inpatient Setting

This month’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Meilani Mapa, MD. Dr. Mapa wanted to implement training for family members of rehabilitation patients in an inpatient setting in order to decrease the rate of falls.

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Exam Results

2019 ABPMR Part II Examination Results

On May 18-19, 2019, the ABPMR Part II Examination was administered to 418 first-time candidates. Exam result notifications have been sent to all candidates via email. Read the results here, including the names of all newly certified ABPMR diplomates.

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Physician Features

The ABPMR Appreciates Our Volunteers of 2018-19

The ABPMR acknowledges and thanks the physicians who have volunteered this year in so many capacities in order to strengthen the field of PM&R and its subspecialties.

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PIP Spotlight: Implementing Assessment Tools to Identify Patients at Risk of Opioid Addiction

This month’s PIP Spotlight was submitted by Anthony Reeve, MD. Dr. Reeve wanted to implement the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain – Revised (SOAPP-R) early screening practice to identify patients at risk for opioid addition.

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