Journal-based CME is available every month through the study of designated articles within PM&R, the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Learning Objectives
After completing this enduring material, the participant should be able to:
- Demonstrate an increase in, or affirm, their knowledge of clinical medicine and research.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of the clinical information as it applies to the provision of patient care.
- When appropriate, implement changes in practice relevant to the content of the article.
Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Credit Designation
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
In accordance with ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, AAPM&R requires all individuals who are in a position to affect the strategic direction of AAPM&R and/or control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the last 24 months. The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosures are made in written form prior to the start of the educational activity, and any potential conflicts of interest that exist are mitigated prior to the start of the activity through AAPM&R’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Resolution Policy Process. Individuals in a position to affect the strategic direction of AAPM&R and/or control content and their disclosed financial relationships are listed below.
Principal Faculty:
Editor-in-Chief: Janna Friedly, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Article Authors:
Kinsey Herrin MSPO, C/LPO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sujay Kestur MS: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sixu Zhou MS: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Gwyn O’Sullivan BS: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Teresa Snow PhD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Walter Lee Childers PhD, CP: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Aaron Young PhD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
MEC Disclosures
Rachel A. Brakke Holman, MD, Chair: Nothing to Disclose
Sarah M. Eickmeyer, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Chelsea D. Frost, MD, MS: Nothing to Disclose
David J. Haustein, MD, MBA: PM Consulting, Expert Medical Consulting: Ownership or Partnership; Greene County Medical Society Executive Council, Missouri State Medical Foundation Board: Non-remunerative Positions of Influence
Sarah K. Hwang, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Ravi E. Kasi, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Caroline Pupke, DO: Nothing to Disclose
Monica E. Rho, MD: Nothing to Disclose
McCasey R. Smith, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Jennifer A. Soo Hoo, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Brionn K. Tonkin, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Stephanie Tow, MD: Nothing to Disclose
Justin L. Weppner, DO: Nothing to Disclose
Alexandra G. Wolfe, DO: Nothing to Disclose
No other planners, faculty or other individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.
FDA Disclosures
All faculty members for this activity have disclosed they do not intend to discuss or demonstrate any pharmaceutical or medical device for which FDA clearance has not been approved.