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2011 AAP Annual Meeting Call for Papers and Posters

Online submission for papers and posters for the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona is now open. Abstracts should be submitted on or before October 15, 2010. Paper and Poster presenters must register for the annual meeting by February 11, 2011.

The number of abstracts to be presented at the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting has been limited to 350. Only the highest-quality abstracts will be selected.

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Physiatry is the Medical Specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

There are approximately 8,300 board certified physiatrists in the United States who are trained to diagnose, treat, and direct a rehabilitation plan that provides the best possible patient outcomes. The physiatrist directs a comprehensive rehabilitation team of professionals that may include physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and others.

In addition to directing inpatient rehabilitation services, physiatrists treat neurological rehabilitation conditions including stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Physiatric scope of practice also includes the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, pain syndromes, and sports injuries.

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) is an organization of faculty, researchers, and others interested in supporting academic medicine. The Association currently has 1,100 members. It has an official journal, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and holds an annual meeting. The Association is involved in a number of projects to support and enhance academic PM&R.

The content of the website is designed to be user friendly and to offer information about the organization, the field of PM&R, and information related to education and research. It is hoped you find this site useful and informative.

News for PM&R Professionals

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Study Links Steroids to Musculoskeletal Injuries
In the March issue of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, a new survey of retired National Football League players finds that using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) increases the risk of specific types of musculoskeletal injuries.

Click here to read more on the study's findings.

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