Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages A3-A4, March 2008

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Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program

Study Guide and Self-Assessment Exam-Practitioners (SAE-P)

S1 The Sixth Edition: Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program (SDPEP) 2008

Ira G. Rashbaum, MD

S2 Instructions for AAPM&R Self-Assessment Examinations

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Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury 

S3 1. Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prognostication, Innovative Treatments, and Prevention

Allen W. Brown, MD, Elie P. Elovic, MD, Sunil Kothari, MD, Steven R. Flanagan, MD, Christina Kwasnica, MD

S9 2. Medical Rehabilitation in Acute and Subacute Settings

Steven R. Flanagan, MD, Christina Kwasnica, MD, Allen W. Brown, MD, Elie P. Elovic, MD, Sunil Kothari, MD

S15 3. Spectrum of the Acquired Brain Injury Population

Christina Kwasnica, MD, Allen W. Brown, MD, Elie P. Elovic, MD, Sunil Kothari, MD, Steven R. Flanagan, MD

S21 4. Outpatient and Community Reintegration

Elie P. Elovic, MD, Sunil Kothari, MD, Steven R. Flanagan, MD, Christina Kwasnica, MD, Allen W. Brown, MD

S27 5. Emerging Concepts in Prognostication, Evaluation, and Treatment

Sunil Kothari, MD, Steven R. Flanagan, MD, Christina Kwasnica, MD, Allen W. Brown, MD, Elie P. Elovic, MD

S32 2008 SAE-P: Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury(You can now complete online at me.aapmr.org)

Amy H. Phelan, MD, DVM, Michelle S. Gittler, MD, Brian M. Kelly, DO, Thomas S. Kiser, MD, Theresa J. Lie-Nemeth, MD, Virginia S. Nelson, MD, MPH

S35 Answer Key to SAE-P: Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury

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Interventions in Chronic Pain Management 

S38 1. Update on Important Definitions in Pain Management

Michele Y. Holding, MD, Michael F. Saulino, MD, E. Anthony Overton, DO, Ira D. Kornbluth, MD, Mitchell K. Freedman, DO

S41 2. Diagnosis of Cervical and Thoracic Pain Syndromes

Mitchell K. Freedman, DO, E. Anthony Overton, DO, Michael F. Saulino, MD, Michele Y. Holding, MD, Ira D. Kornbluth, MD

S47 3. Evaluation and Management of Lumbar Pain Syndromes

Michael F. Saulino, MD, Ira D. Kornbluth, MD, E. Anthony Overton, DO, Michele Y. Holding, MD, Mitchell K. Freedman, DO

S51 4. Monitoring Progress and Compliance in Chronic Pain Management

Ira D. Kornbluth, MD, Mitchell K. Freedman, DO, Michele Y. Holding, MD, E. Anthony Overton, DO, Michael F. Saulino, MD

S56 5. Approaches to Medication and Lifestyle in Chronic Pain Syndromes

Mitchell K. Freedman, DO, Michael F. Saulino, MD, E. Anthony Overton, DO, Michele Y. Holding, MD, Ira D. Kornbluth, MD

S61 6. Interventional Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

E. Anthony Overton, DO, Ira D. Kornbluth, MD, Michael F. Saulino, MD, Michele Y. Holding, MD, Mitchell K. Freedman, DO

S65 2008 SAE-P: Interventions in Chronic Pain Management (You can now complete online at me.aapmr.org)

Amy H. Phelan, MD, DVM, Venu Akuthota, MD, John E. Begovich, DO, Joseph M. Ihm, MD, Vivian C. Shih, MD

S69 Answer Key to SAE-P: Interventions in Chronic Pain Management

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Focused Reviews 

S72 Chronic Pain and Opiates: A Call for Moderation

R. Norman Harden, MD

S77 Chronic Pain and Opiates: Balancing Pain Control and Risks in Long-Term Opioid Treatment

Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH, Lisa J. Rosenthal, MD

S83 2008 SAE-P: Interventions in Chronic Pain Management: Focused Reviews (You can now complete online at me.aapmr.org)

Amy H. Phelan, MD, DVM

S85 Answer Key to SAE-P: Interventions in Chronic Pain Management: Focused Reviews

S87 Evaluation Forms and CME Application for Obtaining up to 30 CME Credits

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The 2008 Study Guide and Self-Assessment Examination for Practitioners was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas & Elements for developing continuing medical education.

Development of this activity is supported in part by unrestricted educational grants from Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC and from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc, in accordance with ACCME standards.

The opinions or views expressed in this professional education supplement are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC or Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products that are referred to in the supplement by the authors may reflect their clinical experience or may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Because of the differences between in vitro and in vivo systems and between laboratory animal models and clinical data in humans, in vitro and animal data may not necessarily correlate with clinical results.

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Peer Review Statement 

The educational material in this Medical Education issue has been peer reviewed by special expert panels of the AAPM&R through its Medical Education Committee with editorial supervision by guest editors. It has not been peer reviewed by the Editorial Board of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Correspondence commenting on the material in this issue should be directed to the Chair of the Academy’s Study Guide Subcommittee.

March 2008, Volume 89, No. 3 Suppl 1

PII: S0003-9993(08)00065-8

doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(08)00065-8

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages A3-A4, March 2008