1 - The Future: Electrodiagnostics Lab Accreditation for Early Career Physiatrists and Health Policy

Friday, October 21, 2022

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: 339-342

Speaker(s)

Chrissa McClellan, MD MPT

Associate Professor PM&R
University of MO-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Dr. Chrissa McClellan will discuss the practice gap among academic institutions and electrodiagnostic lab accreditation with a recent survey of physiatry residency program directors through the AAP; the benefits and perspectives of lab accreditation from an early career academic practice physiatrist, including leadership opportunities and promotion; the benefits of lab accreditation for resident and medical student education; and AANEM legislative efforts to improve electrodiagnostic quality, including the introduction of HR 8780 and HR 8344 "Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 2022" in the U.S. Congress.

Learning Objectives:

demonstrate understanding of the practice gap with electrodiagnostic lab accreditation in academic institutions.
demonstrate the value of electrodiagnostic lab accreditation for clinical practice and resident teaching in academic institutions.
discuss the value of electrodiagnostic lab accreditation for an early career Physiatrist in an academic setting.
demonstrate understanding of health policy efforts by AANEM to improve quality in electrodiagnostics.