Carrie Ford, CNCT, RNSCT, REPT (Emeritus) interviews Peter Grant, MD who is a fraud and abuse expert for the FBI, Office of Inspector General, US Attorney’s Office, private insurers, and state medical boards. In this podcast Dr. Grant discusses promoting quality electrodiagnostic medicine through legislation—HB2639 explaining the history and need for this legislation, as well as explaining EDX “fraudsters,” and roadblocks that have occurred with this legislation. Dr. Grant also discusses the AANEM’s state liaisons, lobbying in Washington, DC, and meetings with congressman Pete Sessions for support of HB2639.

Join this Lessons From the Lab as Dr. Devon Rubin picks the amazing brains of Drs. Donald Sanders and Janice Massey on the approach to a patient with weakness. Learn what it means when a patient walks into the office sucking on hard candy as well as what tools should be used to think about and assess for an uncommon neuromuscular disorder.

Carrie Ford, CNCT, RNSCT, REPT (Emeritus), interviews Peter Grant, MD, for a podcast on electrodiagnostic (EDX) fraud and abuse. Dr. Grant is a fraud and abuse expert for the FBI, Office of Inspector General, US Attorney’s Office, private insurers, and state medical boards. In this podcast, Dr. Grant explains EDX fraud and how it adversely affects PM&R and neurology, which includes hand-held devices, billing unnecessary repeat studies, billing unnecessary multiple nerves with EMG, and mobile diagnostic labs.

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Collin Grant on his experience in private practice. He shares his take on the highlights, challenges, and keys for success.

Have you ever encountered a patient with progressive patchy weakness in various muscles throughout the body? Have you ever performed an EMG in which the findings don’t always fit perfectly into what you were expecting?  Have you ever wondered whether you even need to perform an EMG in a patient with weakness? Have you ever wondered how much fun it would be to listen to a new episode of Lessons From the Lab? Well, you have come to the right place to find some answers to these questions! Join Drs. Rubin and Narayanaswami as they ponder and discuss many clinical, electrodiagnostic, and practical approaches to an interesting patient with progressive weakness.

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Ileana Howard and Dr. Kelly Gwathmey on their careers in neuromuscular medicine. They define a neuromuscular practice and highlight how meaningful, challenging, and exciting this field of medicine is.

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Nicholas Johnson on a career in research. He describes what research in practice looks like, his inspiration, and pearls for success. 

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Milind Kothari and Dr. Sandra Hearn on academic practice. They define what life as a clinician educator looks like and share pearls from their own journeys for success.

If you had to evaluate a patient with hand numbness on a deserted island and could only take one EDX item with you, what would it be? Tune in to this episode to see what Drs. Devon Rubin and Michael Cartwright would choose! And learn many more tips of the trade as they discuss a common yet sometimes complicated problem in the EMG laboratory.

Dr. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Juerd Wijntjes on the article titled "Comparison of muscle ultrasound and needle electromyography findings in neuromuscular disorders." This study explores the correlation of needle electromyography changes with both visual and quantitative muscle ultrasound results in patients with neurogenic and myopathic disorders.