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Objectives This conference should enable participants to: • conduct a neurological examination and understand when to order neurological investigations • recognize common neurological problems • manage common neurological symptoms, including headaches, seizures and dizziness • utilize new treatment techniques for neurological diseases • recognize and manage movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease • manage neurological emergencies such as strokes and seizures • li...

The clinical neurosciences are undergoing rapid changes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders, particularly those concerning surgical treatment options. At the conclusion of this ½ day course, neurologists, internists, family practitioners, neurosurgeons, pain management and rehabilitation specialist, oncologists and allied healthcare professionals will have an increased awareness of both established and emerging treatment options for brain tumors, movement disorders (Park...

The goal of this activity is to provide mental health professionals with strategies to assess nonadherence, develop treatment regimens, and increase monitoring to improve adherence and outcomes in patients with schizophrenia.

The goal of this activity is to enable pharmacists to apply the latest information about chronic pain management to improve the treatment of patients with chronic noncancer pain requiring use of opioids for an extended duration while minimizing the potential for inappropriate use of the medication. Accreditation:

This course will provide attendees with an update across all major areas of clinical interest in vascular neurology. Lectures will cover management of asymptomatic vascular lesions including arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, cerebral aneurysms, and carotid stenosis. The course will also cover the latest diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to brain attack. Lectures will be supplemented with highlights of images in clinical vascular neurology, and group discussions of cl...

One of ANA’s most successful networking offerings at the Annual Meeting are Special Interest Group Symposia that include parallel sessions featuring an interactive review of recent discoveries in multiple specialty areas. This year’s format has changed so that abstracts selected for talks are listed in the program as oral presentations. Senior leaders should encourage junior faculty to take advantage of this opportunity to give an oral presentation at the ANA/ABN meeting in a Special Int...

Mayo Clinic’s 15th Annual Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2011 is a four-day course offering primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants a practical update on a variety of subspecialty topics including allergy, cardiovascular diseases, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, integrative medicine, neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary, renal disease, rheumatology, travel medicine, and others applicable to today’s practice and pat...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart arrhythmia and the leading cause of cardioembolic events such as stroke, the third leading cause of death in the United States. Survivors of a stroke are at increased risk of subsequent stroke. Therefore, reducing the risk of an initial or recurrent stroke is critical. As the largest single provider of health care in the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to improve and standardize the care of patients at risk of stroke....

A one and a half day symposium designed to enhance the ability of pediatricians, family practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals to care for children.

TARGET AUDIENCE This activity is designed for physicians in primary care. Pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health-care team members working in the primary care setting will also benefit greatly from attending this conference. NEEDS ASSESSMENT The UC Davis Health System is committed to discovering and sharing knowledge to advance health. Every year over 50 million Americans visit a physician with a neurological complaint. Only a small percentage of...

Spasticity occurs across the spectrum of upper motor neuron disease and complicates the course and quality of life of those affected. It contributes to pain, insomnia, and fatigue; can interfere with mobility, transfers, self-care, activities of daily living, and social functioning; and increases caregiver burden. This activity will discuss the pathophysiology and definition of spasticity to aide in patient evaluation, assess the usefulness and limitations of various scales used for evaluation...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), one of several peripheral neuropathies that is considered to be immunologically based, has presented physicians with both a diagnostic and treatment challenge. Confounding the physician’s diagnosis of CIDP are its associations with other diseases, CIDP variants, disease course, and nerve conduction criteria variability. Optimal treatment of CIDP depends on early diagnosis, before significant axonal degeneration or loss occurs....

Recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical monitoring of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have significantly increased the ability to detect and manage its progression. Experts continue to examine the most appropriate ways to care for patients with MS. The numerous options for the treatment of patients with MS symptoms have continued to grow and improve. Appropriate symptom management can change the course of lives and allow for more comfortable, healthi...

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: * Recognize the importance of identifying depression, anxiety and impulse control disorders in the PD patient * Name treatment options for PD patients with depression, anxiety or impulse control disorders * Describe challenges for the PD patient and caregiver with regard to driving

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: * Discuss how the course of disease and range of symptoms in young-onset PD patients differs from older-onset patients * Name potential challenges in the management of young-onset PD as well as treatment strategies * Explain how to use the AAN guidelines in caring for your patients with PD * Discuss the results of recent research in PD

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a costly disease in terms of its effects on patients’ quality of life and its financial cost to society. The introduction of treatments that are designed to change the natural disease course has focused attention on the economic burden of MS. Balancing cost-effective treatment with current guidelines and optimal therapy is a challenge to physicians and pharmacists practicing in the managed care setting. In order to be effective in their roles, managed care physicia...

Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to: * Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems * Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively * Apply information to commonly asked questions in office practice * Increase proficiency and maintain competence by updating cognitive understanding of family medicine * Feel better prepared to pass the American Board of Family Medicine exam * Evaluate co...

Activity Description This educational activity will allow clinicians to acquire a more in-depth understanding of the evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for the individualized assessment and treatment of fibromyalgia. This knowledge will help clinicians find a more practical expression of guidelines for their patient populations and integrate evidence-based best practices with the clinical expertise of program faculty.

This course is designed to review the current therapies available for the most common disorders seen by both neurologists and neurosurgeons, including: cerebrovascular disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain and movement disorders. Participants will not only learn about the latest pharmacological agents and interventional therapies used to treat these diseases, but also how to develop an effective treatment strategy utilizing a multi-disciplinary team. Participants will also have the opportunity...

Description: The purpose of this activity is to review the evidence for medical therapy, carotid endarterectomy, or carotid artery stenting in patients with carotid artery stenosis. Learning Objectives: -Describe the role of medical therapy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis. -Identify the benefits and risks of carotid endarterectomy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis. -Summarize the benefits and risks of carotid artery stenting in a patient with carotid artery stenosi...

Activity Description This educational activity will allow clinicians to acquire a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between chronic pain and sleep. Practical aspects that facilitate recognition of sleep problems in pain conditions, as well as treatment modalities that reduce pain and improve sleep will be discussed.

The goals of our intervention are to give the primary care provider a better understanding of the physiology of chronic pain; the skills and tools to better screen patients for pain and complications of mismanaged pain and when properly identified, know how to safely and effectively treat their pain. Enjoy in a unique opportunity to round with a pain specialists in your area! Performance Improvement CME was developed to help healthcare clinicians assess their current clinical practice and ...

NEEDS ASSESSMENT The UC Davis Health System is committed to discovering and sharing knowledge to advance health. Over 30 million are estimated to have obstructive sleep apnea although 90% of them remain undiagnosed. Only a small percentage of these patients will see a Sleep Medicine Physician, the vast majority will be appropriately evaluated and managed by primary care providers. As a result of course participant evaluations and community physician annual needs assessment surveys, the ne...

Target Audience This activity is designed for physiatrists, neurologists, and allied health professionals who treat patients with spasticity. No prerequisites required. Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to: Discuss evaluation and treatment goals in patients with spasticity. Develop treatment algorithms for adults and children with localized and generalized spasticity. Identify appropriate muscles for injection in various ...

The primary objective of the symposium is to provide a comprehensive pediatric board review, which will prepare you for board certification or recertification. The quality and breadth of the symposium is also attractive for individuals needing a comprehensive review of basic pediatric clinical information.There are several unique features that set this review above the others. These include the use of an anonymous audience response system, which allows the attendee to gauge their knowledge b...

The 4th Annual Translational and Clinical Research Course for Clinician-Scientists is appropriate for research fellows, residents and junior faculty and is designed to further the development of young clinical neuroscientists interested in or engaged in translational or clinical research. Compared to fields such as oncology, cardiology, and diabetes and metabolism, the clinical neurosciences currently lack well-established pathways for providing this kind of training for fellows and junior fac...

This two-day hands-on workshop is designed for Physicians, sonographers, and other medical professionals who have a desire to obtain additional ultrasound scanning experience. The course allows you to customize your scanning experience by pre-selecting a hands-on track that best meet your specific educational needs. Our experienced faculty will provide the opportunity to scan multiple patient models and inanimate phantoms. A log of examinations performed will be provided to apply towards hospi...

Laurance D. Smith, MD, practices neurology with a special interest in neuromuscular diseases. Here, he discusses diagnosis and treatment of several types of neuropathy, including hereditary, nutritional, and metabolic neuropathy and Guillain-Barr� syndrome. This lecture and the post-test is worth 1.5 credit hours. The author first defines neuropathy, classifying it into sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms of neuropathy and four patterns -mononeuropathy, multiple mononeuropathies, radi...

NEW: Free Shipping + Free CME Credits Whether preparing for your initial Pediatrics Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's newest Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABP exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-...

NEW! Free Shipping + Free CME Whether preparing for your initial IM Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABIM exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-to-date, evidence-ba...

23rd Annual Seizures, Spells and Shakes: Neurology for the Non-Neurolgist

Advances in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Meeting Adherence Challenges to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Schizophrenia

Managing Chronic Noncancer Pain with Opioids - A Case Approach for the Pharmacists

Mayo Clinic 4th Annual Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Review 2012

2012 Annual Meeting

15th Annual Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2012

Stroke Prevention in the Setting of Atrial Fibrilliation: Managing the Coagulation Cascade

39th Annual Pediatrics for the Practicing Physician

Neurology Update: 2012

Methods for Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Spasticity

Optimizing the Diagnosis and Treatment of CIDP: Early Medical Treatment to Prevent Axonal Loss

The Spectrum of Multiple Sclerosis: Addressing Challenging Symptoms

Physician Focus on Parkinson's Issue 19 (Fall 2011) - Quarterly CME Newsletter on Parkinson's Disease

Physician Focus on Parkinson's Issue 18 (Summer 2011) - Quarterly CME Newsletter on Parkinson's Disease

Multiple Sclerosis in Managed Care: Managing Decisions and Shaping Health Outcomes

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How2Torial™ - Best Practices in Fibromyalgia: Multimodal Therapeutic Strategies

2012 Neurological and Neurosurgical Therapeutics

Online Activity: Treatment Approach to a Middle-Aged Man with Carotid Artery Stenosis

Challenges in the Management of Patients With Co-existing Sleep and Pain Disturbances

Practice Based Rounds: A Focus on Chronic Pain

Sleep Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner

Methods for Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Spasticity .

Live Activity: 18th Annual Pediatric Board Review Symposium

Translational and Clinical Research Course for Clinician-Scientists

Scanning Skills Workshop: A Hands-on Workshop! All Specialties - May 2012

Neuropathies in Clinical Practice

Pediatrics Board Review Core Curriculum, 5th Edition

Internal Medicine Review Core Curriculum, 14th Edition

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