Comprehensive Review of Neurology 2017

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Explore Key Topics in Neurology

Comprehensive Review of Neurology consists of 44 lectures with accompanying study materials covering the full spectrum of modern clinical neurology. This CME course is designed to improve the assessment and care of patients with neurological disorders and to keep neurologists on top of a rapidly evolving specialty. The lectures are presented by an acclaimed group of teachers and practitioners led by Course Director Martin A. Samuels, MD, an internationally recognized clinical neurologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

This board review course looks at a wide range of key topics in neurology to help you stay updated. Comprehensive Review of Neurology includes case-based lectures on topics like neurologic investigations, sensory complaints, epilepsy, coma and disorders of consciousness, etc. It will help you to:

• Perform a thorough history and neurological exam in order to recognize common and uncommon neurological diseases
• Assess relevant treatment options and the need for referral to a subspecialist neurologist or specialist in another field
• Determine which patient complaints require further imaging
• Predict and manage patient expectations regarding treatment options, outcomes, and prognosis

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, this course features unbiased content so that you may confidently incorporate the latest guidelines and therapeutic options into your practice. A clinically based review, it provides 43 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™.

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Comprehensive Review of Neurology and has approved this program as part of a comprehensive self-assessment program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of Maintenance of Certification.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 43.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Date of Original Release: June 15, 2017
Date Credits Expire: June 15, 2020
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and Contact Hours: 43

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an online activity post-test and evaluation.

Unique Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this CME activity, you will be better able to:

• Perform a thorough history taking and neurologic exam in order to recognize and evaluate common and uncommon neurologic symptoms and complaints
• Distinguish between those patient complaints that require further imaging and those that do not
• Identify appropriate and relevant treatments and the subsequent outcomes
• Evaluate the necessity for referral of the neurologic patient to a subspecialist neurologist or a specialist in another field
• Manage patient expectations regarding disease course, treatment results, and prognosis
• Differentiate between medical treatment and surgical management of such disorders as epilepsy and Parkinson disease
• Differentiate between a primary neurologic disorder and a neurologic problem caused by a systemic disorder

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for Neurologists, Neurology Residents, Neurology Fellows and Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners working in Neurology practices.

Topics/Speaker:

Neurologic Investigations

• What’s New in Neurodegenerative Disease Neuropathology – Matthew P. Frosch, MD, PhD

• What’s New in Brain Tumor Pathology – Matthew P. Frosch, MD, PhD

• Neuropathology: Peripheral Nervous System – Rebecca D. Folkerth, MD

• Neuroimaging in Clinical Neurology – Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhD

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

• Evaluation of Dementia – Kirk R. Daffner, MD

• Alzheimer Disease – Reisa A. Sperling, MD

• Rapidly Progressive Dementias and Encephalopathies – Michael D. Geschwind, MD, PhD

Sensory Complaints

• Headache – Rebecca C. Burch, MD

• Fatigue – Thomas B. Sabin, MD

Movement Disorders

• Parkinson Disease: Medical Treatment – Lewis R. Sudarsky, MD

• Parkinson Disease: Surgical Treatment – Michael T. Hayes, MD

• Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders – Edison K. Miyawaki, MD

• Psychogenic Movement Disorders – Mark Hallett, MD

• Ataxia, Atypical Parkinsonism, and Multiple System Atrophy – Vikram Khurana, MD, PhD

Stroke

• Prevention of Stroke – Steven K. Feske, MD

• Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke – Matthew B. Bevers, MD, PhD

Neurointensive Care

• Principles of Neurointensive Care – Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD

Neuromuscular Disorders

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Motor Neuropathies – Jeremy M. Shefner, MD, PhD

• Peripheral Neuropathies – Thomas I. Cochrane, MD, MBA

• Entrapment Neuropathies – David C. Preston, MD

• Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders – Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD

Multiple Sclerosis

• Multiple Sclerosis – James M. Stankiewicz, MD

Sleep Disorders

• Sleep Disorders – Michael H. Silber, MB, ChB

Epilepsy

• Medical Treatment of Epilepsy – Gregory D. Cascino, MD, FAAN, FANA, FACNS, FAES

• Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Epilepsy – Ellen J. Bubrick, MD

• Status Epilepticus – Jong Woo Lee, MD, PhD

• Sudden Unexplained/Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) – Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD

• Critical Care EEG Monitoring – Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

• Disorders of Vision – Robert M. Mallery, MD

• Disorders of Eye Movements, Pupils, and Lids – Sashank Prasad, MD

Neuro-Otology

• Dizziness and Balance – Gregory T. Whitman, MD

Spinal Cord Disorders

• Myelopathies – Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD

Pain

• Pain – Brian J. Wainger, MD, PhD

Neurology of Systemic Diseases

• Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes – Henrikas Vaitkevicius, MD

• Principles and Practice of Hospital Neurology – Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhD

• Neurocardiology – Martin A. Samuels, MD

Cancer Neurology

• Primary Brain Tumors – Lakshmi Nayak, MD

• Neurological Aspects of Systemic Cancer – Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Miscellaneous

• Neurological Infectious Diseases – Karen L. Roos, MD

• Coma and Disorders of Consciousness – Martin A. Samuels, MD

• Autonomic Neurology – Peter Novak, MD, PhD

• Neurotoxicology – Michael Ganetsky, MD, FACEP, FACMT

• Palliative Care of the Neurological Patient – Kate Brizzi, MD

• Women’s Neurology – Mary Angela O’Neal, MD

• Concussion – William J. Mullally, MD

• Neuromuscular Ultrasound – David C. Preston, MD