80021647: 20th Annual Practical Update in Outpatient Neurology

October 23, 2009

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSING CREDIT
(Pending Approval)
The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 061216.

Description:
Formerly titled “Neurology for the Neurologist and the Primary Care Practitioner,” this activity will emphasize updates in practical knowledge of commonly encountered problems across a broad cross section of neurological subspecialty areas. The field of neurology is progressing rapidly on all fronts, spurred by advances in imaging, basic science, translational research, and therapeutics. The clinician evaluating a neurological complaint is now faced with informational overload when attempting to apply evidence-based medicine to the care of the individual patient seated in the exam room. The goal of this conference is therefore to distill down key aspects of patient diagnosis and management in important, prevalent, dangerous, and treatable neurological conditions.

Objectives:
After attending this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe effective, practical strategies for evaluation and treatment of patients presenting with a variety of specific neurological complaints in the outpatient setting
• List differential diagnoses for the selected neurological complaints
• Name the appropriate tests and medications commonly used in workup and treatment of selected outpatient neurological diseases, and describe their common limitations
• Recognize characteristics of neurological outpatients appropriate for referral to specialty consultation
• Identify limitations of current knowledge and potential future developments in a variety of neurological disorders

Talks

October 23, 2009 8:00 AM to 8:15 AM

Conference Goals

Rosenberg, Jason

To list three major areas of advancement in outpatient neurology; To discuss the impact of subspecialization and rapidly expanding knowledge base on the clinician.

October 23, 2009 8:15 AM to 8:45 AM

Peripheral Neuropathy

Polydefkis, Michael

To discuss differential diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy; To identify when to refer for evaluation; To describe the role of different diagnostic tests; To recognize common mistakes in evaluating.

October 23, 2009 8:45 AM to 9:15 AM

Acute Toxic Myopathy: When Muscles Are Poisoned

Mammen, Andrew

To recognize and manage patients with toxic myopathies.

October 23, 2009 9:15 AM to 9:45 AM

Migraine: The Patient with Worsening Headaches

Rosenberg, Jason

To describe migraine as a potentially progressive chronic disease; To identify at least three potentially modifiable risk factors for worsening.

October 23, 2009 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Treatable Gait Disorder

Moghekar, Abhay

To assess the patient with normal pressure hydrocephalus; To determine if the patient needs a shunt; To do a quick office assessment of gait dysfunction.

October 23, 2009 10:45 AM to 11:15 AM

Gait Disorders and Falls

Solomon, David

To provide an approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients with imbalance.

October 23, 2009 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Current Research in the Neurosciences - What Will Be Different in Neurology in Ten Years

O'brien, Richard

To identify future advances in neurology.

October 23, 2009 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Clinically Isolated Syndrome: Workup of an Initial Demyelinating Event

Ratchford, John

To recognize common clinically isolated syndromes and understand their risk of progressing to MS.

October 23, 2009 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Transient Ischemic Attack: A Neurological Emergency

Gottesman, Rebecca

To describe the appropriate evaluation of a patient with a transient ischemic attack.

October 23, 2009 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Interventions for Carotid Occlusive Disease

Huang, Judy

To discuss management options for symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

October 23, 2009 2:45 PM to 3:15 PM

Tremors

Savitt, Joseph

To differentiate among tremor types; To recognize cardinal features of tremor etiologies; To become familiar with tremor therapies.

October 23, 2009 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM

Early Alzheimer's and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Albert, Marilyn

To describe the procedures for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease.

October 23, 2009 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM

Insomnia

Buenaver, Luis

To briefly provide background on normal sleep; To define insomnia and describe why it is important to diagnose and treat; To discuss behavioral perspectives of insomnia; To provide an overview of cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches for insomnia and discuss efficacy.

October 23, 2009 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM

First Seizure

Bergey, Gregory

To evaluate the patient with a single seizure and describe the factors that influence the decision to treat.

Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.

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