Neurology Update 2013

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 these patients will see a neurologist, 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 need for cutting edge information about neurology has been identified. The course is knowledge based and designed to change physician performance in areas identified in the needs assessment and will provide participants with skills in managing common neurological complaints in the primary care setting. Topics will include early dementia, sleep disorders, headaches, and continued care after stroke and complaints of weakness and sensory changes. Participants will be educated on when neurological consultation should be sought and become familiar with the resources available. Faculty presenting and interacting with participants at this activity have been selected on the basis of their specialized clinical experience and academic excellence.