Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Update and Review Course 2016
In-Person Event
Sep 25 - 27, 2016
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
OVERVIEW
Advances in the understanding and treatment of epilepsy have potential to improve the lives of many patients with epilepsy. The Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Update and Review Course is designed to bring up-to-date information and standard of care practice to all neurologists with an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Two full days of the course are devoted to a comprehensive range of topics covering epilepsy syndromes and seizures in children and adults, antiepileptic drugs, comorbidities, women’s issues, treatment options for refractory epilepsy, and imaging techniques used in epilepsy. The last half day reviews interpretation of electroencephalography as relevant to epilepsy.
Learning Objectives :
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
• Review the Essential Pathophysiology and Classification of the Epilepsies.
• Review the pharmacology and action of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
• Describe major epileptic syndromes across the age spectrum.
• Discuss the differential diagnosis of epilepsy and related paroxysmal disorders such as syncope, cardiac events and nonepileptic seizures.
• Discuss epilepsy management in women of childbearing age.
• Describe treatment options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy.
• Interpret electroencephalographic information in ambulatory patients, in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in ICU and in status epilepticus.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Update and Review Course and has approved this program as part of a comprehensive CME program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.
This activity awards up to 20 Self-Assessment Category 1 CME credits.
Prices :
Physician, before August 16: USD 550.00
Resident/Fellow before Aug 16: USD 450.00
Non-physician before Aug 16: USD 450.00
Physician, August 16 or later: USD 650.00
Resident/Fellow, August 16 or later: USD 500.00
Non-physician, August 16 or later: USD 500.00
Learning Objectives :
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
• Review the Essential Pathophysiology and Classification of the Epilepsies.
• Review the pharmacology and action of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
• Describe major epileptic syndromes across the age spectrum.
• Discuss the differential diagnosis of epilepsy and related paroxysmal disorders such as syncope, cardiac events and nonepileptic seizures.
• Discuss epilepsy management in women of childbearing age.
• Describe treatment options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy.
• Interpret electroencephalographic information in ambulatory patients, in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in ICU and in status epilepticus.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Update and Review Course and has approved this program as part of a comprehensive CME program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.
This activity awards up to 20 Self-Assessment Category 1 CME credits.
Prices :
Physician, before August 16: USD 550.00
Resident/Fellow before Aug 16: USD 450.00
Non-physician before Aug 16: USD 450.00
Physician, August 16 or later: USD 650.00
Resident/Fellow, August 16 or later: USD 500.00
Non-physician, August 16 or later: USD 500.00
KEY DATES
25 Sep, 2016
Event Start Date
27 Sep, 2016
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
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