2023 Neurology: Common Challenges in Primary Care - Day 2 (Non-Physician)

2023 Neurology: Common Challenges in Primary Care - Day 2 (Non-Physician)

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5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Title:2023 Neurology: Common Challenges in Primary Care – Day 2 (Non-Physician)

    Faculty: Laurence J. Kinsella, M.D., F.A.A.N. and David E. Riley, M.D. 

    Release Date: 7/1/2023 Expiration Date: 7/1/2026

    Day 2

    The Medically Complex Patient: Syncope, POTS, EDS, MCAS (Kinsella)

    Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine, the participant should be able to: COMP, EBM

    1. Discuss the causes and natural history of syncope and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
    2. Apply bedside tilt and tilt table testing.
    3. Define treatment strategies for orthostatic hypotension.

     

     

    Delirium Disorder and the Confused Patient (Kinsella)

     

     

     

     

    Migraine and Chronic Daily Headache

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL

    1. Differentiate between the five sub-types of chronic daily headaches.
    2. Appraise the pathophysiology of headache and migraine.
    3. Develop a plan for appropriate medication for intractable headache.
    4. Assess the prevalence of medication overuse headaches in daily practice and employ the non-pharmacologic guideline for migraines.

     

     

    Sleep Disorders – Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, EBM

    1. Appraise the normal structure and function of stages of sleep.
    2. Formulate a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to insomnia using best practice recommendations from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American Geriatric Society.
    3. Detect clinical features and initiate management of sleep apnea.
    4. Evaluate patients for comorbidities of obstructive sleep apnea.

     

    Sleep Disorders – Restless Legs Syndrome, Narcolepsy and Others

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP

    1. Diagnose restless legs syndrome in under a minute.
    2. Manage restless legs syndrome using practice guidelines.
    3. Diagnose and treat narcolepsy.
    4. Determine the prognosis of, and treat, REM-sleep behavior disorder.
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