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Add to Calendar Epilepsy Symposium 4/27/2024 8:00:00 AM 4/27/2024 12:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://iu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=92035 Description: Education to providers on neurology-based topics for referring primary care providers and education. This conference will cover a variety of Epilepsy diagnoses and spine issue management. Neuroscience Center Auditorium - 362 W. 15th Street false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Neuroscience Center Auditorium - 362 W. 15th Street, Indianapolis, IN

Target Audience
Specialties - Advanced Practice Professionals, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Muscoskeletal Radiology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neuropathology, Neuroradiology , Oncology, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine, Orthopaedic Trauma, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Radiation Oncology, Radiology Diagnostic, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Sports Medicine, Surgery General, Surgical Critical Care

Overview
Education to providers on neurology-based topics for referring primary care providers and education. This conference will cover a variety of Epilepsy diagnoses and spine issue management.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the evolution of anti-seizure medication.
  2. Discover the mechanisms of action.
  3. Apply the right choices of medication.
  4. Recognize interactions with other medications.
  5. Identify cannabis interactions with other medications.
  6. Name and differentiate the tests performed as part of a refractory epilepsy workup.
  7. Describe the reasons to order or not order specific tests as part of a refractory epilepsy workup.
  8. Describe the expected findings and limitations of tests performed as part of a refractory epilepsy workup.
  9. Explore the history of biomagnetism and magnetoencephalography (MEG)
  10. Describe the differences between MEG and EEG and how they can complement one another.
  11. Explore different clinical scenarios in which MEG should be considered in the presurgical evaluation paradigm of patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy
  12. Recognize the risks and potential benefits of both procedures: Resection or Ablation.
  13. Determine the need for invasive monitoring with stereo EEG electrodes.
  14. Discuss how to use invasive monitoring, including planning and results.
  15. Review functional mapping and exploration in finding the epileptogenic zone and functional cortex.
  16. Describe the outcomes of invasive monitoring.
  17. Examine future directions in stereo EEG.

Accreditation
 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health. Indiana University School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physicians
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the IUSM CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), ABS CC (3.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours)