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CME / CE

Parkinson Disease: How Disease Progression Impacts Care

  • Authors: Michael S. Okun, MD; Daniel O. Claassen, MD; Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, FAAN
  • CME / CE Released: 10/11/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 10/11/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for neurologists, nurse practitioners (NPs), and nurses involved in the care of patients with Parkinson disease.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to effectively select a pharmacotherapy or device-based approach for the management of PD.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Appropriate pharmacotherapies to consider at different stages of Parkinson disease 
    • Factors involved in the identification of patients with Parkinson disease who are candidates for on-demand therapies  
    • Clinical data on the use of on-demand therapies for the management of Parkinson disease  
    • Factors involved in the identification of patients who are candidates for device-based therapies for the management of Parkinson disease  
    • Factors that differentiate device-based approaches for the management of Parkinson disease   
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Selecting an appropriate pharmacotherapy for the management of Parkinson disease


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Session Chair

  • Michael S. Okun, MD

    Professor and Chair of Neurology
    University of Florida Health
    Director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases
    Gainesville, Florida

    Disclosures

    Michael S. Okun, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

  • Daniel O. Claassen, MD

    Professor of Neurology
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee

    Disclosures

    Daniel O. Claassen, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie; Alterity; Annexon; Novartis; Spark; Teva Neuroscience
    Research funding from: AbbVie; Acadia; Genentech; Prilenia; Roche; Vaccinex

  • Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, FAAN

    Associate Professor of Neurology
    Vice-Chair of Education
    Co-Director, Comprehensive Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
    Farber Institute for Neuroscience
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College
    Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Disclosures

    Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, FAAN, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie; Acadia; Acorda; Adamas; Allergan; Amneal; Avion; Brittania; Kyowa; Merz; Neurocrine; Sunovion; Supernus; Teva; US WorldMeds
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Acadia; Acorda; Adamas; Amneal; Kyowa; Neurocrine; Suniovion; Supernus; Teva; US WorldMeds
    Research funding from: Revance; Voyager Therapeutics

Editors

  • Meg Monday

    Senior Director, Content Development, Medscape, LLC 

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    Meg Monday has no relevant financial relationships. 

  • Lisette Arnaud-Hevi, PhD

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC 

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    Lisette Arnaud-Hevi, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.  

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships. 

Peer Reviewer:

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 1.00 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.50 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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CME / CE

Parkinson Disease: How Disease Progression Impacts Care

Authors: Michael S. Okun, MD; Daniel O. Claassen, MD; Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, FAANFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / CE Released: 10/11/2022

Valid for credit through: 10/11/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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Contents of This CME Activity

All sections of this activity are required for credit.

Pharmacotherapeutic Recommendations Across the Disease Course in Parkinson Disease: Advanced Parkinson Disease Review

When to start, and what to start with. Dr Claassen discusses the various therapeutic approaches and combinations as PD progresses.
Daniel O. Claassen, MD

Spotlight On: On-Demand Therapies for the Management of Parkinson Disease

Dr Kremens discusses how on-demand therapies for PD fit within the treatment paradigm of PD.
Daniel E. Kremens, MD, JD, FAAN

Spotlight On: Surgery and Devices for the Management of Parkinson Disease

Dr Okun presents the latest data for the continuous management of PD.
Michael S. Okun, MD
 
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