Dr. Houman Homayoun, gives a presentation on the epidemiology of Parkinson's disease. Dr. Homayoun covers topics such as risk factors, clinical features and ways to diagnose.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify risk factors for Parkinson’s disease
- Implement a step-wise approach to pharmacological management of Parkinson’s disease
- Identify indications for advanced surgical and medical therapy in late Parkinson’s disease
Reading Resources:
- Rizek P, Kumar N, Jog MS. An update on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease. CMAJ, 2016, 188:1157-1165.
- Jankovic J, Poewe W. Therapies in Parkinson's disease. Curr Opin Neurol, 2012, 25: 433-447
- Postuma RB, Berg D, Stern M, et al. MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord, 2015, 30: 1591-1601.
Disclosures:
Dr. Homayoun has reported no relevant relationships with any entities producing health care goods or services.
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded (.75) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to .75 contact hour.
For your credit transcript, please access our website 4 weeks post-completion at http://ccehs.upmc.com and follow the link to the Credit Transcript page. If you do not provide the last 5 digits of your SSN on the next page you will not be able to access a CME credit transcript. Providing your SSN is voluntary.
Release Date: 11/9/2018 | Last Modified On: 11/14/2019 | Expires: 11/13/2020
