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| Begins |
September 20, 2008
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pleclair@health.usf.edu
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| Category 2 |
Health: Medicine
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| Category 3 |
Health: Medicine
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| Contact |
12901 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC 46, Tampa, FL 33612
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| Description |
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE ABLE TO:
MOVEMENT DISORDERS:
• Know the treatment options for the newly diagnosed Parkinson patient
• Know when to use botulinum toxin A and B in movement disorders
• Understand the potential risks and benefits of different targets for deep brain
stimulation surgery in PD
• Be aware of the promising treatments for Parkinson disease and other movement disorders
• Be familiar with the potential applications of deep brain stimulation surgery for various
neuropsychiatric disorders
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS:
• Incorporate more efficiency without adding more costs for patients and MS centers
• Recognize the different presentations of Multiple Sclerosis
• Define the current medical treatment options for the patient with newly
diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis
• Apply when and how to become more aggressive with therapy for your MS patients
MEDICAL ERRORS & PATIENT SAFETY:
• Recognize the significance of the problems regarding patient safety
• Implement guidelines that external agencies have mandated in an attempt
to improve patient safety
• Support what can be done proactively to decrease medical errors
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