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Neurology: Myotonic Dystrophy/CIDP (Audio-Digest Foundation Neurology Continuing Medical Education
Audio-Digest Foundation CME/CE activities are designed to provide its learners – physicians and other healthcare professionals – with continuing education that will help identify clinical problems in their practice settings, provide content to help to solve those problems, and increase their application of knowledge to practice.
Audio-Digest Neurology is specifically designed to provide the participant with knowledge-based competencies identified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in its Neurology core competencies. These competencies include, but are not limited
Basic neuroscience that is critical to the practice of neurology
Pathophysiology and treatment of major psychiatric and neurologic disorders and familiarity with the scientific basis of neurology
Neurologic disorders and diseases across the lifespan
Psychiatric disorders and diseases across the lifespan
Patient evaluation and treatment selection
Employment of principles of quality improvement in practice
The goal of this program is to improve the diagnosis and management of dystrophia myotonica (DM) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able
1: Explain the genetic causes of DM
2: Distinguish DM type I from DM type II.
3: Manage the patient with DM using yearly screens for associated complications, physical and occupational therapy, and genetic counseling.
4: Use nerve conduction studies and sural nerve biopsies to diagnose CIDP and distinguish it from other demyelinating disorders.
5: Optimize treatments to prevent disease progression and disability in patients with CIDP.
Audio-Digest Neurology is specifically designed to provide the participant with knowledge-based competencies identified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in its Neurology core competencies. These competencies include, but are not limited
Basic neuroscience that is critical to the practice of neurology
Pathophysiology and treatment of major psychiatric and neurologic disorders and familiarity with the scientific basis of neurology
Neurologic disorders and diseases across the lifespan
Psychiatric disorders and diseases across the lifespan
Patient evaluation and treatment selection
Employment of principles of quality improvement in practice
The goal of this program is to improve the diagnosis and management of dystrophia myotonica (DM) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able
1: Explain the genetic causes of DM
2: Distinguish DM type I from DM type II.
3: Manage the patient with DM using yearly screens for associated complications, physical and occupational therapy, and genetic counseling.
4: Use nerve conduction studies and sural nerve biopsies to diagnose CIDP and distinguish it from other demyelinating disorders.
5: Optimize treatments to prevent disease progression and disability in patients with CIDP.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 15, 2012
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