
Up to 12.5 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
12.5 Contact Hours
5 Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
Course Fees:
$895 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$695 for Physician Assistants
$695 for Nurse Practitioners
$495 for Nurses, Students & Others
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
Target Audience
Program Purpose
- The Neurological Exam
- Cite the key elements of the neurological examination
- When to Worry About a Headache
- List the symptoms and signs which indicate a life-threatening headache
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Name the major patterns of peripheral neuropathy and how to categorize them clinically
- Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
- Describe an algorithm to help individuals with chronic neuropathic pain management
- Somatic Symptoms and Conversion Disorder
- Identify how to identify somatization in medical patients and communicate important aspects of the condition without alienating the patient
- Back and Lower Limb Pain
- Name the factors which point to neurologic vs. musculoskeletal and sclerotomal low back and lower limb pain
- Differential Diagnosis of Spells
- Identify the feature of transient neurologic symptoms which suggest stroke vs. seizure vs. autonomic vs. other causes of spells
- Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
- Cite the major differences between mild cognitive impairment and dementia
- Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Expound the underlying nature of concussion and how to determine when a concussed individual can return to normal activities of daily living
- Acute Management of Stroke
- Recognize the proper steps to take when an acute cerebrovascular event is suspected
- Autonomic Disorders
- Describe how problems with the autonomic nervous system present and can be classified
- Neurologic Infections Including Zika Virus
- List key neurology infections and detail their presenting symptoms and evaluation
- Disorders of Muscle
- Recite the major categories of muscle disease and how these might present in general medical practice
- Movement Disorders
- Describe movement disorder emergencies such as neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome