Product Overview & Details for Harvard Neurology for the Non-Neurologist 2023
Course Overview
Neurology for the Non-Neurologist is a comprehensive live lecture series that will provide the attendee with the opportunity to improve knowledge, competence and performance in the major sub-specialty areas of modern clinical neurology. The activity will incorporate presentations, Q&A and opportunities for the learners to interact with experts in the field. The course will provide updates on the rapidly changing field of clinical neurology. With the knowledge and competence gained, the learner will improve their ability to skillfully diagnose and manage those patients who present with neurological symptoms and disorders.
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Who Should Attend
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
- Primary Care Physicians
- Psychologists
- Specialty Physicians
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how to diagnose and differentiate common neurological problems such as headache and dementia.
- Analyze the most common neurological symptoms such as tremors and dizziness.
- Apply optimal care to patients with neurological problems who do not require referral to a neurologist.
- Identify ways to provide self-management support to patients with chronic neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
- Diagnose and communicate the diagnosis of functional neurologic disorders.
Agenda
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023
Introduction
Sashank Prasad, MD; Tamara Kaplan, MD
Clinical Neuroanatomy for Non-Neurologists
Sashank Prasad, MD
The Neurological Exam
Tamara Kaplan, MD
Headache
Angeliki Vgontzas, MD
Case Presentation and Discussion
Sashank Prasad, MD;Â Tamara Kaplan, MD; Angeliki Vgontzas, MD
Lunch
Neuroimaging for the Non-Neurologist: What to Order and When
Joshua Klein, MD, PhD
Sports Neurology
Claus Reinsberger, MD
Neuropathies and Radiculopathies
Meabh O’Hare, MD
Q&A
Myasthenia Gravis and Muscle Disease
Joome Suh, MD
Q&A with Course Directors
Case Presentation and Discussion
Sashank Prasad, MD; Tamara Kaplan, MD; Meabh O’Hare, MD; Joome Suh, MD
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2023
Stroke Prevention
Alexis Roy, MD
Recognizing and Managing Acute Stroke
Samuel Snider, MD
Case Presentation and Discussion
Sashank Prasad, MD;Â Tamara Kaplan, MD; Samuel Snider, MD; Alexis Roy, MD
The Dizzy Patient
Martin Samuels, MD
It is with great sadness that we announce Dr. Martin A. Samuels, M.D. passed away June 6 at the age of 77. The lectures by Dr. Samuels are recorded. Dr. Samuels was deeply devoted to neurology, his family, patients, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He will be dearly missed.
Epilepsy
Ellen Bubrick, MD
Lunch
Window to the Brain: Neurologic Causes of Visual Loss
Sashank Prasad, MD
When to Suspect Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neuroinflammatory Disorders
Sarah Conway, MD
Below the Belt Neurology
Tamara Kaplan, MD
Women’s Neurology
Mary Angela O’Neal, MD
Case Presentation and Discussion
Sashank Prasad, MD; Tamara Kaplan, MD; Mary Angela O’Neal, MD
WEDNESDAY JUNE 21, 2023
Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Emily Ferenczi, MD, PhD
Cognitive Disorders and Dementia
Seth Gale, MD
Case Presentation and Discussion
Sashank Prasad, MD; Tamara Kaplan, MD; Seth Gale, MD
Functional Neurologic Disorders
Barbara Dworetzky, MD
Neurological Impacts of Cancer
L. Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD
Lunch
Neuro-Cardiology
Martin Samuels, MD
Neurologic Infections for the Non-Neurologist
George Kyle Harrold, MD
Back and Neck Pain
Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD
Case Presentation and Discussion​​​​​​
Sashank Prasad, MD;Â Tamara Kaplan, MD;Â Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD
Concluding remarks/Course adjourns
