Stanley Wissman Neuroscience/
Brain Injury Symposium

For physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners, rehab and other health care professionals to gain knowledge and competence in neuro related diseases and traumatic brain injury behavior

 

Agenda
11:45 - 12:25p  Registration/Lunch/Vendor Display
12:25-12:30p    Welcome
12:30-1:30p       Adult Seizure Management - Michael Privitera, MD, Professor of Neurology; Director Epilepsy Center, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute
1:30-2:30p         Serotonin Syndrome and Headache Treatment - Stewart Tepper, MD, Director of Research for Headache Medicine and Neurology, Cleveland Clinic
 2:30 - 2:50p       Break/Vendor Display
2:50- 3:50p         Update on Agitation Behavior Scale - Jennifer Bogner, PhD, ABPP, Associate Professor, Vice-Chair of Research, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehab, Ohio State University
3:50-4:50p         Panel Discussion (patient and staff)
4:50-5:05p         Interactive Session

Objectives:
1. Recognize seizure types and new terminology for seizures
2. Match new and standard treatments to seizure type
3  Outline the basics of serotonin toxicity pathophysiology
4. Define serotonin syndrome/toxicity as a clinical triad and be better able to treat serotonin syndrome
5. Describe the reliability and validity of the Agitated Behavior Scale
6. Identify the best methods for learning to administer the scale
7. Describe the rehabilitation process in traumatic brain injury patients
8. Identify pros and cons of the rehab process

Education Credits:
The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is accredited by the Indiana State Medical Association
 to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Parkview Health System (OH-427, 6/1/2015) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Indiana State Nurses Association has designated ONA as the official approver of CNE Providers and activities for Indiana

Planning Committee:
Fen Lei Chang, MD - Fort Wayne Neurology, Associate Dean and Director, IU School Of Medicine, Fort Wayne
Michael GeRue, RN - Sr VP/COO and Service Line Leader
Lynn Wilton, ANP - Specialist, Clinical Nurse Neurology
Denise Hughes, BSN - Specialist, Rehabilitation Program
Cathy Ballou, Coordinator, Continuing Professional Development

  

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