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Live Webcast

Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders


Speaker:
Susan Fralick-Ball, PsyD, MSN, CLNC, CH
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Product Code:
LWC077580
Brochure Code:
PLW58370
Media Type:
Live Webcast - Also available: Digital Seminar | DVD

Dates

Normal Price:      $249.99 - Now:  $49.99 - Exclusive offer when combined with this live training.

Description

  • Managing the Many Medications for Multiple Sclerosis
  • How to Keep the Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Safe
  • Education Needs of the Myasthenia Gravis Patient
  • New Drugs Available for Parkinson’s Disease
  • Put Yourself in the Shoes of the Patient with Guillain-Barré
  • Meeting Quality of Life Issues for the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

You work with patients every day who have been devastated by the diagnosis of a neuromuscular or neurodegenerative disorder. Patients are overwhelmed physically and emotionally and their families are stressed about providing the care their loved ones need. They look to you, their healthcare provider, for answers and the reality is you are challenged trying to manage the complexity of the disease process, ensuring compliance with the multiple medications prescribed and identifying strategies to maintain the patient’s quality of life. Susan Fralick-Ball understands these challenges because she has worked with these patients for over 40 years and her insights are remarkable. Join her for this comprehensive program guaranteed to provide you with the latest updates on medications, the most effective symptom management strategies and tools you can use the very next day to improve the care you provide.

Credit


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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this live interactive webcast. This webcast is a broadcast of a live event. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether web based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

CE Information is based on 100% attendance.

 


Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners

This program offers instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 2.5 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement. 


Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurses in full attendance will earn 6.3 contact hours.


California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17118 for 6.0 contact hours. Full attendance is required. No partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. 


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # FBN2858. This course qualifies for 6.0 contact hours. 

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Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 6.3 contact hours. Full attendance in the activity is required; no partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. These contact hours are used for your license renewal. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the webcast title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid for the webcast.


Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number #50-399. This course qualifies for 6.3 continuing education credits.

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Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

AOTA

PESI, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. Provider #: 3322. Full attendance at this course qualifies for 6.0 contact hours or  CEUs in the Category of . Partial credit will be issued for partial attendance. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Course Level: .


Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

This activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. This certificate is proof of your attendance. Please retain it in your records or use for submission as proof of completion when required.


California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

California Physical Therapists

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This course will qualify for 6.25 continuing competency hours.


Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 6.25 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.


Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This course qualifies for 6.0 CE Credit Hours.


New Jersey Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

This course has been approved for 6.25 credits by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Approval number:


New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This course qualifies for 7.6 contact hours. 


Physician Assistants

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This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 6.25 hours of clinical Category I CME credit by the American Academy of Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.


California Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, #PDP 319. This course meets the qualifications for 6.0 hours of continuing professional development credit for Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists, as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.


Kansas Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists

Approved for 7.5 continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech-Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.


Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

ASHA

This live course is offered for ASHA CEUs ( level, area).

** Please note that Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists must complete the post-test and evaluation within two weeks of attending the live webcast if they would like their participation submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. Detailed instructions will be provided the day of the program under the Handouts section of the online program.


Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education minutes as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 



Handouts/Brochure

Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review. 


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.


Outline

Multiple Sclerosis

  • Initial Signs & Symptoms
  • Diagnostic Criteria
  • Medication Management from A to Z
  • New Medications Available
  • Symptom Management Strategies
  • Coping with Disabling Fatigue

Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis
  • Know the 10 Signs
  • Identifying the Stage
  • Ensuring a Safe Environment
  • Advance Directives & Patient Wishes
  • Medication Options to Slow Progression

Myasthenia Gravis

  • Risk Factors
  • Medications to Avoid
  • The Autoimmune Process
  • Clinical Presentation
  • Pathways to Recovery
  • Medication Options
  • Cholinergic vs. Myasthenic Crisis
  • Critical Education Needs for Compliance

Parkinson’s Disease

  • What We Know & Don’t Know
  • Major Motor & Non-Motor Symptoms
  • Secondary Manifestations
  • Deciding When to Add Medications
  • New Medications for Symptom Management
  • Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Alternative Treatment Options

Guillain-Barré

  • Disease Variants
  • Clinical Course of Recovery
  • Treatment Options
  • Preventing Secondary Injury
  • Psychological Stressors for the Patient & Family

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  • Progression Challenges
  • Symptoms Related to Area of Loss
  • Interventions by Symptom
  • Assessing Quality of Life Issues
  • Clinical Trials for Treatment
  • Alternative Means of Communication
  • Helping the Family Cope with End of Life Concerns

Objectives

  1. Categorize the risks and benefits of the newer drugs for Multiple Sclerosis.
  2. Assess the degree of fatigue found in MS and its management plan.
  3. Plan for safety in the care of the patient with Alzheimer’s disease.
  4. Formulate an educational plan for the patient with Myasthenia Gravis.
  5. Analyze the different drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease, choosing the best option to treat the patient’s symptoms.
  6. Evaluate the risks and benefits of Deep Brain Stimulation.
  7. Develop a plan for prevention of secondary injury for the patient with Guillain-Barré.
  8. Prioritize the quality of life needs for the patient with ALS.

Target Audience

Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants, Physician Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists

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