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Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are a large and diverse group of rare disorders with underlying genetic causes that can impose devastating effects on patients and caregivers. These diseases are difficult to diagnose, and until now, few treatment options have been available. The NMD treatment landscape continues to evolve with improved disease understanding, screening, and availability of interventional therapies. Due to the complex nature of NMDs, optimal clinical management requires care coordination among several specialists. Clinicians who encounter patients with NMDs must have up-to-date knowledge of diagnostic methods (eg, genetic testing), available therapies, and multidisciplinary approaches to ensure optimal outcomes.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physician associates, physicians, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss challenges and opportunities presented by a rapidly evolving neuromuscular treatment landscape, including screening tools and integration and management of new therapies.
- Integrate up-to-date multidisciplinary care needs into practice, based on evolving disease understanding, guidelines, and best practices in care management and access.
- Identify strategies to streamline care team workloads and processes to overcome challenges in funding, staffing, and rapid shifts in policies and resources.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
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Dorothy Duffy, RPh
Bernadette Maker, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C
Broc Pollinger
Kathleen Yoder, PhD
Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN
Omer Abdul Hamid, MD
Jamie Adams, MD, University of Rochester David M. Levy Professor in Neurology Chief, Movement Disorders Division Associate Director, Center for Health + Technology
Suma Babu
Kaitlin Batley, MD
Diana Bharucha-Goebel, Medical Director, Gene Therapy Center of Excellence, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Carsten Bonnemann, MD, habil.
Jordan Bontrager, MS, CGC
John Brandsema, MD
Brianna Brun, MD
Russell Butterfield, MD, PhD
Barry Byrne, MD, PhD
Joel Cartner, Esq.
john costello, MA
Lynn Daboul, MD
Duke Damron, President, Southern Outdoor Dreams
Jennie David
Leslie Delfiner
Eleni Drakou, MD
Katherine Dudley, MD MPH
Tina Duong, PT, PHD
Bakri Elsheikh, MBBS, FRCP
Elyse Everett
Erika Finanger, MD
Richard Finkel, MD
Kevin Flanigan
Daria Floyd, LMSW
Colette Gramszlo
Heather Hantak, PT, MSPT
Matthew Harms, MD
Chad Heatwole, Professor of Neurology; Director of the Center for Health and Technology
Rose Jenkins, MS, RD, LD
Tanicia Johnson, RN
Jonathan Katz, MD
Gina Killian
Cosmo Kwok, MD
Arpita Lakhotia, MBBS, FAAN, FCNS
Carmen Leon Astudillo, Medical Doctor
Katherine Maddox, MD
katherine mathews, MD
Kelly McCoy Gross, RN
Melissa McIntyre
Ambereen Mehta, MD, MPH, FAAHPM
Julianne Meiser, LCSW
Jaime Moore, MD MPH
Meghan Moore Burk, PhD, PT, DPT
Emanuel Mostofi, MD
Diane Murrell, LCSW
Han Phan, MD
Crystal Proud, MD
Nora Renthal, MD, PhD
Ezgi Saylam
Cara Siegel, MD
Tom Simin
Brooke Smith, LMSW, M.Ed.
Melissa Spencer, Ph.D.
Tanja Taivassalo, PhD
Cuixia Tian, MD
Christina Trout, MSN, RN
natalie truba, PhD
Aravindhan Veerapandiyan
Kathryn Wagner, MD PhD
Laura Watne, MS, RD, CSP
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and MDA. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 15.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 15.25 contact hours.
Nursing
Credit being awarded: 15.25 ANCC contact hours
Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 15.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and MDA. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 15.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 9 hour(s) of pharmacology).
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 15.25 type continuing education credits.
Available Credit
- 15.25 AANP
- 15.25 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 15.25 ACPE Pharmacist
- 15.25 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 15.25 ANCC
- 15.25 ASWB
- 15.25 Attendance