Physician Education for CME/CE

State-of-the-Art Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Improving Diagnostic Accuracy and Therapeutic Efficacy  CME / CE

FACULTY

SENDA AJROUD-DRISS, MD

SENDA AJROUD-DRISS, MD

Professor of Neurology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Director Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

TERRY D. HEIMAN-PATTERSON, MD

TERRY D. HEIMAN-PATTERSON, MD

Professor of Neurology
Director MDA/ALS Center of Hope at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RICHARD BEDLACK, MD, PHD

RICHARD BEDLACK, MD, PHD

Stewart, Hughes and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS
Director Duke ALS Program
Durham, North Carolina

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of PM&R, Harvard Medical School
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Mass General
Boston, Massachusetts

SENDA AJROUD-DRISS, MD

SENDA AJROUD-DRISS, MD

Professor of Neurology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Director Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

RICHARD BEDLACK, MD, PHD

RICHARD BEDLACK, MD, PHD

Stewart, Hughes and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS
Director Duke ALS Program
Durham, North Carolina

TERRY D. HEIMAN-PATTERSON, MD

TERRY D. HEIMAN-PATTERSON, MD

Professor of Neurology
Director MDA/ALS Center of Hope at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of PM&R, Harvard Medical School
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Mass General
Boston, Massachusetts

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for neurologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) clinicians/physiatrists, primary care physicians (PCPs), and other clinicians who see patients with ALS.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
Have increased knowledge regarding the
  • Diagnostic criteria for ALS
  • Clinically relevant factors that differentiate ALS from common differential diagnoses
  • Key members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of patients with ALS
  • Clinical trial data for new and emerging pharmacotherapies for the management of ALS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

In support of improving patient care, Medscape, LLC 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.

For Physicians

Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

College of Family Physicians of Canada Reciprocity

College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® participants may claim certified credits for any AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members must log into Mainpro+® to claim this activity.
Medscape

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

This program has been developed through the strategic partnership between:

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