The Movement Disorder Society,
U.S. Department of Defense, the
National Institutes of Health, and
professional associations and
patient voluntary organizations.
World Parkinson Congress Inc.
710 West 168th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10032 USA
info@worldpdcongress.org
Copyright © 2006
CME/CEU Credit
Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Educational Unit (CME/CEU) Credit
World Parkinson Congress Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this Congress, the attendee should be better able to:
1. Discuss the role of genetics and environment as PD risk factors.
2. Describe the cell biological, neurochemical, neuropathological and neurophysiological aspects of PD.
3. Identify the contributions of inflammation, protein mishandling and oxidative injury in the pathogenesis of PD.
4. List the spectrum of diseases within which PD fits.
5. List the distinguishing features of PD from Parkinson Plus disorders.
6. Explain conventional medical approaches to the treatment of all stages of PD.
7. Describe surgical approaches and the patients most suitable for these treatment options.
8. List the non-motor features of PD and their treatment options.
9. Discuss the role of non-pharmacologic, complementary and alternative approaches in the care of PD patients.
10.Explain the complications of medical therapy and approaches to management.
11. Discuss the impact of parkinsonism on disability and quality-of-life.
12.Describe the relationship between public policy and healthcare delivery.
13.Discuss the various national and international models of interdisciplinary team care for persons affected by PD.
14.Discuss the biopsychosocial changes experienced by persons with PD and caregivers from early diagnosis to advanced stages and end of life.
15.Articulate and understand the role of allied health professionals (occupational, speech and physical therapists as well as nutritionists, mental health experts and social workers) and treatment provided by such professionals in the care of those living with PD.
16.Describe the neuropsychiatric and cognitive changes in PD.
17. Articulate and understand the multiple stressors experienced by family caregivers and the ways to provide care and support for this population.
18.Describe the unique role of the RN in care and treatment of PD.
Availability of Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits
The Scientific Program of the first World Parkinson Congress has been reviewed and approved for category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association [AMA] Physician's Recognition Award.
The Movement Disorder Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Movement Disorder Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
A CME request form will be inserted into each registrant's Congress bag indicating sessions eligible for CME credit.
For a full list of courses that will receive CME credit, please click here.
Availability of Continuing Education Units (CEU)
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education credits by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The AANN will offer a maximum of 32.8 credits during the WPC. Attendees should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation.
A CEU request form will be placed in each Congress bag listing the sessions that are eligible for CEUs.
Requesting CME/CEU Credit Certificates
In order to receive a CME or CEU certificate authenticating participation in the education activity, Congress participants must complete and submit a CME or CEU request form following their participation in the Congress. Completed CME and CEU request forms should be handed to meeting room attendants along with completed evaluation forms. Alternatively, completed forms can be returned to the CME/CEU desk situated near the registration desk or placed in one of the drop boxes located throughout the second floor of the Convention Center. Participants can find CME and CEU request forms for the Congress in their registration bags. Participants should pick up their bags at the time of registration. Additional CME and CEU request forms can be obtained from the CME/CEU desk near the registration desk.
Faculty Financial Disclosure Information
The World Parkinson Congress aims to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all sponsored educational activities. To ensure this, all faculty
participating in any WPC sponsored activities are required to disclose to the audience any actual or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the Continuing Medical Educational (CME) or Continuing Education Unit (CEU) activity. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. Rather, the intention is for any potential conflict to be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It remains up to the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias in either the exposition or the conclusions presented.
Please see the insert in your Congress registration bag for complete information regarding faculty disclosure of commercial relationships.
Audience
The target audience of the World Parkinson Congress includes clinicians, researchers, post-doctoral fellows, allied health professionals, students, caregivers and people with Parkinson’s who have an interest in the current research and approaches for the diagnosis and best care practices of Parkinson’s disease.