Oakstone Neurology for Non-Neurologists 2025

• Target Audience: internists, family physicians, emergency physicians, psychiatrists, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists
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• Information:

This online continuing medical education program will improve your ability to positively impact the care of patients with neurological symptoms and help bring about the best possible outcomes. Along with lectures discussing innovations, disparities, and inclusivity of neurological care, highlighted topics include:

Holistic care of the Parkinson’s patient

Stroke recovery

CGRP inhibitors and migraine treatment

Electrolyte disorders

Neuro-palliative care

TBI diagnosis and treatment

and more…

Date of Original Release: January 31, 2025

Date Credits Expire: January 30, 2028

Estimated Time to Complete: 36.5 hours to complete the activity

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

Explain the principles surrounding the localization and differential diagnosis in behavioral abnormalities

Recognize the persistence of ADHD symptoms and functional impairment across the lifespan

Differentiate between primary Parkinsonian disorders and secondary Parkinsonism

Summarize when to start and when to stop antiepileptic drug therapy

Outline the approach to a patient with a suspected neuropathy

List the common causes of ischemic stroke

Describe the neurological complications of metastases to the nervous system and their management

Define integrative medicine

Distinguish between primary headache and secondary headache

Summarize the screening for obstructive sleep apnea

Define sex-specific neurologic disease concerns

List the four types of dizziness

Intended Audience

The activity was designed for internists, family physicians, emergency physicians, psychiatrists, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists (who act as primary care physicians), adolescent medicine physicians, geriatricians, resident and fellows in the above specialties and nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the above specialties.

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