About the Event
In this installment of Neurology Grand Rounds, Leorah Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., presents “Changing the Course: Prevention as the New Frontier in Neurology.” Freeman is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School.
For in-person attendees, please arrive by 7:15 a.m. Breakfast will be served.
Email Sharon Green for the Zoom information.
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Define preventive neurology and its role in reducing the burden of neurological diseases.
- Identify key modifiable risk factors for common neurological conditions and discuss evidence-based strategies for early intervention.
- Apply preventive neurology principles in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.
- Explore the impact of non-medical drivers of health on neurological disease prevention.
Target Audience
- Primary: Neurosurgeons, neurologist and other medical specialties
- Secondary: Nursing staff, residents, students and allied health professions
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
- IOM: Provide patient-centered care, Work in interdisciplinary teams, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement, Utilize informatics
- IECC: Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibility, Interprofessional Communication, Teams and Teamwork
Speaker Disclosure
Leorah Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., speaker for this educational activity, is a consultant for Genentech, Hoffmann-La Roche, Merck/EMD Serono, Sanofi, Horizon Therapeutics and TG Therapeutic. Through the University, she receives research funding from Genentec, Merck/EMD Serono, Sanofi and TG Therapeutics. Freeman is a speaker for Genentech and Merck/EMD Serono.
Planner Disclosure
Ethan Meltzer, M.D.; E. Steve Roach, M.D.; Kent Ellington, M.D.; Catherine Kronfol, M.D.; Marina Moore, D.O.; Sharon Green; Jacqueline Jackson; and Sarah Sanders, planners for this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclosure.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
All the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course has been designated by The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School for 1 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.