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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Challenges and Solutions for Managing Focal Epilepsy in Long-Term Care

  • Authors: Rebecca O'Dwyer, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 4/29/2024
  • Valid for credit through: 4/29/2025, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.50 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    IPCE - 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for neurologists/epileptologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses/advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in the care of patients with epilepsy, such as HCPs in long-term care (LTC).

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to identify patients with epilepsy in LTC who are not responding adequately to antiseizure medication (ASM) therapy and may benefit from changes in their treatment regimen.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Strategies to regularly monitor the ability of ASMs to safely and effectively manage focal seizures in patients in LTC settings
    • Factors to consider when selecting an ASM for the management of focal seizures in patients in the LTC setting


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Rebecca O'Dwyer, MD

    Assistant Professor of Neurology
    Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois
    Chair, International Consortium of Clinics for Elderly with Epilepsy

    Disclosures

    Rebecca O'Dwyer, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: SK Life Science, Inc.; UCB Pharma, Inc.

Editor

  • Kathy Merlo

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Kathy Merlo has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Nurse Planner

  • Maria Morales, MSN, RN, CLNC

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Maria Morales, MSN, RN, CLNC, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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IPCE

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

    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.

    Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 0.50 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.50 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Challenges and Solutions for Managing Focal Epilepsy in Long-Term Care

Authors: Rebecca O'Dwyer, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 4/29/2024

Valid for credit through: 4/29/2025, 11:59 PM EST

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