Living Medical Textbook - Neurology - Projects In Knowledge - Parkinson's Disease Edition: Early Diagnosis and Management Table of Contents - Parkinson's Disease: The Importance of Early Diagnosis CME Information

Chapter 1 – Parkinson's Disease: The Importance of Early Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief
	Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA Professor of Neurology, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Department of Neurology University of South Florida Tampa, Florida
Contributing Editor
	Mark F. Lew, MD Professor of Neurology Director, Division of Movement Disorders Keck/University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, California
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Activity Goal
The goal of this CME/CE activity is to examine preclinical nonmotor features, disease modification trials, clinical disease progression, MAO-B inhibitors, and current strategies for treating and managing patients with Parkinson's disease.

Target Audience
This CME/CE activity is designed for Parkinson’s disease physician specialists, community neurologists, Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists, advanced practice healthcare professionals, managed care, and other allied health professionals.

Learning Objectives

•	Diagnose Parkinson’s disease (PD) as early as possible by recognizing motor and premotor symptoms that have been correlated with PD diagnosis and pathogenesis in the current medical literature.
•	Formulate strategies for treatment of early Parkinson’s disease that alleviate motor symptoms and minimize the risk of long-term adverse events.

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CME Information: Physicians
Statement of Accreditation
Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Projects In Knowledge designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Information: Nurses
Projects In Knowledge^® (PIK) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Projects In Knowledge is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP-15227.

This activity is approved for 1.12 nursing contact hour(s).

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN, or PIK endorsement of any commercial product or service.

CE Information: Pharmacists

Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the ACPE Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines. This chapter is worth up to 2.00 contact hours (0.2 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Program Number assigned to this knowledge activity is 0052-0000-10-795-H01-P.

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Disclosure Information
The Disclosure Policy of Projects In Knowledge requires that presenters comply with the Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty are required to disclose any personal interest or relationship they or their spouse/partner have with the supporters of this activity or any commercial interest that is discussed in their presentation. Any discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will also be disclosed in the course materials. For complete prescribing information on the products discussed during this CME/CE activity, please see your current Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR).

Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA, has received honoraria from Allergan Neuroscience, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim, Embryon, GE Healthcare, Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline, Impax, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals, Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Merck Serono international, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Quintiles, Santhera, Schering Plough, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Synosia Therapeutics, Teva Neurosciences, UCB, and Xenoport.

Mark F. Lew, MD, has no significant relationships to disclose.

Lauren A. Cerruto has disclosed no significant relationships.

Projects In Knowledge’s staff members have no significant relationships to disclose.

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Conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by the Executive Committee of Projects In Knowledge. All conflicts are resolved prior to the beginning of the activity by the Trust In Knowledge peer review process.

The opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect those of Projects In Knowledge.

This CME/CE activity is provided by Projects In Knowledge solely as an educational service. Specific patient care decisions are the responsibility of the clinician caring for the patient.

Contract for Mutual Responsibility in CME/CE

Projects In Knowledge has developed the contract to demonstrate our commitment to providing the highest quality professional education to clinicians, and to help clinicians set educational goals to challenge and enhance their learning experience.

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