Neuro Frontiers CME: Recent Episodes
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Host: Robert Shin, MD, FANA, FAAN
Guest: Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD
Guest: Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD, FRCPC
The field of multiple sclerosis (MS) is evolving at a rapid pace from disease modifying therapies (DMTs) to diagnostic/monitoring tools to fundamental principles that shape how clinicians think about the disease. Though such advancements are welcome, they continue to raise new questions about how to optimize management for individual patients. In this program, real clinicians who treat MS pose their most pressing clinical questions to an expert panel. These specialists then provide their best answers through literature and their own clinical experience.
Host: Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Host: Kevin Trice, MD
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Kevin Trice, MD
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Kevin Trice, MD
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Kevin Trice, MD
Host: Michael E. Yurcheshen, MD, FAASM
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and experiencing non-restorative or poor-quality sleep; it often leaves individuals feeling unrefreshed upon awakening. Symptoms during the day may include fatigue, irritability, impaired focus, and excessive sleepiness. The condition can significantly deteriorate a person’s quality of life, leading to reduced productivity, impaired cognitive function, mood disturbances, and an increased risk of accidents or injuries due to daytime sleepiness.
This educational program delves into the pathophysiology and diagnosis of insomnia as well as the role of the orexin system in the sleep/wake cycle. The program also evaluates the latest treatments, including the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), daridorexant, and lemborexant, and how these DORAs compare to other insomnia treatments with the aim of improving treatment choices, reducing adverse events, and improving patient outcomes.
Host: Atul Malhotra, MD
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Atul Malhotra, MD
Host: Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSc
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Atul Malhotra, MD
Host: Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSc
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Atul Malhotra, MD
Host: Christina Finch, MD
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Christina Finch, MD
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Christina Finch, MD
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSc
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Christina Finch, MD
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MSc
This curriculum focuses on the recognition and management of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence-based treatment strategies for OSA will be reviewed, including best practices for the use of novel pharmacotherapeutics in the management of persistent EDS caused by OSA.
Host: James Galvin, MD, MPH, FANA
Guest: Jon Toledo, MD, PhD
Recently, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) saw its first approvals for disease modifying therapy (DMT). With amyloid-beta (Aβ) targeting DMT now a reality, the entire way this condition is viewed and managed is changing. In particular, amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), the most common adverse effects seen in DMT trials, are unique to this agent class, raising new questions and considerations across multiple medical specialties. As there is limited formal guidance on how to recognize and mange ARIA, this program employs experts in the fields of neurology, radiology, emergency medicine, and primary care to provide insight into how their fields are evolving to accommodate ARIA and to outline individual roles and best practices across specialties. This activity is part of a seriesof six distinct programs designed to introduce ARIA, detail its recognition and management in specific clinical settings, and ultimately optimize collaborative care.
This activity focuses on the role of neurology clinicians including when to raise clinical suspicion of ARIA in the clinic, how to evaluate suspected ARIA, and what courses of action may be needed to treat/manage ARIA should it occur.
Note that the core activity is supplemented by an interactive clinical summary …
Host: James Galvin, MD, MPH, FANA
Guest: Gloria Chiang, MD
Guest: Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSC, FACEP, FAAEM, AGSF
Guest: Charles P. Vega, MD
Recently, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) saw its first approvals for disease-modifying therapy (DMT). With amyloid-beta (Aβ) targeting DMT now a reality, the entire way this condition is viewed and managed is changing. In particular, amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), the most common adverse effects seen in DMT trials, are unique to this agent class, raising new questions and considerations across multiple medical specialties. As there is limited formal guidance on how to recognize and mange ARIA, this activity series employs experts in the fields of neurology, radiology, emergency medicine, and primary care to provide insight into how their fields are evolving to accommodate ARIA and to outline individual roles and best practices across specialties. This six-part series features distinct programs designed to introduce ARIA, detail its recognition and management in specific clinical settings, and ultimately optimize collaborative care.
This first activity focuses on the rise of amyloid-targeting DMT and the subsequent key features of ARIA that impact all specialties.
Host: Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD
Guest: Lois E. Krahn, MD
Tune in to hear about new treatments for patients with narcolepsy. Data were recently presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, and Drs. Clete Kushida and Lois Krahn are breaking it down for you: they examine the evolving treatment landscape and dive into the latest research on currently available and emerging pharmacologic options including the expanding range of oxybate therapies. Join us and find out why it’s such an exciting time to be caring for patients with narcolepsy.
Host: Louis Kuritzky, MD
Guest: Karl Doghramji, MD, FAASM, DFAPA
Guest: Julie Flygare, JD
Guest: Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Excessive sleepiness is a common, highly impactful problem not commonly reported and frequently misdiagnosed by physicians. While prevalence reports of narcolepsy vary, patients often do not seek medical advice for their symptoms or, if they do, they receive inaccurate diagnoses. Because of this, it’s possible that more than 1 in 2000 people are living with narcolepsy. It may even take 10 to 15 years to be diagnosed, during which time these patients are impaired. What signs and symptoms are both clinicians and patients missing?
Tune in to hear a patient, Julie Flygare, JD, recount her bizarre symptoms and receive clinical tips on how to improve your identification of overlooked sleep disorders and narcolepsy. Drs. Zee, Doghramji, and Kuritzky provide their clinical insight and expertise on this serious medical condition that continues to be grossly misdiagnosed, underdiagnosed, and undermanaged. By improving your ability to detect, accurately diagnose, and appropriately manage narcolepsy, you can improve the quality of life and health outcomes for your patients. Find out what subtle signs and red flags you need to be on the lookout for and what exciting therapies are now available for these patients.
Host: Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD
Guest: Michael J. Thorpy, MD
While gaps in care remain, the future is bright for patients with narcolepsy. Data from cutting-edge clinical trials were recently presented at 2021 Virtual Sleep, the 35th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, and Drs. Clete Kushida and Michael Thorpy are ready to break it down for you. Join them as they examine the main barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment and then dive into the latest research on currently available and emerging pharmacologic therapies. Tune in to stay up to date on the latest progress and research on the management of patients with narcolepsy.
Host: Patricia K. Coyle, MD
Guest: Clyde E. Markowitz, MD
Please note: This activity is no longer available for continuing education credit.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. As the treatment armamentarium continues to grow, patient involvement in the development of an effective treatment strategy is becoming increasingly important. In this Clinical ExchangesSMactivity, leading MS specialists discuss issues of diagnosing MS, initiating treatment, and switching therapies, all in the context of practical shared decision-making techniques demonstrated by their own patients.