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COURSE DESCRIPTION:  

Please join us for a conference on “Epilepsy: Beyond Anti-seizure Medications” with Pooja Patel, M.D. Dr. Patel will demonstrate the ability to identify and classify patients with medically refractory epilepsy based on clinical criteria and treatment history and conduct a comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation. Dr Patel will also explain the indications, risks, and expected outcomes of various epilepsy surgical procedures, and evaluate the appropriateness of neurostimulation therapies assess and initiate dietary therapies

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Internal Medicine Physicians, Cardiologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Residents, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Medical Students, and all other interested healthcare providers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Demonstrate the ability to identify and classify patients with medically refractory epilepsy based on clinical criteria and treatment history.
• Conduct a comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation.
• Explain the indications, risks, and expected outcomes of various epilepsy surgical procedures.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of neurostimulation therapies.
• Assess and initiate dietary therapies.

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:  

Pooja Patel, M.D.
Director of Epilepsy
Marcus Neuroscience Institute 
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida    
 

Pooja Patel, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. 

G. Peter Gliebus, M.D., director for this educational event, is a speaker for Eisai CO., Ltd.  All of the relevant financial relationship listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Kendra Kent, MS, RN, CENP, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN, TCRN, planner for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-1195520, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.