COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
Please join us for a conference on Inpatient Management of Hypertension 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, conduct a comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation, explain the indications, risks, and expected outcomes of various epilepsy surgical procedures, evaluate the appropriateness of neurostimulation therapies, and assess and initiate dietary therapies.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Internal Medicine Physicians, Cardiologists, Pulmonologists, Oncologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Residents, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, 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 
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
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.

John F. Rubin, M.D., FACP, director 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.

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, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

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 #20-1296402, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Podiatry, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

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