COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The Miami Neuroscience Institute – Special Grand Rounds series features national experts with expertise in sub-specialties within Neurology. Experts will share insights on recent peer-reviewed publications, research findings, advances in treatments and emerging innovations.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Miami Neuroscience Institute Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, and all others who care for neurological patients.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Identify and screen patients for neurological disease and implement evidence-based treatment.
• Effectively communicate within an interdisciplinary care team to delivery optimal neurological care.
• Address patient and caregiver questions and concerns regarding diagnosis and treatment.

FACULTY

Firas Bounni, MD
UCI Health
Irvine, CA

Firas Bounni, MD, faculty for this course, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

Course Director:
Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D.
Chair of Neurology, Chief of Movement Disorders
Neurology Residency Program Director
Miami Neuroscience Institute
Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Clinical Professor
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D., director of this series, is a consultant for AbbVie, Acorda, Ipsen, Neurocrine, Revance, Sunovion and Teva; is on the speaker’s bureau for AbbVie, Acorda, Ipsen, Neurocrine and Teva; and receives grant/research support from Ipsen, Merz and Revance.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

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

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling 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 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 #20-1120736, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) -   Accredited CME - Complex General Surgical Oncology

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.