Selected Topics in Neurology: 2019 Update Cruise

Selected Topics in Neurology: 2019 Update Cruise is a 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise Conference.

Topics

• Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson`s Disease medication overview; new antipsychotics used to treat PD psychosis; medication induced movement disorders and antipsychotic drug update
  • Movement disorders: diagnosing and managing
• Pain
  • Medications used in the management of pain
  • Developing a plan to address PAIN: addressing headache, facial pain, chronic pain with a focus on non-opiate interventions
  • Opiates and FDA prescribing alerts with benzodiazepines
  • General overview - Safety, Black Box Warnings, and Risks (i.e., cardiovascular risks with NSAIDS, when daily aspirin is appropriate for primary prevention, and reducing unnecessary use)
• Epilepsy
  • Neurologic side effects of commonly prescribed anticonvulsant medications
  • Managing epilepsy
• Sleep disorders
  • Medication overview for sleep medications
  • Diagnosing sleep disorders and current guidelines for intervention

Who should Attend

• Physician Assistants
• Family Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses