Join our expert panel in a course accredited for CME which includes a webinar and interactive case study that focuses on the identification and diagnosis of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE), with a specific focus on Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
This CME course is for General Neurologists, Pediatric Neurologists, Epileptologists, Neurosurgeons, Neuromuscular Specialists, Migraine Specialists, Heads of Pharmacy, Neurorehabilitation Specialists, Movement Disorder Specialists, Neuropsychologists, Gerontologists, Heads of Neurology, High Prescribing PCP’s.
This educational activity is free of charge.
Length of Education:
60 minutes
Release date:
October 2024
Valid for credit until:
October 2026
Learning Objectives:
By taking part in this medical education, you will gain comprehensive knowledge, enhance your diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and improve your patient-centred care skills. This is to help improve the diagnosis, management and outcomes for patients with LGS and their families.
The aim of this CME activity is to improve the identification and diagnosis of LGS, understanding what LGS is. This course will provide awareness of the clinical presentation of LGS and insights into the current therapies for the management of, and care of those with LGS.
By the end of this CME course, practitioners should be able to:
- Recognise the definition of, and explain the heterogeneity of LGS, including its varied pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, age of onset, and differential diagnosis compared to other epileptic syndromes.
- Demonstrate competency and apply the utilisation of the latest ILAE diagnostic criteria and clinical diagnostic tools.
- Analyse and interpret diagnostic criteria of LGS (such as using clinical and EEG) and distinguish LGS from similar conditions.
- Identify, and appraise the available treatment options for LGS, including antiepileptic drugs, surgical interventions, and dietary therapies, considering their effectiveness, limitations, and individual patient variations.
Faculty:
Professor Adam Strzelczyk, MD, MHBA, FEAN (Chair)
Consultant Neurologist, Epilepsy Centre Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
Professor Ali Asadi-Pooya, MD
Professor of Epileptology and Director of the Shiraz Epilepsy Centre and Epilepsy Surgery Program, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Financial disclosures:
Adam Strzelczyk: Research: GW Pharmaceuticals/ Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and UCB / Zogenix. Honoraria for educational activities: Angelini Pharma, Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH, GW Pharmaceuticals / Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and UCB / Zogenix. Promotional activities (Consultant): Angelini Pharma, Biocodex, Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH, Eisai, GW Pharmaceuticals/ Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and UCB / Zogenix.
Ali Asadi-Pooya: Honoraria from: Actoverco Pharmaceutical, Cobel Darou, Raymand Rad Medical Group, Tekaje, and royalty from: Oxford University Press (Book publication).
CME Information:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) through the joint providership of Siyemi Learning and EMJ Learning.
Siyemi Learning is an EBAC-accredited provider since 2023. The European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) accredits Continuing Education (CE) programmes for the international medical community.
Siyemi Learning designates this activity for 1 EBAC CE Credit(s).
How to earn your CME credit:
In order to obtain your CME credit and acquire your certificate, please launch the course to watch the webinar series before completing the multiple-choice assessment.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada hold an agreement on substantial equivalency of accreditation systems with EBAC.
Through an agreement between the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EBAC CE credits to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process can be found on the AMA website (https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications)
Any queries, please email: info@emjlearning.com
Commercial support:
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.