Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Earn 28.50 CME credits | ABPN
Overview
Convenient, Comprehensive Neurology and PM&R CME
Designed for neurologists and physical medicine & rehabilitation doctors, residents, and fellows, this continuing medical education program covers all diagnostic and management approaches to both inherited and acquired neuromuscular conditions.
The 41 lectures in Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders — each just 30 and 45 minutes in length — delve into basic techniques and clinical applications of electrodiagnosis and ultrasound, as well as generalized disorders, motor neuron diseases, polyneuropathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, and myopathies. Key take-home points from this online CME program include:
- Basics of Needle EMG: Voluntary Activity. Motor unit potential waveform reflects the change in motor unit architecture due to disease processes, while the interference pattern provides information about the number of motor units and their activation.
- Neuropathies Associated with Systemic Disease and Cancer. Countless systemic disorders — metabolic, nutritional, inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and others — can cause neuropathy and accordingly, neuropathy can take many forms. Carefully characterizing the phenotype of neuropathy can help narrow down the relevant causes.
- Muscle Channelopathies. For a patient with a personal and family history of muscle stiffness and pain, consider genetic testing for myotonic disorders.
- And more…
Topics / Speakers
Basic Neurophysiological Techniques
Basics of Nerve Conduction Studies - Sensory - Paul E. Barkhaus, MD
Basics of Nerve Conduction Studies - Motor - Paul E. Barkhaus, MD
EMG – Spontaneous Activity - William S. David, MD, PhD
Basics of Needle EMG – Voluntary Activity - Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, PhD
Assessment of the Neuromuscular Junction – Repetitive Stimulation and Single Fiber EMG - Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, PhD
Autonomic Function Testing - William S. David, MD, PhD
Clinical Applications for Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Focal Syndromes
Electrodiagnosis of Focal Upper Extremity Mononeuropathies - Michael P. Bowley, MD, PhD
Electrophysiologic Approach to Brachial Plexopathies - William S. David, MD, PhD
Focal Mononeuropathies in the Leg - William S. David, MD, PhD
Electrodiagnostic Approach to Lower Limb Radiculopathy and Plexopathy - Haatem Reda, MD
Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound - Kathy Chuang, MD
Clinical Applications for Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Generalized Disorders
Approach to the Patient with Generalized Weakness - William S. David, MD, PhD
Approach to the Patient with Multifocal Weakness - Meabh Ohare, MD
Approach to the Patient with Scapular Winging - Kathy Chuang, MD
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia - Paloma Gonzalez-Perez, MD, PhD
Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness - Kathy Chuang, MD
Approach to the Patient with Clinical Myotonia - Paloma Gonzalez-Perez, MD, PhD
Approach to the Patient with Cramps - Sunjay Sethi, MD
Motor Neuron Diseases
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Doreen Ho, MD
Atypical Motor Neuron Diseases - Mark Garret, MD
Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Basil T. Darras, MD
Polyneuropathies
Approach to Neuropathies - Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and Related Disorders - Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD
Guillain-Barré and Other Acute Acquired Neuropathies - Christopher Doughty, MD
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and Related Disorders - Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD
Neuropathies Associated with Systemic Disease and Cancer - Christopher Doughty, MD
Toxic Polyneuropathies - Mohammad Kian Salajegheh, MD
Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
Myasthenia Gravis - Amanda C. Guidon, MD, MPH
Congenital, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, Botulism - Amanda C. Guidon, MD, MPH
Myopathies
Clinical Approach to Muscle Disease - Anthony A. Amato, MD
Muscular Dystrophies - Vijay Ganesh, MD, PhD
Congenital Myopathies - Basil T. Darras, MD
Metabolic Myopathies - Anthony A. Amato, MD
Mitochondrial Myopathies - Anthony A. Amato, MD
Muscle Channelopathies - Mohammad Kian Salajegheh, MD
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - Anthony A. Amato MD
Systemic and Toxic Myopathies - Anthony A. Amato MD
Approach to the Patient with Rhabdomyolysis - Joome Suh, MD
Special Topics
Neonatal Hypotonia – Approach to the Floppy Infant - Basil T. Darras, MD
Neuromuscular Mimics - Erik R. Ensrud, MD
Rehabilitation of Neuromuscular Disorders - Kathy Chuang, MD
Faculty
Course Directors
Anthony A. Amato, MD
BWH Distinguished Chair in Neurology
Chief, Neuromuscular Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
William S. David, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Speakers
Paul E. Barkhaus, MD
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Michael P. Bowley, MD, PhD
Associate Director
MGB Neurology Residency Program
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Comprehensive Neurology Division
Division of Neuromuscular Medicine
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Kathy Chuang, MD
Director, MGH Paralysis Program
Chief, Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Neuromuscular Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Basil T. Darras, MD
Associate Neurologist-in-Chief
Chief, Division of Neurology
Director, Neuromuscular Program
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Christopher Doughty, MD
Clinical Director
Division of Neuromuscular Disorders
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Erik R. Ensrud, MD
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Vijay Ganesh, MD, PhD
Associate Neurologist
Neuromuscular Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Mark Garret, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Neurology
Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Paloma Gonzalez Perez, MD, PhD
Neuromuscular Neurologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Amanda C. Guidon, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Assistant Neurologist
Director, Myasthenia Gravis Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Director
MGB Neuromuscular Fellowship
Boston, MA
Doreen Ho, MD
Program Director in Education
Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at MGH
Neurological Clinical Research Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Clinical Application Specialist
Natus Medical, Inc.
Meabh O’Hare, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Haatem Reda, MD
Senior Clinical Neurologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Mohammad Kian Salajegheh, MD
Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology
Chief, Neuromuscular Division
Director, Neuromuscular Center and EMG Laboratory
Department of Neurology
VA Boston Healthcare System
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Sunjay Sethi, MD
Neuromuscular Division
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Joome Suh, MD
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director of Quality and Safety
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Accreditation
Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders and has approved this program as part of a comprehensive self-assessment program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of Maintenance of Certification.
Designation
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 28.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release: February 15, 2023
Date Credits Expire: February 15, 2026
CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- List the methods of rehabilitation management of neuromuscular disease
- Recognize the common neuromuscular mimics of the upper extremity
- Identify the signs of neuropathies found on physical examination
- List the substances that can cause toxic polyneuropathies
- Compare the two groups of disorders found in muscle channelopathies
- Describe the classic presentation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Explain how to tailor the treatment of myasthenia gravis to disease severity and individual patient
- Discuss how to evaluate a patient with generalized weakness
- Outline the role of electromyography in focal mononeuropathies of the leg
- Name the common inherited and acquired causes of rhabdomyolysis
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for neurologists, physiatrists physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) doctors, neurology residents and fellows, PM&R residents and fellows.
Quick Facts
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Co-Directors:
Anthony A. Amato, MD
BWH Distinguished Chair in Neurology
Chief, Neuromuscular Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
William S. David, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Credits: Earn up to 28.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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