2009 Annual Meeting | Heavy Metals and Neurology

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2009 Annual Meeting | Heavy Metals and Neurology

Date Saturday 05/02/09

Time 06:45 AM - 08:30 AM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Breakfast Seminar

Director(s) Neeraj Kumar, MD

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should have a clear understanding of the relationship between welding, manganese, parkinsonism, and Parkinson's disease; develop a clinical approach to disorders associated with brain iron accumulation; be able to recognize disorders like aceruloplasminemia, neuroferritinopathy, and copper deficiency myelopathy; be able to recognize the neurologic manifestations of arsenic, mercury, and lead toxicity; be able to interpret serum and urine heavy metal screens; and be aware of the available genetic testing for disorders associated with copper and iron metabolism.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge

Program Level Advanced

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident

Event Timeline
06:45 AM - 07:10 AM		Copper-Related Neurologic Disease Neeraj Kumar, MD
06:45 AM - 08:30 AM		Breakfast
07:10 AM - 07:35 AM		Manganese-Related Neurologic Disease Keith A. Josephs, Jr., MD, FAAN
07:35 AM - 08:05 AM		Iron-Related Neurologic Disease Kailash P. Bhatia, MD, FAAN
08:05 AM - 08:30 AM		Other Heavy Metals: Arsenic, Mercury, Lead, Others Neeraj Kumar, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Neeraj Kumar, MD	Dr. Kumar has nothing to disclose.
Kailash P. Bhatia, MD, FAAN	Dr. Bhatia has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Ipsen. Dr. Bhatia has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Keith A. Josephs, Jr., MD, FAAN	Dr. Josephs has nothing to disclose.

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