2013 Annual Meeting | Management of Non-epileptic Seizures

Date Saturday 03/16/13

Time 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM 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 Extended Seminar

Director(s) Andres M. Kanner, MD, FAAN

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives The participant should become familiar with the various obstacles that prevent the patient from accepting the diagnosis of PNES and the recommendation to seek psychiatric treatment; better understand the role of the neurologist in the overall management of patients with PNES, following the establishment of the diagnosis; discover the type of treatments that can be effective in management of PNES; become aware of the type of communication neurologists and mental health professionals must have on an ongoing bases to ensure an optimal treatment of PNES; and discover the first therapeutic interventions that neurologists must make even before the psychiatric treatment is started.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Recommended Audience Other, Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Interactive, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM		Common Barriers in the Treatment of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Andres M. Kanner, MD, FAAN
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM		Treatment Strategies for PNES: What is the Role of the Neurologist ? W. C. LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH, FAAN
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM		Planning a Comprehensive Treatment of PNES Gaston Baslet, MD
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM		Break
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM		Case Discussions: Strategies for the Neurologist Gaston Baslet, MD, Andres M. Kanner, MD, FAAN, W. C. LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
Andres M. Kanner, MD, FAAN	Dr. Kanner has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Eisai. Dr. Kanner has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Xenon. Dr. Kanner has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Epilepsy Foundation of America. Dr. Kanner has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Lecture at International meeting with Eisai.
W. C. LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH, FAAN	Dr. LaFrance has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for medico-legal work.. The institution of Dr. LaFrance has received research support from Department of Defense. Dr. LaFrance has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. LaFrance has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Gaston Baslet, MD	Dr. Baslet has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.

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