Online CME/CPD
MDS Educational Activities: Online CME Activities
In alignment with our educational mission, the Movement Disorder Society is please to provide a variety of online CME-accredited activities. These activities aid to expand the outreach of our educational offerings, and fulfill our desire to address the needs of our target audience.
The following Online CME Activities are now available:
- Levodopa: The Gold Standard in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Available thru November 1, 2008
At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to know the pros and cons of initiating therapy early with levodopa; describe the late complications of levodopa therapy and their mechanisms of causation; know which symptoms of Parkinson's disease are dopa responsive and which require alternative therapeutic approaches. - Targeting A2A Receptors in Parkinson’s Disease
Available through August 1, 2008
At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to: describe the role of adenosine system in the basal ganglia in relation to Parkinson’s disease; define the potential role of adenosine antagonists in the management of Parkinson’s disease; discuss the current evidence for the use of adenosine antagonists in Parkinson’s disease. - Dopamine Transporter Imaging in Neurological Practice Web cast
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to; describe how dopamine transporter imaging is performed and discuss the science underlying the procedure; discuss the interpretation of dopamine transporter images; list the diseases/symptoms for which dopamine transporter imaging may be an appropriate investigative tool; explain how patients suitable for this procedure would be identified; and discuss the current uses, potential future uses, and limitations of dopamine transporter imaging in neurological clinical practice and research applications.