MJFF offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. Click the link in the Resource List after viewing the webinar to take the post-test survey and receive your CME credit.

Date of Original Release: October 17, 2019
Date Credit Expires: October 17, 2021

Learning Objectives

• Define complementary and alternative medicine and integrative medicine.
• Describe the scientific rationale for medical marijuana in Parkinson’s, research findings on Parkinson’s motor and non-motor symptoms, and challenges in medical marijuana research.
• Discuss care considerations around medical marijuana in Parkinson’s.
• Explain the potential role of acupuncture, meditation, reiki and certain forms of exercise in treating Parkinson’s motor and non-motor symptoms.
• Summarize the evidence on dietary supplements in Parkinson’s.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for primary care physicians, family practice physicians, general medicine physicians, geriatricians, general neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with Parkinson's disease.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Oakstone Publishing and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. The Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

Oakstone Publishing has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest were resolved for fair balance and scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity. Oakstone Publishing planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relevant commercial interests.

Faculty
 

Soania Mathur, BSc, MD, CCFP - Moderator
Co-chair, MJFF Patient Council
Nothing to disclose

Matt Ackerman
MJFF Patient Council member
Nothing to disclose

Susan Fox, MB ChB, MRCP(UK), PhD
Director, Division of Neurology
University of Toronto
Disclosures -- Advisory Role: Atuka, Acadia, Sunovion, Teva

Benzi M. Kluger, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Neurology
University of Colorado

Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS
Professor In-Residence, Department of Psychiatry
UCLA
Disclosures -- Research Grants: Allergan