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On Your Feet: Addressing Gait and Balance Issues in Parkinson's

January 17, 2019

In this Third Thursday Webinar, our panel discusses common gait and balance problems that can occur with Parkinson's and current and emerging treatments to address them.


Webinar Details

Date:

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Duration:

1 hr

Time:

12:00 pm ET
  • 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: January 17, 2019
    Date CME Credit No Longer Available: January 17, 2021 

    Learning Objectives
     
    • Discuss how Parkinson's can affect gait, balance and posture.
    • Summarize how Parkinson's gait, balance and posture problems are treated.
    • Describe what therapies are in development for Parkinson's gait and balance problems.
    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, LLC and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. The Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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

    Disclosure

    Oakstone Publishing, LLC 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, LLC's planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relevant commercial interests.

    Faculty
     

    Brian Fiske, PhD (moderator)
    Senior Vice President, Research Programs
    The Michael J. Fox Foundation
    Nothing to disclose

    Anne Kloos, PT, PhD, NCS
    Professor, Ohio State University
    Nothing to disclose

    Israel Robledo
    Member, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council
    Nothing to disclose

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