Advantages to Directly Transferring Stroke Treatment to Angiography: Shazam Hussain, MD, FRCP, FAHA
February 14th 2023The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Cerebrovascular Center discussed the decisions mobile stroke units face and why opting for direct transfer to angiography is meant for certain scenarios. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Inspiring and Educating Young Medical Professionals to Parkinson Disease Care: Eli Pollard
February 10th 2023The chief training and education officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation discussed the inclusion of various medical professionals that assist in Parkinson disease care, and the need to provide access to educational tools to inform clinicians. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Drs Marcelo Kerstenetzky, Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça and Adriana Banzzatto Ortega discuss role of primary care physicians and pediatricians in monitoring in SMA. Drs Marcelo Kerstenetzky, Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça e Adriana Banzzatto Ortega discutem o papel de médicos da atenção primária e pediatras no monitoramento da atrofia muscular espinhal.
Drs Juliana Gurgel Giannetti, Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça and John Brandsema highlight the importance of multidisciplinary care teams in monitoring and rehabilitation of patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Drs Juliana Gurgel Giannetti, Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça e John Brandsema enfatizam a importância de equipes multidisciplinares no monitoramento e reabilitação de pacientes com atrofia muscular espinhal.
Gaining a Better Understanding of Clinical Benefit in Alzheimer Disease: Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD
February 9th 2023The director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic discussed a recently published paper focused on the expectations and clinical meaningfulness of randomized controlled trials in Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Significance of Relaunched Patient Registry for Myasthenia Gravis Research: Richard Nowak, MD, MS
February 7th 2023The assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine spoke about the importance of the relaunch of the patient registry for research in myasthenia gravis. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Reaching a Broader Community of Health Care Professionals to Improve PD Care: Eli Pollard
February 6th 2023The chief training and education officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation detailed the challenges in disseminating educational materials to the clinical community that could have impacts on Parkinson disease care. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Adopting the 5-Cog Assessment Nationally, Other Cognitive Conditions: Joe Verghese, MBBS, MS
February 3rd 2023The director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain provided insight on expanding the use of the 5-Cog tool, and whether it can be used for other conditions like HIV or COVID-19. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
The expert panel comments on ideal patient profiles for SMA treatment with nusinersen, onasemnogene abeparvovec, and risdiplam. O painel de especialistas comenta os perfis ideais de pacientes para tratamento da atrofia muscular espinhal com nusinersena, onasemnogeno abeparvoveque e risdiplam.
Drs Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça and Adriana Banzzatto Ortega discuss clinical trial data with nusinersen, onasemnogene abeparvovec, and risdiplam. Drs Rodrigo de Holanda Mendonça e Adriana Banzzatto Ortega discutem dados de testes clínicos com nusinersena, onasemnogeno abeparvoveque e risdiplam.
Educating and Easing Interdisciplinary Care Teams to Treat Parkinson Disease: Eli Pollard
February 2nd 2023The chief training and education officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation provided perspective on the vast types of medical professionals who can learn from the organization’s new education series. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Understanding Parkinson’s Foundation’s New Community Education Series: Eli Pollard
January 31st 2023The chief training and education officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation provided perspective on a recently launched online program aimed at educating healthcare professionals. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]