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Parkinson’s Disease " Updates in Diagnosis and Patient Management
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, second only in prevalence to Alzheimer’s disease. Numerous therapeutic options, including carbidopa/levodopa, monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, dopamine agonists, and device-assisted therapies, are available for treatment. These treatments are indicated at different stages following diagnosis. However, Parkinson’s disease progresses at highly variable rates, and no biomarkers, laboratory tests, or gold standard indexes are available t... |
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Assessing Aging Adults: The Whos, Whats, Whens, Whys & Hows - Amanda Stead, Ph.D, CCC-SLP
The population over age 65 is set to balloon from 30 million currently to over 75 million in 20 years. With this increase, there is a greater need for clinicians to be prepared for long-term tracking and assessment of abilities. Speech-Language Pathologists will be at the forefront of service for this growing demographic. The differentiation between what is "normal" and what is not is often difficult to distinguish, and can be altered by many circumstances. This course will explore the boundar... |
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Therapy Tidbits Summer 2022
Therapy Tidbits " Summer 2022 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Summer 2022 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues.
The articles included in this course are:
Mental Health 988 Emergency Lifeline Makes National Debut " Celebrates the nationwide availability of the 988-emergency phone number.
Minnesota Oversight Process La... |
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