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Medical Crossfire®: Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult SMA Care Teams: How Do We Optimize Outcomes as Patients Age?

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Overview / Abstract:

Target Audience

This online educational activity is directed toward neurologists, specialty nurse practitioners, specialty physician assistants, family physicians/primary care physicians, pediatricians, and additional healthcare providers who are involved in the treatment and management of SMA, such as pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and OBGYNs.

Program Overview

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, inherited disease characterized by limited function and mobility and a wide range of disease severity. The availability of new therapeutic options has improved life expectancy for pediatric patients, but as they transition to adult medical care, they are met with several health needs and barriers to health services. This Medical Crossfire®: Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult SMA Care Teams: How Do We Optimize Outcomes as Patients Age? addresses the lack of best-practice models when caring for patients with SMA who are transitioning out of the pediatric setting. The experts share their clinical experience with patients as they age and the challenges that patients and their families face as they transition to adult medical care. They also discuss the clinical features and diagnosis of SMA, current standards of care and data from clinical studies, and the importance of multidisciplinary care teams.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:

Recognize the clinical features of the different forms of SMA, including the more subtle characteristics of adult-onset disease.
Integrate genetic testing into clinical practice for patients with suspected SMA.
Evaluate appropriate therapies for pediatric and adult patients with SMA based on available efficacy and safety data of current and emerging therapies.
Develop team-based strategies to improve transition of care in patients with SMA as they age.

Expiration

Mar 31, 2021

Discipline(s)

Nursing CNE, Physician CME

Format

Online

Credits / Hours

1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Accreditation

ACCME

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Faculty

Claudia A. Chiriboga, MD, MPH, FAAN
Claudia A. Chiriboga, MD, MPH, FAAN
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology
Columbia University Medical Center
Director, Pediatric MDA Care Clinic
Pediatric Neuromuscular Division
New York, NY

W. David Arnold, MD
W. David Arnold, MD

Associate Professor
Division of Neuromuscular Diseases
Department of Neurology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Vanessa Battista, RN, M.S., CPNP-PC, CHPPN
Vanessa Battista, RN, M.S., CPNP-PC, CHPPN

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Division of Neurology, Neuromuscular Program
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Oscar Henry Mayer, MD
Oscar Henry Mayer, MD

Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory
Division of Pulmonology
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

Biogen

Keywords / Search Terms

Relias LLC Relias LLC., FREE CME Free CE CME

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