This activity is provided by Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance).

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance). PMD Alliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Physician Continuing Medical Education

PMD Alliance designates this course for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1.0 Credit(s)™.  

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience

This course is for movement disorder specialists, neurologists, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with a movement or related disorder.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Differentiate idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) from other movement disorders using clinical features and diagnostic tools.
• Describe the pharmacologic management of Parkinson’s disease, including first-line therapies, treatment-related complications, and considerations for medication titration and side effects. 
• Recognize the indications, benefits, and limitations of advanced non-pharmacologic interventions in the management of PD.
• Identify common motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and formulate patient-centered treatment strategies that improve quality of life across stages of disease progression.
• Identify personal and systemic contributors to burnout using validated tools.
• Apply three evidenced-based self-care practices to mitigate emotional exhaustion.
• Advocate for workplace changes using data-driven communication.
• Create a personalized resilience plan with peer accountability.

Faculty

Jacqueline Cristini, PA
JFK University Medical Center, Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program

Jacqueline Cristini is a Physician Associate with greater than 25 years of professional experience augmented by a Master of Medical Science degree with 20 years of experience in Movement Disorders and expertise deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound. Current position: Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program and Coordinator, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Program at JFK University Medical Center, Edison, NJ, Hackensack Meridian.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Parkinson and Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies.  PMD Alliance is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

Faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CME activity:

• Jacqueline Cristini, PA
• Has no disclosures to report

Planners reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CME activity:

• Jason Rivera, MPH
• No disclosures to report

• Clarisse Goas, NP
• Research or grant funding from AskBio, a subsidiary of Bayer, GDNF gene therapy trial
• Speakers' Bureau, consultant, and/or advisory board member for Mitsubishi Tanabe America

• Eden Feldman
• No disclosures to report

• Clemie Pizzillo
• No Disclosures to report

PMD Alliance has received non-CME educational funding and support from ineligible companies.  This support is not tied to continuing medical education.  These relationships have been mitigated and do not influence CME content.

All identified relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PMD Alliance CME Program standard operating procedures. 

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA.  The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.  The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners.  Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development.  The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.  Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Request for Credit

In order to obtain your CME certificate, please follow the directions provided at the conclusion of the course.  

If you have questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact PMD Alliance at education@pmdalliance.org