Launch Date
04/08/2025 at 06:30 pm EST
Credit Amount
1
Credit Expires
04/08/2025
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy with early childhood manifestations that results in developmental delays, behavioral issues, and cognitive dysfunction. Alongside treatment-resistant seizures, patients with LGS experience a wide range of non-seizure symptoms that severely impact quality of life for both the patient and their caregiver. In addition to caring for seizures and non-seizure symptoms, clinicians must collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to develop long-term care plans for patients with LGS, particularly as patients transition from pediatric to adult care.
In this CME Outfitters live webcast, expert faculty will elucidate the recognition of non-seizure symptoms associated with LGS and their impact on patient and caregiver quality of life as well as guide learners through developing long-term care plans for patients with LGS in collaboration with their caregivers and the interdisciplinary care team.
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:
This program is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
This activity is for pediatric and adult physicians, physician associates, nurses practitioners, and nurses in neurology, primary care, and long-term care settings and caregivers of patients with LGS.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and CME Outfitters, LLC. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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Dr. Douglass reports no financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Noviawaty reports the following financial relationships:
Research Support: Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; SK Life Science, Inc.; and UCB, Inc.
Ms. Griffin reports no financial relationships to disclose.
The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:
Jeffrey Helfand, DO (Peer Reviewer)
Shirley Michelle Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC (Peer Reviewer)
Keshia Pitt, PhD (Planning Committee)
Chelsey Goins, PhD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)
Natalie Sanfratello, MPH, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Alison Li, MPH (Planning Committee)
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