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• INA Member: $50
• Non-INA Member: $200
• Advanced Practice Providers and Nurses: $25
• Students and Residents: $0

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Updates in the Management of Concussion

Erik Beltran, MD, ABPN
Neurologist, Endeavor Health Medical Group

1. Identify the three phases of an acute concussion injury and how to approach care at each time point.
2. Identify the major symptoms to query in a patient with postconcussive syndrome.
3. Evaluate and manage the major symptoms associated with postconcussive syndrome.

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and New and Emerging Treatment Options 

Sudhir S. Athni, MD, MBA, ABPN
Medical Director, Neurology of Central Georgia

1. Review the pathophysiology and disease burden of CIDP, the role of IgG autoantibodies, accurate patient identification and diagnosis, and the limitations of current treatments.  
2. Analyze recent clinical trial data on new and emerging biologic treatments for CIDP and be prepared to contextualize these data into their practices.  
3. Develop individualized treatment plans for CIDP based on patient prognosis, a review of treatment options, an assessment of safety, familiarity with current treatment guidelines, and shared decision-making.

Phenomenology of Common Movement Disorders

Todd Ajax, MD, ABEM, ABPN, RPNI
Neurologist, Washington County Hospital and Clinics

1. Identify common movement disorders.
2. Differentiate the different types of movement disorders.
3. Discuss the differential diagnosis and potential etiologies of the common movement disorders.

Treating Alzheimer's Disease in the Era of Anti-Amyloid Therapies

HyungSub Shim, MD, ABPN
Neurologist, University of Iowa Health Care

1. Review the diagnosis of and basic staging of Alzheimer's disease.
2. Differentiate between FDA-approved treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
3. Delineate a protocol for how to screen and counsel for anti-amyloid infusion therapies for Alzheimer's Disease. 

Stroke Management

Shivakrishna Kovi, MD, FAHA
Neurologist, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

1. Review acute stroke management and general supportive care.
2. Review in hospital stroke management, general supportive care.
3. Discuss stroke-related complications.

Neurogenetics 

Michael Shy, MD, ABPN
Neurologist, University of Iowa Health Care

Tiffany Grider, MS, LGC
Licensed Genetic Counselor, University of Iowa Health Care

1. Review of the most recent guidelines related to genetic testing for ALS, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsies, and peripheral neuropathies. 
2. Evaluate various genetic testing approaches for adult neurogenetic conditions, including risk alleles, panel testing, whole exome/genome sequencing, and how to interpret common result types (e.g., variants of uncertain significance).
3. Integrate genetic counseling principles into neurological care, including how to discuss genetic risk, testing implications for family members, and the psychosocial impact of a genetic diagnosis in adult patients.

Moving Makes Me Hot, or Heat Makes Me Move? Three-Year-Old With "Febrile" Ataxia

Veronica Ramirez-Altamirano, MD
Pediatric Neurologist, University of Iowa Health Care

1. Provide a brief overview of ATP1A3- neurologic-related conditions and their triggers, and raise awareness of the condition.
2. Highlight the importance of early identification of the correct type of movement disorder (from general neurologists) and when genetic testing might be the most useful in neurologic conditions.
3. Recognize the importance of continuous education and the utility of genetic results in the care of patients with neurologic conditions, and how team collaboration can impact this.