PODCAST EXAM Neurology: Volume 95, Number 10, September 8, 2020 Podcast Exam #481 - Cost-effectiveness of surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy in the US

About this Course

• Released: 09/08/2020
• Expires: 09/08/2023

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGERY FOR DRUG-RESISTANT TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY IN THE US

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this podcast, listeners will be able to recognize when it is appropriate to refer a patient with drug-resistant epilepsy for surgical evaluation.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

The podcast covers the following core competency:

• Medical Knowledge

AUTHOR DISCLOSURES:

Dr. Jason Crowell serves as an editor for the Neurology Podcast; has received speaking honoraria from Rock Steady Boxing; and has received fellowship support from Medtronic. Dr. Laura Jehi serves on the editorial boards of Epilepsia Open and Epilepsy Currents; receives publishing royalties from Dynamed and Uptodate; has received commercial research support from Eisai; and has received governmental research support from NINDS and NCATS.  Dr. Andrew Southerland has served as the Section Editor of the Neurology Podcast; holds patents for ambulance-based telemedicine and for automated neurologic deficit detection using computational video analysis; has received commercial research support from Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; has received governmental research support from NHLBI and NINDS; has received academic research support from the UVA Coulter Translational Research Fund; has received foundation/society research support from American Heart Association/American Stroke Association; and has served as a medical expert consultant in legal proceedings on stroke/vascular neurology. Dr. Daniel Ackerman has received honoraria for speaking from Rowan University; and has served on a speakers’ bureau for Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

The other participants report no disclosures.

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The American Academy of Neurology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

MISSION STATEMENT/PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

This program is designed for physicians who are involved in providing patient care and who wish to advance their current knowledge of clinical medicine. After evaluating a Neurology^® article featured in a podcast, participants in the CME activity should be able to demonstrate an increase in, or affirmation of, their knowledge of clinical medicine. Participants should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the clinical information as it applies to the provision of patient care.

PARTICIPANTS

This program is designed for physicians who are involved in providing patient care and who wish to advance their current knowledge of clinical medicine.

CREDITS

The American Academy of Neurology designates that participants earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™ for completion of each multiple-choice podcast exam. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME expires three years after publication date or sooner if podcasts are deemed out of date by reviewers.

DISCLOSURES

José G. Merino, MD, MPhil, FAAN: Funding for travel or speaker honoraria: I am or have been a member of several committees and programs of the AAN and I receive funding for travel related to these activities. I have also received travel support from the Mexican Academy of Neurology and from the Mexican Stroke Association for presentations at their annual meeting. Editorial Boards: 1. I am the Editor-in-Chief of Neurology and I receive salary support for the AAN to support my editorial activities through a contract between the journal and my employer, Georgetown University Hospital. 2. I was US Clinical Research Editor for The BMJ from 2012 to 2019 and received salary support from the journal through a contract between the journal and my employer, most recently (2016-2019) the University of Maryland School of Medicine. I was co-editor of Blogging stroke, A Stroke journal blog, until 2019. I did not receive compensation for this activity. Other activities: I was a stroke outcomes adjudicator (2009-2019) for the WHI study (NIH-funded). Stacey L. Clardy, MD, PhD, FAAN: Consulting/ Advisory Boards: Alexion, VielaBio, Genentech, Guidepoint, ExpertConnect, Clarion Healthcare Consulting. (*Majority Fees to U. Utah Development account). Editorial Boards: Section Editor, Neurology Podcast (July 2018-present) and Neurology Minute™ (March 2019-present). Research Support, Commercial Entities: Alexion, VielaBio. Site investigator: Alexion clinical trial for Eculizumab in Relapsing NMO patients (in extension). Research Support, Foundations and Societies: The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association (SRNA), the Barbara Gural Steinmetz Foundation, the Sumaira Foundation for NMO. Jeffrey B. Ratliff, MD: Funding for travel or speaker honoraria: (1) Teva, Honoraria (2) US World Meds LLC, Honoraria (3) Neurocrine, Honoraria. Editorial Boards: Neurology, Deputy Section Editor for Podcasts, 2019-Present. Consultancies: (1) US World Meds; Speakers' Bureaus: (1) Teva, (2) US WorldMeds LLC/Supernus, (3) Neurocrine. Research Support, Foundations and Societies: (1) American Academy of Neurology, Education Research Grant. AAN staff members editing the test (K. Aman Ramm) have no disclosures. CME Journal Editors who have reviewed the exam: James W.M. Owens, Jr., MD, PhD: Scientific Advisory Boards: Member of data safety monitoring board, RaSURE study, AADi Bioscience, Inc. Funding for travel or speaker honoraria: Honoraria, Program Director, AAN Annual Meeting. Editorial Boards: CME Editor, Neurology and Adam Kelly, MD: Editorial Boards: Neurology, CME editor, ongoing since January 2016. Other activities: Question writing for American Academy of Neurology activities, including Continuum.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This CME program receives no commercial support.