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Guidelines for Treating First Seizure
CME Information

This activity is jointly provided by AKH Inc. and Physician's Weekly.


CREDIT AVAILABLE

Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Physician’s Weekly’s. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Fee
There is no fee to participate in this activity.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The enduring activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Review the 2015 update to the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society evidence-based guidelines on prognosis and therapy for first seizures, particularly in regard to conveying recurrence risk to patients and initiating antiepileptic drug therapy.
  • Discuss topics within first seizure diagnosis and management that require future research to better understand.
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant reviewing the reading material, correctly answering 2 out of 3 questions on the post test and completing and submitting an activity evaluation. A statement of credit will be available for download upon submitting the online evaluation. You must participate in the entire activity to receive credit. If you have questions about this CME/CE activity, please contact AKH Inc. at [email protected].

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

Keith D'Oria - Editorial Director
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
Allan Krumholz, MD
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
AKH and PHYSICIAN WEEKLY'S STAFF/REVIEWERS

Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN- CE Director of Accreditation
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.

AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REQUIRED HARDWARE / SOFTWARE:
  • A computer with an internet connection
  • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x or higher, Firefox 4.x or higher, Safari 2.x or higher, or any other W3C standards compliant browser
  • Other additional software may be required such as PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Summary
Availability: Retired
Cost: FREE
Credit Offered:
No Credit Offered
 
 
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