Description
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for:
House Officers, Medical Students, Nurses, Other Healthcare Professionals, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Technicians
In the fields of:
Neurology, Ophthalmology
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, participant should be able to:
- understand typical optic neuritis
- understand atypical optic neuritis
- evaluate patients with transient visual loss
- appropriately refer patients with transient visual loss for additional evaluation
Accreditation and Credit Designation
The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Symposium Schedule
9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions - Wayne Cornblath, MD
9:05 – 9:45 am
Optic Neuritis - Lindsey DeLott, MD
9:45 – 10:25 am
Atypical Optic Neuropathy - Melissa Ko, MD
10:25 – 10:40 am - Break
10:40 – 11:20 am
Transient Monocular Visual Loss - Wayne Cornblath, MD and Jonathan Trobe, MD
11:20 am – noon
Neurology Perspective on Ischemic Ocular Disease - Sadhanar Murali, MD (UM Neurology)