NEW CME-certified online learning program on Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)
A Continuing Medical Education

Purpose: This educational activity will provide physicians and healthcare professionals with an understanding of and update on pseudobulbar affect (PBA) and emotional lability in neurodegenerative diseases. This disorder affects a diverse population of patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders, including ALS, MS, Alzheimer"s, Parkinson"s and neuronal damage following stroke or trauma. The pathophysiology of PBA is not well understood and patients are often misdiagnosed. While the underlying etiology varies from patient to patient, clinical presentations are categorized by uncontrolled and inappropriate emotional outbursts and responses to various stimuli.

Description of Course: Expert researchers and clinicians will present current information about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and recommended clinical management of PBA, as well as future developments in the treatment of PBA and emotional lability in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Avanir Pharmaceuticals.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: " Recognize Pseudobulbar Affect as a distinct disease manifestation frequently present in a variety of neurological disorders " Review the differential diagnosis and potential treatment options " Identify common patterns of neuronal damage in a variety of neurologic disorders " Discuss pathologic correlates of behavioral alterations across neurodegenerative disorders

Instructor: M. Stern, MD, D. Weintraub, MD, and J. Duda, MD

Duration: Up to 1.5 hours
Credit: Up to 1.5
Fee: No charge

Accreditation: The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of credit: The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician"s Recognition Award. Each Physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent on the activity.

Release Date:3/17/04
Expiration Date:03/17/05
Review Date: 03/17/04

Click here to register for this course: http://cme-online.med.upenn.edu/