Ahmed S. Ali, M.D., and John E. Morley, M.D.

Dr. Ali is a visiting scientist in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Ali reports no commercial conflict of interest. During the last three years, Dr. Morley has received grant/research support from Vivus, Merck & Co., Upjohn, B. Braun McGaw, Bayer Corp and Nestec, Ltd. He has also served on the Speakers' Bureau for LXN, Organon, Ross, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Glaxo Wellcome, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Searle, Merck & Co., Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pratt, B. Braun McGaw, Pfizer and Parke-Davis.

This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.

Release Date: 05/07/2002
Termination Date: 05/07/2005

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• Understand the etiology of Parkinson's Disease
• Discuss the new therapeutic agents used for PD
• Describe the comprehensive approach to the management of PD.

 

This conference may include discussion of commercial products and services.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor or its publisher. Please review complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

 

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