Applying Precision Medicine: Improving Care for Patients with Motor Complications of Parkinson Disease
Applying Precision Medicine: Improving Care for Patients with Motor Complications of Parkinson Disease is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).
Release Date: May 31, 2023
Expiration Date: May 31, 2024
Description:
As many as half of patients with Parkinson disease may experience the emergence of new or exacerbated existing motor symptoms that may not be responsive to levodopa within 2 years of treatment initiation. These symptoms are a major source of disability, adversely affect quality of life, and are risk factors for institutionalization and death.
An important step in improving detection of motor symptoms is adding wearable technology that provides objectivity and sensitivity during clinical evaluation. Triaxial accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers have been investigated and recently published reviews are assessing their ability to support clinicians in the decision-making process by objectively quantifying the patient’s condition. In this program, two neurologists with expertise in diagnosing motor disorders in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) review the unmet needs in patients with advanced disease who have motor symptoms, the wearable devices that can help in diagnosis and monitoring of these patients, and emerging therapies for this patient group.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:
• Describe the gap between the “off” symptoms communicated and objectively experienced by patients with advanced PD
• Analyze technology available for the objective monitoring of motor complications in patients with advanced PD
• Summarize the agents and the routes of administration available for adjunct and rescue treatment of motor complications
• Develop treatment strategies that decrease the time patients experience “off” symptoms of advanced PD.
