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Online CME Activity

Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias

NOTE: Although this activity is no longer certified for credit, we believe that it contains important information and hope you’ll review, print or email it to a colleague.

Title:
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias
Release Date:
06/26/2007
Expiration Date:
07/06/2008
Topics:
Migraine, Neurology, HEENT
Primary Audience:
Primary Care
Activity Format:
Patient Case Study
Credits:
2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 2.00 AANP

 
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Learning Objectives

Participants should be able to understand how to perform a differential diagnosis for trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and describe the current theories regarding the pathogenesis of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and evaluate the therapeutic options for treatment.

Accreditation

This educational program is conceived and credited in accordance with ACCME’s Essential Areas and Policies, including the 2004 Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Pri-Med faculty hail from a variety of institutions and participate in content development, along with Pri-Med Institute’s Advisory Boards and its expert review partners, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Tufts Health Care Institute. All final decisions about program content are the responsibility of Pri-Med Institute.

Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Pri-Med Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2.00 AANP Pri-Med Institute is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education programs by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider number 040308. This program has been approved for 2 contact hours of continuing education, which includes 1.0 hours of pharmacology.
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Faculty and Editorial Board

Written By: Steven B. Graff-Radford, DDS, Adjunct Associate Professor Pain Management Center, School of Dentistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA;

Reviewed By: Tufts University School of Medicine

Edited By: Vivien James, PharmD, Clinical Editor, Pri-Med Institute, Boston, MA;

Financial Disclosure Statement(s)

Dr Graff-Radford is a clinical investigator or adviser and receives honoraria from Abbott Laboratories; Allergan; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Endo Pharmaceuticals; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck & Co., Inc.; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.; and Pfizer Inc. Starr Clinical Communications serves as a consultant for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
Dr James has no financial relationships to disclose.
The content collaborators at the American Headache Society have no financial relationships to disclose.

Education Partner:

American Headache Society

Commercial Support:

Merck & Co., Inc.

Instructions for Obtaining Credit:

Complete this activity. Answer the questions in the attached evaluation. Click on "claim credit" and follow the instructions to print out the credit certificate.

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Disclaimer

The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, or M|C Communications, LLC.

Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.