Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders: A Comprehensive Online CME Program

Designed specifically for neurologists, physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) doctors, residents, and fellows, this continuing medical education (CME) program provides an in-depth exploration of diagnostic and management approaches for inherited and acquired neuromuscular conditions.

Course Overview

This online CME program consists of 41 lectures, each ranging from 30 to 45 minutes, covering the fundamentals of electrodiagnosis and ultrasound, as well as generalized disorders, motor neuron diseases, polyneuropathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, and myopathies.

Key Take-Home Points

• Basics of Needle EMG: Voluntary Activity: Learn how motor unit potential waveform reflects changes in motor unit architecture due to disease processes and how the interference pattern provides information about the number of motor units and their activation.
• Neuropathies Associated with Systemic Disease and Cancer: Discover how carefully characterizing the phenotype of neuropathy can help narrow down the relevant causes among countless systemic disorders.
• Muscle Channelopathies: Explore the importance of considering genetic testing for myotonic disorders in patients with a personal and family history of muscle stiffness and pain.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• List the methods of rehabilitation management of neuromuscular disease.
• Recognize the common neuromuscular mimics of the upper extremity.
• Identify the signs of neuropathies found on physical examination.
• List the substances that can cause toxic polyneuropathies.
• Compare the two groups of disorders found in muscle channelopathies.
• Describe the classic presentation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Explain how to tailor the treatment of myasthenia gravis to disease severity and individual patient.
• Discuss how to evaluate a patient with generalized weakness.
• Outline the role of electromyography in focal mononeuropathies of the leg.
• Name the common inherited and acquired causes of rhabdomyolysis.

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for neurologists, physiatrists (PM&R doctors), neurology residents and fellows, PM&R residents and fellows.

Topics and Speakers

Original Release Date: January 31, 2023

Credits Expiration Date: January 31, 2026