Management of Seizures for the Internist

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In this presentation, Dr. Jay Gavvala, Co-Director of the Baylor Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, discusses the process of diagnosing, treating, and proving maintenance care for patients with epilepsy. His presentation is especially directed toward internists and other non-neurology specialists.

This Department of Medicine Grand Rounds session took place on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 12:15 P.M.

Activity Information

This activity has been archived and credit is no longer available.

Needs Statement

Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify key historical and clinical features of seizure-like events that support the diagnosis of an epileptic seizure.
  • Recognize clinical features that warrant an urgent evaluation for seizures.
  • Counsel patients with epilepsy about their chronic maintenance needs and identify those who need modifications to their therapeutic regimen.

Target Audience

Professional Categories

  • Physicians
  • Medical Students
  • Fellows
  • Residents

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine

Interest Groups

  • Hospital Medicine

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Activity Director

  1. Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

Term of Approval

September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Original release date: September 1, 2021.

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

BCM does not view the existence of financial relationships with commercial interests as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to participants to determine whether the relationships influence the activity faculty with regard to exposition or conclusions. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial/promotional bias, notify the Activity Director or Activity Coordinator. Please answer the questions about balance and objectivity in the activity evaluation candidly.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures

The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

Presenter

  1. Jay R Gavvala, M.D., MSCI

    Jay R Gavvala, M.D., MSCI

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Activity Director

  1. Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Advisory Committee Membership: Moderna TX, Inc. (Chair, Adjudication Committee)

Planning Committee Members

  1. Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Richard J. Hamill, M.D.

    Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Advisory Committee Membership: Moderna TX, Inc. (Chair, Adjudication Committee)
  2. Erica Lescinskas, M.D.

    Erica Lescinskas, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  3. Ruchit Rana, M.D.

    Ruchit Rana, M.D.

    Internal Medicine Resident
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  4. Zaven Sargsayan, M.D.

    Zaven Sargsayan, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub Hospital

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  5. Chirayu Shah, M.D., M.Ed.

    Chirayu Shah, M.D., M.Ed.

    Associate Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  6. Stephanie Sherman, M.D.

    Stephanie Sherman, M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Presenter:

Jay R Gavvala, M.D., MSCI

Jay R Gavvala, M.D., MSCI

Assistant Professor Baylor College of Medicine

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