Understanding and Treating Long COVID-non-CME

The New York Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Presents:

October 12, 2022 Lecture

Understanding and Treating Long COVID

Guest Speaker:  

Surendra Barshikar, MD, MBA

Associate Professor Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the department of PMR, Medical Director of Ambulatory clinics at UTSW and Parkland Hospital 

 Wednesday October 12, 2022,

Lecture: 7:00 to 8:00 PM (EST)

via Zoom

*Board Review with Dr. Susan Stickevers
6:15 to 6:45 PM EST

Topic: Review 2022 Resident Bowl Q’s

*(Non-CME event)

About our Speaker:

Dr. Surendra Barshikar is an Associate Professor in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine. He is the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the department of PMR and serves as a Medical Director of ambulatory clinics at UTSW and Parkland hospital.

He specializes in brain injury medicine and has interest in neurorehabilitation, spasticity management and taking care of patients with concussion and other brain injuries. He is also the director of the COVID Recover program at UTSW which sees patients with PASC. He is involved in the AAPMR Long COVID Collaborative and serves as a expert on the CDC funded Long COVID ECHO program. Along with clinical care and administrative role, he is actively involved in teaching and research activities and has multiple ongoing projects.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing
Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this Live Presentation activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement
Policies and standards of the Westchester Academy of Medicine, Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial
interests whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.

● The planners and faculty participants do not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research or services may be discussed in these materials.

Funding Statements
● No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.