October virtual CME lecture:
Updates in the Management of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Guest Speaker:
David Cancel, MD, JD
Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Wednesday October 6, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 PM (EST)
Please register at: https://nyspmr.org/courses/updates-in-the-management-of-spinal-muscular-atrophy/
*Board Review with Dr. Susan Stickevers
6:15 to 6:45 PM EST
Topic: EMG
*Non-CME Event
About our Speaker:
Dr. David Cancel, MD, JD is the Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Cancel is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. His clinical interests focus on the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions in both children and young adults. These include spasticity management, brain injury/concussion and sports medicine. Dr. Cancel’s spasticity management incorporates the use of botulinum toxin, alcohol blocks and baclofen pumps. He has presented at national and international conferences on neuromuscular disorders, concussion treatment and ultrasound guided injections. His written works include book chapters on pediatric brain injury.
Dr. Cancel also serves as a ringside physician providing medical coverage for various combat sports in New York State and is a Physician Member of USA Boxing. Prior to arriving at Mount Sinai, Dr. Cancel was the Director of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also served as faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in the Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship. Additionally, he has worked with fellows in Pediatric Neurology and medical students from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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 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.
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