Continuing Friedreich's ataxia education for healthcare providers
Susan Perlman, MD, shares practical advice for how providers can continually increase their knowledge of Friedreich’s ataxia and developments in research of the disease.
About Susan Perlman, MD
Susan Perlman, MD, is a clinical professor of neurology and the director of the Ataxia Center at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Her specialty is ataxias, including Friedreich’s ataxia. She is also the director of clinical trials in UCLA’s Program in Neurogenetics and sits on the Medical and Research Advisory Board at the National Ataxia Foundation.
Transcript
Physicians access continuing education in various ways. You know, I find that, you know, I am alerted to new things happening in various areas of neurologic practice because I’ve got on somebody’s list and I get emails, you know, about an educational webinar about Rett syndrome or, you know, a new publication addressing a new drug for use in Alzheimer’s.
So that keeps me alert, and I don’t have to go searching the literature on a regular basis. Once I am aware — and like the email is kind of a good way to do that — then if I want to go and look at a webinar or a longer presentation, or look up the actual published article, I can actually do that.
So I think, you know, it’s alerting a busy clinician and catching their attention about something that could prove to be important for their patients.
David Lynch, MD, PhD, is the director of the Friedreich’s Ataxia Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.