Susan Fralick-Ball – Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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- Faculty:\sSusan Fralick-Ball
Duration:\sFull Day
Audio and video formats are available.
Copyright:\sDec 11, 2017
Description
Managing the Many Medications for Multiple Sclerosis
How to Keep the Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Safe\sEducation Needs of the Myasthenia Gravis Patient\sNew Drugs Available for Parkinson’s Disease
Put Yourself in the Shoes of the Patient with Guillain-Barré
Meeting Quality of Life Issues for the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisYou work with patients every day who have been devastated by the diagnosis of a neuromuscular or neurodegenerative disorder. Patients are overwhelmed physically and emotionally and their families are stressed about providing the care their loved ones need. They look to you, their healthcare provider, for answers and the reality is you are challenged trying to manage the complexity of the disease process, ensuring compliance with the multiple medications prescribed and identifying strategies to maintain the patient’s quality of life. Susan Fralick-Ball understands these challenges because she has worked with these patients for over 40 years and her insights are remarkable. Join her for this comprehensive program guaranteed to provide you with the latest updates on medications, the most effective symptom management strategies and tools you can use the very next day to improve the care you provide.
Handouts
077580 Manual Updated (3.42 MB) (3.42 MB)
82 Pages Available after Purchase
077580 Extra Handout (0.09 MB) (0.09 MB)
1 Pages Available after Purchase\sOutline
Multiple Sclerosis
Initial Signs & Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria\sMedication Management from A to Z
New Medications Available\sSymptom Management Strategies
Coping with Disabling FatigueAlzheimer’s Disease
Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis
Know the 10 Signs\sIdentifying the Stage\sEnsuring a Safe Environment
Advance Directives & Patient Wishes\sMedication Options to Slow ProgressionMyasthenia Gravis
Risk Factors
Medications to Avoid\sThe Autoimmune Process
Clinical Presentation\sPathways to Recovery\sMedication Options
Cholinergic vs. Myasthenic Crisis\sCritical Education Needs for ComplianceParkinson’s Disease
What We Know & Don’t Know
Major Motor & Non-Motor Symptoms
Secondary Manifestations\sDeciding When to Add Medications
New Medications for Symptom Management
Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation\sAlternative Treatment OptionsGuillain-Barré
Disease Variants\sClinical Course of Recovery\sTreatment Options
Preventing Secondary Injury\sPsychological Stressors for the Patient & FamilyAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Progression Challenges
Symptoms Related to Area of Loss\sInterventions by Symptom\sAssessing Quality of Life Issues
Clinical Trials for Treatment\sAlternative Means of Communication\sHelping the Family Cope with End of Life Concerns
Faculty
Susan Fralick-Ball, Psy.D., MSN, CH Related seminars and products: 5Dr. Susan Fralick-Ball, PsyD, MSN, CLNC, CH, is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist with an additional 40 years of clinical/educational nursing practice in a wide range of specialties. As a neuropsychologist, she has worked with patients having a vast variety of neurological disorders. Susan was responsible for coordinating all clinical and administrative activities for the stroke program of a nationally renowned neurological-medical rehabilitation hospital where she also developed a stroke support group for patients, family members, and staff. Additionally, she aided patients with neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders such as MS, Guillain-Barré, CIDP, Parkinson’s, Myasthenia Gravis, ALS, Spinal cord injuries, TBI, head trauma, and dementias.
As a former member of the Neurocognitive Regional Conference Committee, Susan was instrumental in developing and speaking at conferences to teach medical and health care support staff about neurological challenges and developments. She has also taught neurological nursing and neurophysiology at the graduate level. She has mentored and supervised nurses, social workers, psychologists, and music therapists in the clinical setting. Dr. Fralick-Ball is the founder of the PsychMedEd where she continues to work with patients challenged by the detrimental psychological effects of neurological disorders, is a clinical neuropsychologist for the VistaMed group in the greater Philadelphia area, and a nationally recognized nursing/psychology educator and conference presenter. She continues to lend social assistance to those with neurological disorders through her charitable organization, With Thy Grace.
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