Overview

With the goal of expanding our commitment to improving care for all people living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the CMTA hosted a 2023 Clinical Summit for health professionals on Friday, April 21st 2023. Multiple in-depth accredited sessions were offered for medical teams including neurologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, genetic counseling, and more. Enduring materials are available for CME credit until April 2024. To register for enduring materials, please use the form below.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Laurel Richardson / Director of Community Outreach: Laurel@cmtausa.org.

 

2022 CMTA Summit Reseachers

2023 CMT Clinical Summit Agenda

  • 10:00 am – 10:25 am ET – Keynote Speaker: Research Highlights in CMT (STAR) – John Svaren, PhD & Katherine Forsey, PhD

  • 10:30 am – 11:05 am ET – CMT Neurology – Steven Scherer, MD

  • 10:30 am – 11:05 am ET – Physical Therapy for CMT – Kate Eichinger, PhD, D.P.T

  • 11:10 am – 11:45 am ET – CMT Clinical Trial / Studies and Patient Recruitment – David Herrmann, MD

  • 11:10 am – 11:45 am ET – Occupational Therapy for CMT – Kim Anderson, MS, OTR/L

  • 11:45 pm – 12:00 pm ET – Coffee Break / Networking – Staff Hosted

  • 12:00 pm – 12:35 pm ET – Genetic Testing / Genetic Counseling for CMT – Shawna Feely, MS, LGC

  • 12:00 pm – 12:35 pm ET – CMT-related Breathing Impairment / Sleep Apnea – Ashraf Elsayegh, MD

  • 12:40 pm – 1:15 pm ET – Surgical intervention: When is it time to refer? – Glenn Pfeffer, MD

  • 12:40 pm – 1:15 pm ET – Social Work: Navigating School 504 / IEPs – Sarah Kesty

Accreditation

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and CMTA. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 4.00 ANCC contact hours

Physician Assistant

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

{JOINT} Nurse Practitioners

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and CMTA. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 4.00 contact hour(s).

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 continuing education credits.

What People Have to Say

Some kind words about our Summit

“Unrivalled!”

The CMTA’s inaugural CMT Clinical Summit provides an unrivalled opportunity to connect with CMT experts and colleagues from around the world. The CMTA’s Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) and global consortium of researchers, clinicians and alliance partners is driving rapid advances in CMT research. This Clinical Summit provides an essential opportunity for all those working with CMT patients to refresh and update their knowledge and practice.

Dr Katherine Forsey
Chief Research Officer, CMTA

“First of its Kind!”

With the goal of expanding our commitment to improving care for all people living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the CMTA is hosting the first of its kind CMT Clinical Summit. CMT experts will be providing disease education in the areas of neurology, genetics, clinical trials/studies, surgical intervention, PT/OT, breathing-related issues, and social work. It has been a desire of the CMT patient community for years that their general health care professionals learn more about CMT. We are elated to make this type of education a reality.

Laurel Richardson
Director of Community Outreach, CMTA

“Unprecedented!”

Driven by the CMTA’s global leadership in developing Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease modifying treatments and ultimately a cure, CMT understandings are advancing at an explosive rate. The CMTA’s unwavering commitment to improve the lives of everybody living with this rare and complex disease, the first ever CMT Clinical Summit provides an unprecedented opportunity for physicians and practicing clinicians to learn about the latest discoveries of disease cause, to learn about the latest understandings of disease presentation, and to learn about cutting-edge CMT clinical management strategies that have the potential to change the lives of the CMT patients they care for. This is a pioneering event like no other.

Kenneth Raymond
CMTA Advisory Board Member and Patient Advocate

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