Parkinson’s disease – a complex neuropsychiatric condition

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Presenter Details:
Greg Pontone, MD, MHS
Professor and Division Chief, Aging, Behavioral, and Cognitive Neurology
University of Florida

After completing a medicine internship and residency training in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, Pontone completed a two-year fellowship in geriatric psychiatry and movement disorders focusing on Parkinson’s disease through the Clinical Research Program of the Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center. He also completed a fellowship in Clinical Trial Methods in Neurology sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

He is an editorial board member for the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. He has been a member of the Parkinson Study Group (PSG) since 2008. He currently serves on the Scientific Review Committee and as the chair of the Cognitive/Psychiatric Working Group. His clinical and research interests focus on cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.

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Additional Information

The educational objective for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is to provide mental health professionals with updates on psychiatric topics with the goals of increasing knowledge, competence and patient care. Psychiatry Grand Rounds are held on Wednesdays (September-May) from 12 to 1 p.m. Be sure to log into your CME account and complete the evaluation to receive credit.

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Learning Objectives

• Review the diagnostic criteria, clinical trajectory and basic pathological features of Parkinson’s disease
• Discuss the most common psychiatric disorders and the best evidence treatments for these disorders when they occur in people with Parkinson’s disease
• Briefly review the Lewy body dementias, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia, and the best evidence treatments

CME Credit/Disclaimer
All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME office reviewer have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity. 

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.