Susan Fralick-Ball – Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders

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SUSAN FRALICK-BALL, PSYD, MSN, CLNC, CH

Susan Fralick-Ball – Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Faculty:
Susan Fralick-Ball
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Dec 11, 2017

Description

  • Managing the Many Medications for Multiple Sclerosis
  • How to Keep the Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Safe
  • Education Needs of the Myasthenia Gravis Patient
  • New 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 Sclerosis

You 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) 82 Pages Available after Purchase
077580 Extra Handout (0.09 MB) 1 Pages Available after Purchase

Outline

Multiple Sclerosis

  • Initial Signs & Symptoms
  • Diagnostic Criteria
  • Medication Management from A to Z
  • New Medications Available
  • Symptom Management Strategies
  • Coping with Disabling Fatigue

Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis
  • Know the 10 Signs
  • Identifying the Stage
  • Ensuring a Safe Environment
  • Advance Directives & Patient Wishes
  • Medication Options to Slow Progression

Myasthenia Gravis

  • Risk Factors
  • Medications to Avoid
  • The Autoimmune Process
  • Clinical Presentation
  • Pathways to Recovery
  • Medication Options
  • Cholinergic vs. Myasthenic Crisis
  • Critical Education Needs for Compliance

Parkinson’s Disease

  • What We Know & Don’t Know
  • Major Motor & Non-Motor Symptoms
  • Secondary Manifestations
  • Deciding When to Add Medications
  • New Medications for Symptom Management
  • Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Alternative Treatment Options

Guillain-Barré

  • Disease Variants
  • Clinical Course of Recovery
  • Treatment Options
  • Preventing Secondary Injury
  • Psychological Stressors for the Patient & Family

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  • Progression Challenges
  • Symptoms Related to Area of Loss
  • Interventions by Symptom
  • Assessing Quality of Life Issues
  • Clinical Trials for Treatment
  • Alternative Means of Communication
  • Helping the Family Cope with End of Life Concerns

Faculty

Susan Fralick-Ball, Psy.D., MSN, CH Related seminars and products: 5


Dr. 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 areaand 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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