MJFF offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. Click the link in the Resource List after viewing the webinar to take the post-test survey and receive your CME credit.

Date of Original Release: November 21, 2019
Date Credit Expires: November 21, 2021

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the state of the Parkinson’s disease drug development pipeline.
• Summarize therapies in clinical trial testing against alpha-synuclein, LRRK2 and GBA.
• Describe repurposed therapies in Parkinson’s.
• Explain therapies against other disease mechanisms and pathways, such as inflammation and oxidative stress.
• Identify novel targets and innovative approaches under investigation for Parkinson’s.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for primary care physicians, family practice physicians, general medicine physicians, geriatricians, general neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with Parkinson's disease.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Oakstone Publishing and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. The Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

Oakstone Publishing has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest were resolved for fair balance and scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity. Oakstone Publishing planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relevant commercial interests.

Faculty

Jamie Eberling, PhD -- Moderator
Director, Research Programs
The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Nothing to Disclose

Ken Marek, MD
President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Principal Investigator, PPMI
Disclosures: Advisory Role -- Consultant for MJFox Foundation, invicro, GE Healthcare, Prothena, Roche, Neuropore, Proclara, UCB, Takeda, Lysosomal Therapetic, Inc, Neuroderm, Denali, Neuron 23, Ceraspire, Samus, Samumed

Todd Sherer, PhD
CEO, The Michael J. Fox Foundation 
Disclosure: Wife employed by Pfizer