Session 5: Neurology for Non-Neurologists

Egg Harbor, WI US
July 24, 2025 to July 25, 2025

This workshop is designed to present a series of lectures covering common and important diagnoses in neurology that impact the practice of non-neurologists, in particular psychiatrists. The course will cover the neurological examination and discuss neurologic conditions that often intersect with psychiatry. We will also discuss strategies to collaborate with fellow departments like Neurology.

Psychology CE Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatry Residents
  • Medical Students
  • Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:
 
  • Utilize the neurological examination in the evaluation of complex patients
  • Recognize neurologic conditions that are frequently seen by and/or comanaged with psychiatry
  • Identify appropriate diagnostic and referral strategies
  • Determine strategies for effective collaboration with Neurology in patients with complex neuropsychiatric disorders
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Caimen Masterson
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-7250
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 8.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 8.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 8.00 NASW
  • 8.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 8.00 PA
    PA credit.
Course opens: 
01/10/2025
Course expires: 
07/23/2025
Event starts: 
07/24/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
07/25/2025 - 12:35pm CDT
Cost:
$402.00

Thursday:

  • Neurological examination for the Non-Neurologist
  • Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Movement Disorders
  • Stroke
  • TBI

Friday:

  • Epilepsy
  • Functional seizures
  • Other functional neurologic disorders
  • Dementia
  • Headache and dizziness
The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, WI 54209
United States
+1 (800) 273-7877

Lodging in July and August is in great demand; you must make reservations early. A block of suites has been set aside at the Landmark Resort. These suites will be held until June 6th, 2025, or until they are filled.

From its site on the bluff, the Landmark offers outstanding views of the waters of Green Bay with 294 units comprised of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites. Facilities include the Carrington Pub and Grill, 1 indoor and 3 outdoor pools, 2 tennis courts, whirlpools, steam rooms, and a fitness center and game room. The Landmark Resort is Door County’s largest and best full-service facility.

The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209

Reservations: (800) 273-7877
http://www.thelandmarkresort.com
To book through our discounted group rate, please call the Landmark reservation line at (800) 273-7877 and state that you are attending the Door County Summer Institute. No group code is required.
Group rates cannot be booked online.

Chad Carlson, MD, FAAN, completed his medical schooling at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. His internship was at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, followed by Neurology Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He completed fellowships in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at New York University where he remained as faculty until joining the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in 2013. His clinical practice is in the field of epilepsy and he has served as Program Director for the Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Fellowships as well as the Adult Neurology Residency. He is now the Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology at MCW.

Ann Helms, MD, MS, is a Professor of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed medical school at the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and her Neurology residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.  She did fellowships in Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care at the Medical College of Wisconsin.  Her practice is focused on inpatient management of neurovascular disease as well as neurotrauma and other critical care neurology disorders. She has a dedication to undergraduate and graduate medical education having spent her career developing and leading educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows.  She holds a certificate in bioethics from MCW. Her diverse research interests include neurology ethics and brain death, women’s issues in stroke, and innovations in Neurology education.

Activity Director:
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and 
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin

Planning Committee Members:
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • Carlyle H Chan
  • Ellen Leitner
  • Kevin Bozymski
  • Kylie Lenz
  • Heather M. Smith
  • Marisa Stich
  • Chad Carlson
  • Ann Helms

Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 15 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

National Association of Social Workers Credit Statement
This program is pending approval by the National Association of Social Workers for continuing education contact hours.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for 8 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology).
 

American Academy of Physician Assistants Credit Statement
This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 8 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined.

 

Available Credit

  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 8.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 8.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 8.00 NASW
  • 8.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 8.00 PA
    PA credit.

Price

Cost:
$402.00
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*All registrations will be assessed $27.00 non-refundable processing fee, per session.


Credit MUST be claimed before November 30, 2025.
We highly encourage you to complete the evaluation and credit steps before leaving on your last day!
 

Early Bird! Tuition for 5-day sessions will be reduced to $695 and $375 for 2-day sessions, if received by June 1, 2025Tuition for 5-day sessions (3 hrs/day) is $745.  Tuition for 2-day sessions (4 hrs/day) is $395. Graduate and medical students and resident physicians will have a discounted rate, so please contact Caimen at [email protected] to inquire about this discount.

To receive a refund, the request must be made 15 days before the requested session begins. If the refund request is received less than 15 days before the session begins, the registration fee will be forfeited. There is also a $50 cancellation fee, should the request be received within the allotted window. Each session is also charged a non-refundable $27 processing fee.   
 

2-Day Sessions

EARLY BIRD PRICING

PRICING AFTER JUNE 1st

$375

$395


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