We hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving, everyone! As the holidays ramp up, pause a moment and catch up on the useful content we brought you this fall. This includes a broad survey of the latest digital concussion tools, highlights from the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), and new guidelines from the … [Read more...]
Exploring the Precision Medicine Conundrum at AANEM
At the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), President Eric Sorensen, MD opened the first plenary session with a look at advances in precision medicine and the hurdles neurologists face in helping patients get the latest and most promising therapies. In his talk, titled “The Arrival of Precision Medicine in … [Read more...]
Calculating a Fair Price for Novel Drugs
The concept of drug-pricing is quite the hot topic these days. Both emotion and politics can stand in the way of an objective look at drug-pricing and prevent collaboration to find solutions. At the annual meeting of the AANEM earlier in October, Steven Pearson, MD, founder of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) addressed the ongoing issue of drug-pricing. … [Read more...]
The Wide World of Digital Concussion Tools (Part Two)
This is the second half of a two-part article on digital tools for concussion testing based on the recommendations of Jose Posas, MD, a neurologist with the Concussion Management Program at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. In part one we covered where to start if you are old-school or moderately tech savvy. In this article we go beyond the basics. The newest … [Read more...]
The Wide World of Digital Concussion Tools (Part One)
“My father's a neurologist. He's a private physician and he's part owner of his group in south Georgia,” says Jose Posas, MD, a neurologist with the Concussion Management Program at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. “The practice of neurology for him and me... is totally different.” Dr. Posas is talking especially about the digital tools physicians have access to … [Read more...]