Special Interest Group 2021: Global Neurology

December 6, 2021

Session Title: Global Neurology in the Time of COVID: Addressing Clinical Care, Research, and Education

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had major global impacts on neurology care, education, and research, particularly in resource-limited settings. In this session, a diverse group of leaders in global neurology from around the world will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on delivery of neurologic care, research, and neurology training.

Chair: Aaron Berkowitz, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University

Co-Chair: Felicia Chow, MD, MAS, University of California, San Francisco

Objective(s): 
Learners will be better prepared to navigate pandemic-induced changes in neurology by: 

  • Learning from diverse global leaders about challenges and successes around the world during the last year
  • Participating in a dialogue with global leaders from diverse practice settings about care delivery in the time of COVID-19
  • Applying innovative strategies to continue to advance global neurology care delivery, education, and research under current constraints

Presentations:

A Nation within a Nation: Neurologic Care in the Navajo Nation During COVID-19

Speaker: 

Garrett Riggs, MD, PhD

Northern Navajo Medical Center, Indian Health Service

Keeping a Clinical Study Afloat During a Pandemic: Stories From Two Asia Cities

Speaker: 

Phillip Chan, MBCHB, MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Global Neurology in the Time of COVID: Addressing Clinical Care, Research, and Education

Speaker: 

Elisa Resende, MD, PhD

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID: Disparities in Recognition and Challenges in Management

Speaker: 

Allison Navis, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Neurological Manifestations of Patients with Mild-to-moderate COVID-19 Attending a Public Hospital in Lima, Peru

Oral Presenter: 

Monica Diaz, MD

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Epilepsy Stigma in the Republic of Guinea and its Demographic, Social, and Clinical Associations: A Cross-sectional Analysis

Oral Presenter: 

Dylan Rice, BA

Massachusetts General Hospital

Target Audience

ANA2021 Attendees

Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Neurological Association designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.50 Participation
Activity opens: 
10/21/2021
Activity expires: 
12/31/2021
Event starts: 
12/06/2021 - 11:30am EST
Event ends: 
12/06/2021 - 1:00pm EST
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Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Neurological Association designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.50 Participation
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