Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Describe the most common types of neuromuscular disorders seen in out clinic.
2. Recognize and describe the common cardiac conditions associated with neuromuscular disorders.
3. Recognize and describe respiratory involvement with neuromuscular disorders.
4. Understand the assessment and treatment of neuromuscular patients with pulmonary and cardiac involvement.
5. Describe the multidisciplinary approach in MDA clinic.

Faculty

Donna Grzelak BS, RN-BC
Pediatric Cardiology Nurse
Baystate Medical Center

Lauren Liberti BSN, RN
Pediatric Pulmonary Nurse
Baystate Medical Center

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.