Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative monitoring and types of each
2. Review consensus statements and guidelines from various societies
3. Discuss barriers to acceptance of quantitative monitoring
4. Provide rationale against routine use of quantitative monitoring and respond to each argument with a counter argument in favor of quantitative monitoring
5. Review briefly currently available devices
6. Compare acceleromyography and electromyography
7. Review consensus guideline recommendations

    

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Katie Morris, MD has no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES:  William C Culp, MD and Craig Lilie, MD have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.