SELF-ASSESSMENT MODULE
This course, which has been accredited by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) for Self-Assessment Module (SAM) maintenance of certification credit for both physicians and medical physicists, is available from March 14, 2018, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 1, 2023.
The activity is approximately 1-hour in length.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disorder characterized by uncontrollable and reoccurring thoughts and excessive urges to repeat certain actions. Approximately 2-3% of the population have OCD. For people with OCD, obsessions and compulsions can be intrusive, anxiety-provoking, time consuming and can cause major distress ultimately impairing work, social or other important functions. OCD is typically treated with medication, behavioral therapy or a combination, however, 20-30% of OCD patients do not respond to medications and behavioral therapy. There is a need to identify new treatment options for OCD patients. Essential tremor (ET) is a nervous system disorder that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking that can affect almost any part of the body. ET has a 9% prevalence rate in people over the age of 60 years. ET has significant detrimental impact on quality of life, interfering with the ability to perform activities of daily life including grooming, feeding, dressing and writing. Treatment of ET may include anticonvulsant medications and beta blockers, surgical interventions, and deep brain stimulation, all of which have limited efficacy and side effects. Neurosurgical therapies such as stereotactic radiosurgery can provide an important option for patients suffering from OCD and ET in whom traditional therapies have not been effective.
This program is designed to meet the needs of radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, residents-in-training, medical physicists and healthcare professionals with interest in learning about the rationale for the use of stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of OCD & essential tremors.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and the Radiosurgery Society. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Amedco LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Radiosurgery Society Self-Assessment Module (SAM) titled Practical Case Based Discussions of Functional Radiosurgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Essential Tremors is qualified by the American Board of Radiology in meeting the criteria for self-assessment toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program and has been qualified for 1.0 SAM credits. The ABR qualified this SAM on March 14, 2018.
Physicists: Please note that AMA Category 1 CE offerings count towards ARB-MOC credits. The Radiosurgery Society does not offer CAMPEP credit for our Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs).
For more information, please refer to the ABR information guide found here.
The following table of disclosure information is provided to learners and contains the relevant financial relationships that each individual in a position to control the content disclosed to Amedco. All of these relationships were treated as a conflict of interest, and have been resolved. (C7 SCS 6.1-‐6.2, 6.5)
All individuals in a position to control the content of CE are listed below.
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
A certificate will be issued upon completion of course requirements, including the evaluation, enabling you to register your credit with the appropriate licensing boards or associations.
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No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the course by the end of the qualification date. The qualification date for each course is listed on the RSS website under the title of the course.
Participants using RSS online courses to satisfy the requirement of a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program should verify the number, type and availability dates of any course before making a purchase. No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for participants who have purchased courses that do not align with their MOC requirement.
The course and its materials will only be available on the RSS website for that 3 year period regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. The RSS reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.
Please contact SAMs@therss.org if you have questions.