Primer on the In-home Teleneurologic Examination
A COVID-19 Pandemic Imperative
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- Received April 10, 2020
- Accepted May 14, 2020
- First Published May 21, 2020.
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Author Disclosures
- Christopher J. Boes, MD,
- Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, MD, MHPE,
- Jennifer M. Martinez-Thompson, MD,
- Neeraj Kumar, MD,
- Rodolfo Savica, MD, PhD,
- Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, MD and
- Lyell K. Jones Jr, MD
- Christopher J. Boes, MD,
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- Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, MD, MHPE,
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(1) American Medical Association Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium provides funding for travel to consortium meetings; (2) Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine provides funding for travel to network meetings/activities.
(1) Research in Medical Education Committee member for Association of American Medical Colleges, 2020 - this role involves editing a special supplement for the journal Academic Medicine
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(1) The Mayo Clinic Neurology Department offers video visits for patients that involve teleneurologic examination maneuvers such as those described in this study
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(1) American Medical Association
(1) Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine
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(1) Real EMG (interactive, online, case-based modules for teaching electrodiagnostic skills), American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), 2012-present
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- Jennifer M. Martinez-Thompson, MD,
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- Neeraj Kumar, MD,
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- Rodolfo Savica, MD, PhD,
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Journal of Parkinson Disease, editorial board, 2020
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Unrestricted research grant from Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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- Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, MD and
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(1) Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences, 6th edition, Mayo Clinic Scientific Press/Oxford University Press, 2018
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- Lyell K. Jones Jr, MD
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Neurology: Clinical Practice, Editorial Board, 2016 to present
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Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review book, Oxford University Press, 2015
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Teaching honoraria from the American Academy of Neurology Voluntary chair of the American Academy of Neurology Quality Committee
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- Correspondence
Dr. Boes boes.christopher{at}mayo.edu
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