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Mental Health Considerations for Adult Patients with Neuromuscular Disease

Activity Snapshot

Activity Type: 
On-Demand Webinar
Release Date: 
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Sponsor Information: 

This program is supported in part by an independent medical education grant from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. and Biogen.

Faculty

Mary Holt-Paolone, RN, MS, CPLC
Mary Holt-Paolone, RN, MS, CPLC
Mental Health Nurse - MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University, Clinical Nurse Educator - Ashfield Healthcare, LLC. Owner - Mary F. Holt Coaching & Consulting
Adult Mental Health Grand Round
Activity Overview: 

Mary Holt-Paolone from the MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University and Ashfield Healthcare, LLC provides an overview of best practices in mental health care for adult patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD). The webinar reviews the biological and psychosocial issues that impact the mental health and emotional needs of adult patients and provides guidance on assessing the mental health needs of this population and incorporating these considerations into the treatment plan.