Botulinum toxin is a medication used to manage and treat therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. Medicinal uses include chronic migraine, spastic disorders, cervical dystonia, and detrusor hyperactivity. Botulinum toxin is in the neurotoxin class of medications. This activity reviews the indications, action, and contraindications for botulinum toxin therapy as a valuable agent for therapeutic and cosmetic treatment in the clinical setting. This activity discusses the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, and other key factors pertinent to healthcare team members in the management of patients with spastic muscle disorders and related conditions.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/97357
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABOHNS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABOHNS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Chemical Pathology, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, General Otolaryngology, General Pediatrics, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Laryngology, Medical Toxicology, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Rheumatology, Rheumatology