Susan Scarberry and Jennifer Brady to discuss autoimmune encephalitis at Psychiatry Grand Rounds Jan. 15
For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Susan Scarberry, M.D., and Jennifer Brady, D.O., will present “Autoimmune Encephalitis: Emerging Addition to Our Differential Diagnosis on the ‘confused’ Patient.” This presentation will be held via Zoom.
Dr. Scarberry is medical director of the Sanford ALS Coordinated Treatment Center and Sanford Health Multiple Sclerosis Center, and serves as clinical associate professor of neurology for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Jennifer Brady is a general and addiction psychiatrist with the psychiatry consult-liaison service at Sanford Health and a Fargo-based clinical assistant professor with the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able to:
- Outline the typical presentation of a patient with autoimmune encephalitis.
- Describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of autoimmune encephalitis.
- Summarize the management considerations for patients with autoimmune encephalitis.
- Discuss psychiatric differentials.
- Summarize the management of agitation in autoimmune encephalitis.
This Grand Rounds presentation, sponsored by the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and the School’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, is broadcast via video conference to many sites throughout North Dakota and Minnesota and is also streamed via personal computers. If you want information on how to attend, please contact Teresa Klein at 701.293.4101 or teresa.klein@UND.edu.
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
