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July 10, 1995 is the release date for a video by the Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME) which features Matthias C. Kurth, MD, PhD, who is the Associate Director, Section of Movement Disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix,AZ. It will be available for viewing at many medical libraries and the focus of of the program is assisting family physicians identify Parkinson's earlier and diffrentiate it from Alzheimer's or essential tremor. Dr. Kurth presents a straight-forward review of the clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease, offers a detailed analysis of current pharmacological management, and provides perspective on experimental treatments such as fetal tissue transplant and pallidotomy. The video is: AMA Category 1: Up to Two Credit Hours American Academy of Family Physicians: 2 Prescribed Hours American Osteopathis Association Category 2A: Up to Two Credit Hours Learning Objectives After completing this telecourse, participating physicians should be able to: Differentiate the clinical signs and symptoms of Parkinson's Disease from other disorders. Describe the steps in the evaluation of patients with suspected Parkinson's Disease; Outline appropriate pharmacological therapy for patients with Parkinson's Disease; Counsel patients on the appropriate role of new surgical techniques in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Suggested Reading Aminoff MJ, Treatment of Parkinson's disease. West J Med. 1994;161(3):303-8. Lieberman A, An integrated approach to patient management in Parkinson's disease. Neurol Clin. 1992;10(2):553-65. Paulsen GW. Management of the patient with newly-diagnosed Parkinson's disease. Geriatrics. 1993;48(2):30-40. John Cottingham KNOWLEDGE is of two kinds: we know [log in to unmask] a subject, or we know where we can OR find information upon it." [log in to unmask] Dr. Samuel Johnson