TIME: 09:00 – 12:30
COURSE TITLE:  QUALITY OF LIFE
CREDIT: 2 CREDITS

1-RECOMMENDED FOR: NEUROLOGY RESIDENTS AND SPECIALISTS, ACADEMICS

2-OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
Comorbidities such as depression and anxiety that accompany neurological diseases or osteoporosis, sleep disorders, nutritional disorders that develop during the course of chronic neurological diseases and affect the quality of life and treatment adherence, their management and effects on quality of life will be discussed.
Problems faced in motor neuron diseases during the pandemic and home exercises for neurologic patients will be discussed on the bases of cases.
Scales and practices of evaluating the effect of polypharmacy in neurological diseases on quality of life will be addressed.

3-WHAT WILL BE THE LEARNING OUTCOMES THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ACQUIRE AT THE END OF THE COURSE?
Informed about the comorbidities accompanying neurological diseases, management of symptoms that develop during a disease course and have a negative impact on quality of life, state of motor neuron diseases during the pandemic and exercise education,effects of polypharmacy in neurological diseases on quality of life, and targets in practice.

4-PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO: LISTEN, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS

5-COURSE PROGRAM

Course Title: How to Increase Quality of Life in Neurological Diseases?

Moderators:
Hatice Mavioğlu (Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)
Sibel Karşıdağ (Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

Speakers and Topics:

• What to Do Against the Risk of Osteoporosis and Fracture in Neurological Diseases?

Sibel Karşıdağ
(Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)
Nurdan Kotevoğlu
(Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Romatology Dpt.)

• How to Act in Case of Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Disorders in Neurological Diseases, How should be the Treatment?

Peykan Gökalp
(Private Physician)
Nilgün Çınar
(Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

• How to Act in case of Nutritional Deficiencies in Neurological Diseases?

Abdurrahman Neyal 
(Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic)
Zeliha Tülek
(İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty)

• Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

Moderator:
Erdem Toğrol (GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Neurology Clinic)

Speakers and Topics:

• Problems Faced in Motor Neuron Diseases during the Pandemic and Home Exercise Programs for Neurology Patients amid the Pandemic

Alper Kaya
(ALS-MNH Association)
Birgül Balcı
(Dokuz Eylül University Neurologic Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation Dpt.)

• Effects of Polypharmacy in Neurological Diseases on Quality of Life; How to Assess?

Zeynep Güneş Özünal
(Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Drug Counseling and Pharmacogenetic Dpt.)
Şevki Şahin
(Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

• For Which Neurologic Patient Group can Telemedicine be Suitable?

Mehmet Özkeskin
(Ege University Health Sciences Faculty, Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation Dpt.)

• Discussion