2023 Annual Meeting | H233 - Increasing Advocacy Engagement Across the Academy: Ways to Effect Change from Clinics to the NIH (Practice and Policy Hub)

Date Tuesday 04/25/23

Time 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM EST Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Hubs (Practice and Policy)

Director(s) Jonathan Santoro, MD

Topic(s) Practice, Policy, and Ethics

Learning Objectives Participants should gain a better understanding of AAN advocacy and how to become involved in a fashion that is easily applicable to research and multiple specialty practices. There will be emphasis on how to become actively engaged in advocacy efforts and different avenues by which to do so. Participants should be able to: understand how to identify potential advocacy issues in the practice of clinical or research-based neurology; learn how the AAN approaches advocacy issues at the local, state, and national level and how these impact clinical and research practice; and understand the mechanisms with which to engage in AAN advocacy as a member.

CME Available 0.00 CME credit

Core Competencies Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Systems-based Practice, Quality Improvement

Program Level Introductory

Program Tracks Business of Neurology

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
01:45 PM - 02:45 PM EST	Speaker	Increasing Advocacy Engagement Across the Academy: Ways to Effect Change from Clinics to the NIH Jonathan Santoro, MD, Robert E. Shapiro, MD, PhD, FAAN, Korak Sarkar, MD, MHDS, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
Jonathan Santoro, MD	Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Cycle Pharma.
Korak Sarkar, MD, MHDS, FAAN	An immediate family member of Dr. Sarkar has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Canon Medical. Dr. Sarkar has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for multiple medical-legal cases. Dr. Sarkar has a non-compensated relationship as a Senior Editor with Journal of Medical Extended Reality that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
Robert E. Shapiro, MD, PhD, FAAN	Dr. Shapiro has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Lilly. Dr. Shapiro has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Lilly. Dr. Shapiro has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Theranica. Dr. Shapiro has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for Headache Cooperative of New England. Dr. Shapiro has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for EEOC.