2026 Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Reading List

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C-cert Activity Description

The Continuous Certification (C-cert) activities provide subspecialty learning and knowledge assessment to ensure that diplomates are staying up to date on the latest science, treatments, and therapeutics relating to their subspecialty. The annual activities include: 1) reading the subspecialty  journal articles, and 2) taking and passing the 25-question online post-reading quiz to assess knowledge gained from the journal article content. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this UCNS C-cert activity, participants will be able to:
  • Describe best practices in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body disease
  • Apply knowledge of plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in clinical settings
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the diagnosis and management of PANS and the differential diagnosis of functional cognitive disorders versus neurocognitive disorders
  • Apply new terminology for the classification of traumatic brain injuries and explain the role of methylphenidate in the management of symptoms after traumatic brain injury
  • Identify the short- and long-term psychiatric outcomes from subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation

Core Competencies

This UCNS C-cert activity covers the following core competencies:
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Patient Care
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Disclosures

The UCNS complies with all standards and policies of the ACCME, including identification and resolution of all conflicts of interest prior to the educational activity being delivered to learners. Accordingly, UCNS  planners, authors, and staff comply with the UCNS’s Conflicts of Interest Policy

2026 C-cert Activity Planner (Certification Council) Disclosures
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Certification Examination Committee Contributors

James R. Bateman, III, MD, MPH, Chair, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center  
Disclosures: Receives compensation from job with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health. Received honoraria from working with several CME companies for educational content related to Alzheimer's disease: Efficient CME, Peer View CME and received honoraria from Novo Nordisk and SpearBio, Inc for participation in roundtable discussion about Alzheimer's disease-related care and diagnostic pathways.  

Lindsey Gurin, MD, Vice Chair, NYU Langone 
Disclosures: Received compensation for serving as an expert witness consultation for client represented by Joseph J Kelly, Jr., Esq. Received compensation as a consultant, Human Services Research Institute, contributor to Administration for Community Living TBI Technical Assistance and Resource Center, contributor to "best practices" guide related to TBI clinical care. Serves as co-chair, ANPA TBI special interest group member, Board of Directors, North American Brain Injury Society editorial board member, NeuroRehabilitation journal. 

Robin A. Hurley, MD, W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center 
Disclosures: Salary comes from the Dept of Veterans Affairs. Research is funded by the Army and the VA. By congressional regulation, I am on the Board of Director/President of the Board of the Salisbury VAMC's nonprofit research foundation. I receive no money for this. It is a statutory requirement of my job as chief of research at my VA hospital. 

Kyle J. Steinman, MD, MAS, Vice Chair, University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital 
Disclosures: Family member receives NIH funding. Serve as Associate Editor for Behavioral Neurology for the Journal of Child Neurology. 

Lealani Mae Acosta, MD, Vanderbilt Medical Center 
Disclosures: Received compensation from the journal Neurology, where I serve as an associate editor (since 2020). Principal Investigator for industry-sponsored clinical trials from Bristol Myers Squibb, CND Life Sciences, Roche; study physician for other NIH grants and Alzheimer's Association grant. 

Jonathan H. Woodcock, MD, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus 
Disclosures: Provides consultation services to law firms regarding physical and psychological injuries sustained in traumatic and medical incidents to both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Provided consulting services to the Colorado Office of Public Defenders in criminal defense cases. Served on the board of the Colorado Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association since January 2025. This is a non-fiduciary board which participates in advising the chapter and fund raising. This position is non-compensated. 

Omar Ghaffar, MD, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Sinai Health 
Disclosures: Received compensation for serving as an expert witness for 1. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Recipient-Omar Ghaffar. Role-Assessor. 2. BLG (a law firm). Recipient-Omar Ghaffar. Role-Medical expert. Relationship(s) relevant to UCNS interests or activities from/with a commercial interest, non-profit organization, or government entity with: 1. American Neuropsychiatric Association – Councillor, 2. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - Associate Editor. 

Mandana Modirrousta, MD, PhD, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 
Disclosures: Brain Matters Inc Share holder (receiving royalty). Received compensation for providing Independent Medical Examination for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba. 

Jesse M. Adams, MD, Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center 
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose. 

Samantha K. Holden, MD, MS, University of Colorado School Medicine 
Disclosures: Received research support from National Institute on Aging. Received Speaking honoraria for medical education events through Hannover RE and the Midwestern Medical Directors Association. Site PI for the Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence at University of Colorado. Recently invited to serve on an advisory panel for Cognition Therapeutics, but no compensation has been received at this time. 

Staff Contact

Bryan Hagerla, Continuous Certification Manager
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose.
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