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Pan American Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress

About the PAS Congress 

Leaders across Pan America convene every two years to develop the field of Movement Disorders in the region and share the most recent scientific achievements.

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Purpose

The purpose of the PAS Congress is consistent with the objectives of the MDS-PAS, which include:

  • Facilitate communication between clinicians and researchers in the region
  • Disseminate update knowledge about movement disorders
  • Improve quality of life and independence of movement disorders patients and carers
  • Promote research and facilitate research collaborations in movement disorders
  • Expose clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals in the region to movement disorders initiatives and in so doing, encourage their membership in the MDS-PAS
     

Join us to:

  • Facilitate communication between clinicians and researchers in the region
  • Disseminate updated knowledge about movement disorders
  • Improve quality of life and independence of movement disorders patients and caregivers
  • Promote research in movement disorders within the region
  • Expose clinicians, researcher and healthcare professionals in the region to movement disorders initiatives and in so doing, encourage their membership in the MDS-PAS

 

Target Audience

The target participants of the PAS Congress are doctors, researchers, and healthcare professionals from the region. Among these participants will be many opinion leaders and key movement disorders specialists from the region. 

It’s a tremendous intermixing of people across all levels of training — Bringing together people to meet as colleagues and to solve these problems together.

— Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH 

Join hundreds of leading professionals from around the region.

 

About the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

MDS is the leading professional society for Movement Disorders professionals worldwide, with 11,000+ members dedicated to improving the care through education and research.

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is a professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic movement disorders, and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control.

The assistance of our members, who work tirelessly to help further the Society's mission, enables MDS to educate and inform others around the world about the latest news, research, and advances in movement disorders.
 

Learn more about MDS

 

PAS Committees

MDS would like to acknowledge the following committees for their help developing the 5th PAS Congress.

 

PAS Congress Oversight Committee

Chair: Alberto Espay

Gabriel Jose Arango
Francisco Cardoso
Susan Fox
Victor Fung
Pramod Pal
Cecilia Peralta

PAS Congress Scientific Program Committee (PAS CSPC)

Chair: Cecilia Peralta

Gabriel Jose Arango
Mario Cornejo-Olivas
Alberto Espay
Susan Fox
Victor Fung
Emilia Gatto

 

Hyder Jinnah
Jose Luiz Pedroso
Sarah Pirio-Richardson
Laura Silveira-Moriyama
Antonio Strafella

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