Education Committee

Leadership

Francesca Morgante Chair

Hrishikesh Kumar Co-Chair

MDS Staff Liaison: Annette Schott
 

Purpose

To build a continuous, free-standing, education program to support physicians and other healthcare professionals around the world in their treatment of patients living with movement disorders; guide the International Executive Committee (IEC) in activities related to educating the professional and lay public on various aspects of movement disorders; and develop educational programs and enduring materials on movement disorders.

Committee’s mandate priorities (Source: Education Committee Strategic Plan):

• Develop and deliver educational programming that reflects the needs of young neurologists and trainees, movement disorder specialists, basic scientists, general practitioners, allied health professionals and industry professionals.
• Develop and deliver programming for rare movement disorders
• Promote education in underserved countries
• Engage the Young Member’s Group in educational activities
• Develop educational resources for patients with movement disorders and their caregivers
• Enhance collaboration with national and regional societies or organizations promoting movement disorder education.
• Develop opportunity for MDS members to provide input on their educational needs.
• Explore new learning formats
   

Committee Members

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