Strategic Plan

2006-2009 Strategic Plan

Adopted by the IEC on August 14, 2006

PRIORITY I: Congress, Education and Industrial Relations

GOALS:
Expand educational program

  1. Provide educational and programmatic materials in a variety of formats (LT)
  2. Enhance use of the Society’s Web site for dissemination of educational opportunities (ST)

Expand educational role of International Congress

  1. Provide International Congress-derived educational and programmatic materials in a variety of formats (LT)
  2. Develop teaching courses for presentation at the International Congress (ST)

Establish MDS’s capacity to generate enduring educational materials

  1. Communicate to supporters the Society’s capacity to generate enduring materials from MDS programs according to ACCME guidelines and the fees associated with this activity (ST)
  2. Obtain commitment from faculty to contribute materials needed to develop enduring materials (ST)

Enhance MDS’s ability to function as an “in-house” medical education arm

  1. Appoint working group to review options and costs (ST)

Establish premier role of MDS in fields of RLS, Parkinson’s dementia, and other key topics in Movement Disorders

  1. Develop and promote educational activities focusing on RLS (ST)
  2. Organize RLS meeting (ST)
  3. Produce enduring materials related to RLS, Parkinson’s dementia and other key topics in Movement Disorders (MT)

Actively explore collaborative efforts towards a joint congress with other related organizations

  1. Contact leadership of other related organization(s) to explore the potential for collaborative efforts (LT)

Identify new revenue streams to support the Society’s educational activities and other initiatives that address the needs of members and the Movement Disorders community (e.g., endowed lectureships)

  1. Explore potential to establish endowed lectureships (Industrial Relations Committee) (MT)
  2. Explore potential for industry support of endowed lectureships (Industrial Relations Committee) (MT)
  3. Send invitations to foundations and other potential supporters for endowed lectureships (MT)

Integrate Supported Meetings into the Society’s educational program

  1. Inform Supported Meeting applicants of opportunity to potentially develop an enduring material in partnership with MDS (ST)
  2. Define format and budget of an enduring material derived from Supported Meetings (ST)
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PRIORITY II: Membership

GOALS:
Expand upon existing and create new member benefits
  1. Develop new avenues for providing educational opportunities and forums for exchange of information (e.g., Web-based: “ask the expert”, etc.) (LT)
  2. Enhance awareness of and access to educational resources and experts (MT)
  3. Develop questionnaire to identify regional membership needs (MT)

Increase membership in Europe and North America

  1. Develop questionnaire targeted to regional Movement Disorders groups underrepresented in the MDS membership (MT)
  2. Encourage MDS speakers/faculty to promote the Society when participating in other meetings (e.g., MDS slides with logo, and information about the Web site, membership, journal, upcoming meetings…) (ST)
  3. Place advertisements promoting MDS membership in other related publications (ST)
  4. Encourage non-member Congress participants to seek membership (ST)
  5. Contact authors who have previously contributed to the MDS journal (i.e., each previous year) and offer them an opportunity to join the Society (ST)
  6. Institute method to track recruitment and retention of members through Congress registration process (ST)

Increase membership from underrepresented regions (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East...)

  1. Develop and provide Asian and Oceanian Section with standardized membership benefit portfolio for implementation in selected countries, including MDS teaching courses at time of biennial section meeting (MT)
  2. Develop questionnaire to identify regional membership needs (MT)
  3. Expand Visiting Professorship Program and establishment of regional courses (MT)
  4. Endorse and/or Support as well as promote local regional meetings (ST)

Establish affiliations of national Movement Disorder and basal ganglia groups

  1. Form liaisons with national Movement Disorder and basal ganglia groups and encourage these groups to become Affiliate Members (Liaison/Public Relations Committee) (MT)
  2. Actively invite current membership of national and regional groups, including basal ganglia clubs, to join the Society (MT)
  3. Review current Affiliate Member criteria and benefits (ST)

Establish corporate membership

  1. Explore possibility of establishing corporate membership program and submit proposal to the Officers/IEC (Industrial Relations Committee) (MT)

Establish and/or enhance allied health membership in the Society

  1. Identify and propose allied health fee level to Officers/IEC (Membership Committee) (ST)
  2. Identify regional “champions” to link with MDS and enhance allied health involvement in the Society (Membership Committee) (MT)
  3. Develop allied health component to the MDS Congress (LT)
  4. Use Moving Along and Web site as a means to communicate with allied health professionals (MT)
  5. Enhance existing and establish new links to lay and advocacy organizations.
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PRIORITY III: Journal

GOALS
Assess success / future needs of the journal

  1. Conduct journal readership survey (Journal Oversight Committee) (ST)

Assess current online structure and search functionality of the Web-based journal

  1. Assess current online structure and develop recommendations to the Officers/IEC (Journal Oversight Committee) (ST)
  2. Enhance multimedia functionality of the online journal (Journal Oversight Committee) (MT)

Utilize the journal for education

  1. Implement educational priorities (Education Committee Strategic Plan) (LT)
  2. Establish CME opportunities for subscribers and reviewers (ST)

Increase impact factor

  1. Increase reviews in the journal (LT)
  2. Increase quality of submissions (LT)
  3. Encourage MDS Congress poster presenters to submit papers to the journal (ST)
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PRIORITY IV: Organizations / Finances

GOALS:
Increase IEC involvement in governance and administration of the Society

  1. Appoint IEC members to MDS committees and task forces (ST)
  2. Assign specific tasks to at-large (non-Officer) IEC members (President) (MT)

Clarify and communicate the internal leadership structure of MDS

  1. Disseminate information regarding the Society’s leadership structure in the newsletter and on the Web site, including organizational chart (ST)

Develop future generation of leadership

  1. Revitalize young members group (ST)
  2. Continue young investigators/MDS leadership forum during International Congress (ST)
  3. Develop and maintain listing of future leadership candidates 45 years of age or less (note specific areas of expertise, etc.) (ST)

Maintain existing and create new regional sections

  1. Provide ongoing support of existing sections (LT)
  2. Ensure continued interaction with existing sections within the Society (LT)
  3. Explore potential for establishment of regional sections in other areas (MT)

Establish relationships with existing international Movement Disorders research groups

  1. Review Affiliate Member criteria with respect to research group applications (ST)
  2. Encourage applications for Research Group Affiliate Membership from existing Movement Disorders research groups (ST)
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PRIORITY V: Outreach

GOALS:
Increase awareness of the Society and Movement Disorders subspecialty

  1. Update the Society’s Web site design (MT)
  2. Explore possibilities to establish media and/or public relations arm(s) (Liaison/Public Relations Committee) (MT)
  3. Identify strategies to enhance visibility on the Web (e.g., search engines…) (MT)
  4. Outreach to specific groups – general neurologists, geriatrics, etc. (MT)
  5. Explore possibility of placing informational advertisements in related publications (ST)
  6. Create reciprocal links to other related groups (ST)
  7. Promote MDS at meetings of other organizations (exhibits…) (ST)

Continue to explore potential for collaborations with other related organizations

  1. Contact leadership of other related organization(s) to discuss potential opportunities for collaboration (LT)
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ST = Short-Term (6-12 months); MT = Medium-Term (1-2 years); LT = Long-Term (3-4 years; ongoing)