MDS Educational Activities
CME Activities
In alignment with our educational mission, The Movement Disorder Society from time to time provides CME-accredited activities via our website. These activities aim to expand the outreach of our educational offerings, and fulfill our desire to address the needs of our target audience. Click here to access Journal CME Activities
Non-CME Activities
Update on Dystonia Webcast
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2011 Edward I. Rudman Patient and Caregiver Symposium
Recorded Saturday, October 22, 2011
This webcast was created from the Edward I. Rudman Parkinson’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium: Recent Advances in Parkinson’s Disease which took place on October 22, 2011 at The Conference Center at Harvard Medical. Topics will cover the risk factors for Parkinson’s disease, gene therapy, new and future treatments, advances in Deep Brain Stimulation, exercise and dance for Parkinson’s disease, and creating a center of excellence. Intended for patients and caregivers
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New Therapies for Advanced Parkinson's Disease DVD
Recorded Friday, October 29, 2010
This DVD contains lectures recorded at the MDS workshop New Therapies for Advanced Parkinson's Disease on October 29, 2010 (Durham, North Carolina).
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14th International Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders - Update on Dystonia Webcast
Recorded Monday, June 14, 2010
This course covers the spectrum of dystonias, providing insight into diagnosis and treatment. The course begins with the classification into primary and secondary dystonias, followed by further examination into genetic, heredodegenerative and paroxysmal dystonias. This program has a special emphasis on the various phenotypes of genetic forms of dystonia, including the recently discovered forms associated with DYT6. Secondary dystonia is described with detailed clinical syndromic associations.
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De Novo Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Webcast (MEMBERS ONLY)
Recorded Saturday, April 26, 2010
On April 24, 2010, The Movement Disorder Society sponsored a course entitled De Novo Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment at the University of Lisbon Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon, Portugal. Attended by over 100 neurologists, this course covered a wide variety of topics including natural history of PD, diagnosing PD, disease modifying strategies in PD, and management of non-motor problems in early PD. Intended for general neurologists, geriatricians and general practitioners.
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KUMC 4th Annual Parkinson's Disease Symposium Webcast
Recorded Saturday, August 21, 2010
University of Kansas Medical Center's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center hosted the 4th Annual Parkinson's Disease Symposium on August 21, 2010 in Kansas City, Kansas. Attended by over 800 people, this interactive event covered a wide range of topics including basic information on the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of Parkinson's disease, novel interventions, potential benefits of deep brain stimulation, sleep problems in PD, benefits of exercise, and understanding the concept of slowing progression of PD. Intended for patients and caregivers.
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Edward I. Rudman Parkinson's Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium: Non Motor Aspects of Parkinson's Disease Webcast
Recorded Saturday, October 31, 2009
This webcast was created from the Edward I. Rudman Parkinson's Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium: Non Motor Aspects of Parkinson's Disease which took place on October 31, 2009 at The Conference Center at Harvard Medical. Topics covered are important nonmotor aspects of Parkinson's disease such as depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, autonomic disturbances, and cognitive deficits which often impact the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease as much as or even more than motor symptoms. Intended for patients and caregivers.
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14th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Teaching Courses DVD
Each DVD includes slides, audio/video and accompanying syllabi.
Teaching course titles include:
Neuroimaging techniques and applications
Differential diagnosis of parkinsonism
Genetics of movement disorders
Music and movement disorders
Pediatric movement disorders
Neuropharmacology of Parkinson’s disease
Update on tremor
Pricing
MDS Members: $100.00 USD
Non-Members: $200.00 USD
DVDs will be shipped to the address you provide as part of this online purchase.
The webcast recording of the teaching course Update on Dystonia is now available at no cost, supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Ipsen. All other teaching courses listed above are only available on the DVD.