• Our Society

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

  • Purpose, Mission and Goals
  • MDS Leadership
  • Website Leadership
  • Committee Home Pages
  • Task Force Home Pages
  • Online Project Management

  • Strategic Plan
  • MDS Organizational Chart
  • Affiliate Member Societies
  • Health Professionals
  • Bylaws
  • Leadership Manual
• Educational Resources

  Educational Resources
  The MDS educational program offers high caliber CME and professional development opportunities in Movement Disorders. Browse upcoming workshops and conferences, Webcasts, E-Learning resources, and more.

  • Upcoming Courses
  • Past Courses
  • E-Learning
  • Online Journal CME
  • Visiting Professor Program

  • Ambassador Program
  • Educational Resources
  • Develop Your Own Course
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• International Congress

  International Congress
  The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) gathers thousands of the field's clinicians, researchers, trainees and industry supporters on an annual basis at its International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. The purpose of the MDS International Congress is to share ideas, encourage interest among all those involved in the care and research of Movement Disorders, to participate in the activities of MDS and to advance the related clinical and scientific discipline.

  • Overview
  • 2011 Toronto Congress
  • Future and Past Congresses

  • Add name to International Congress Mailing List
  • Contact the MDS Congress Staff
• Announcements

  Announcements
  MDS welcomes submissions from nonprofit organizations for job postings, grants, fellowships, notices and conference/workshop information for placement on the Website.

  • Conference Calendar
  • Available Grants
  • Notices
  • Job Postings

  • Fellowship Postings
  • MDS Supported and Endorsed Meetings
• Membership

  Membership
  MDS works to advance the sciences by disseminating knowledge about Movement Disorders and by promoting research into causes, prevention and treatment of these disorders. Membership categories include: Regular, Junior, Health Professional, Student, and Waived Dues.

  • Overview
  • Members
  • Pay Your 2010 Dues
  • Waived Dues Membership
  • Apply for Membership

  • Request Membership Mailing List
  • Online Membership Directory
  • Contact the International Secretariat
• Publications

  Publications
  The Movement Disorder Society produces several publications in order to disseminate information, to communicate the latest research and to provide opportunities for its members to share ideas. Many of these publications are offered as membership benefits.

  • Overview
  • Movement  Disorders Journal
  • Video Library
  • EBM Reviews & Task Force Papers
  • Movement Disorders Books
  • E-Newsletter Archive

  • Latest News
  • Rating Scales
  • MDS-UPDRS
  • Audio-Visuals for Sale
  • Moving Along  Newsletter
  • Related Meeting Materials
  • Archived Website Editions
• Regional Sections

  Regional Sections
  Created not only to further the goals and objectives of MDS International, The Movement Disorder Society's regional sections strive to increase the interest, education and participation of neurologists, Movement Disorder specialists, non-Movement Disorder specialists, trainees, health professionals and scientists in the Asian and Oceanian, European and Pan American regions.

  • Asian and Oceanian Section (AOS)
  • European Section (ES)
  • Pan American Section (PAS)

Movement Disorders E-Store

14th International Congress Teaching Courses DVD

MDS is pleased to offer you the opportunity to order a DVD of all eight teaching courses from the 14th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Each DVD includes slides, audio and video of all eight teaching courses and the 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
  
  Note: Update on Dystonia will be available on the website at not cost, supported by an unrestricted education grant from Ipsen.

Costs: 
MDS Members: $100 USD
Non-Members: $200 USD

DVDs will be shipped to the address you provide as part of this online purchase.

Click here to order the DVD

Movement Disorders Audio-Visuals

To view a complete list of MDS training videos for various rating scales, click here.

Movement Disorders Books

Help The Movement Disorder Society with your purchases on Amazon!

Whenever you order one of the books below by clicking on it, MDS receives a portion of the proceeds. For other books, click on the amazon.com box below and MDS can still benefit.

Suggestions for professional reading are welcome. Submit publication title, author, and publisher to Heidi Schudrowitz.

Please note: The Movement Disorder Society has provided this list of reading materials as an educational service. This list is not intended to be an endorsement of any author or publication. It will continually be updated as new books become available or others go out of print.

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