1st Annual European Winter School for Young Neurologists
February 24-26, 2012
Innsbruck, Austria
The application deadline has passed and announcement letters have been sent. If you have questions regarding your application, please contact Stephanie Moffett at smoffett@movementdisorders.org.
Course Description
The first annual winter school will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, February 24-26, 2011. Winter school is a newly offered MDS course following on the increasing interest in and success of the MDS summer school courses. Young neurologists who are interested in training in the field of Movement Disorders, as well as those who already have some experience in Movement Disorders, will be taught by an MDS-ES international faculty of senior Movement Disorder specialists.
Day one will focus on the basics of Parkinsonism and will include expert guided patient examinations following the large-group lecture. Day two will focus on non-Parkinsonian Movement Disorders and participants will not only be able to examine patients, but will also have the opportunity to share their own patient videos with their fellow participants. Day three will cover Movement Disorder challenges, including Psychogenic Movement Disorders, Movement Disorders in Systemic Disease, and Movement Disorders in Sleep.
About Innsbruck
Innsbruck is situated between the German and Italian border on the western side of Austria. It is suspended above the deep-green Inn River and is surrounded by the Alps, giving this city beautiful snow-capped mountain panoramas. Innsbruck is renowned for its winter sports and has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1964 and 1976.
The city itself is a blend between the historic and the cutting-edge. You can spend the morning roaming medieval lanes, gothic towers and imperial palaces, and then spend the afternoon with Zala Hadid's avant-garde architecture. Truly a balance between historic and contemporary, naturalistic and urban, Innsbruck has something to offer for everyone.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the workshop participants should be able to:
- Examine a patient with a Movement Disorder
- Reach a diagnosis on straightforward Movement Disorders cases
- Propose a differential diagnosis on more complex Movement Disorders patients
- Present a Movement Disorders case history
- Design, review and modify a patient treatment plan
Recommended Audience
This course is recommended for trainees in Movement Disorders, and for young neurologists, under the age of 40 who have not decided upon an area of specialization within neurology.
Contact
If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact:
Stephanie Moffett
Program Manager
The Movement Disorder Society
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA
E-mail Stephanie Moffett
Supported by unrestricted educational grants from:
Additional local support from:
Abbott
Allergan
GlaxoSmithKline
Ipsen
Lundbeck
Medtronic
Merz
UCB