European Section
1st Annual European Winter School for Young Neurologists

MDS-ES Winter School 2012 Program

Friday, Feb. 24-Sunday, Feb. 26
Innsbruck, Austria

Friday Feb. 24 - Day 1
08.20 Welcome to the Winter School from the Directors:
Werner Poewe (Innsbruck, Austria)
Joaquim Ferreira (Lisbon, Portugal)
Oliver Rascol (Toulouse, France)
08.30 - 13.00 "The basics of Parkinsonism"
08.30 - 09.00 How to diagnose PD
09.00 - 09.30 Clinical presentation of genetic forms of parkinsonism
09.30 - 10.00 Clinical presentation of atypical parkinsonism
10.00 - 10.30 Neuropsychological assessment of patients with parkinsonism in the clinic
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Role of imaging in diagnosing parkinsonism
11.30 - 12.00 Medical management of PD
12.00 - 12.30 Surgical Management of PD
12.30 - 13.00 Interdisciplinary approach to PD management
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 18.45 Skills workshop 1 - Expert guided Patient Examinations
Saturday Feb. 25 - Day 2
08.30 - 12.30/td> "Non-parkinsonian Movement Disorders"
08.30 - 09.00 Lecture 1 Tremor Disorders
09.00 - 09.30 Lecture 2 Chorea
09.30 - 10.00 Lecture 3 Dystonia
10.00 - 10.30 Lecture 4 Tics and Tourette
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Lecture 5 Ataxia
11.30 - 12.00 Lecture 6 RLS
12.00 - 12.30 Lecture 7 Myoclonus
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 17.00 Skills workshop 2 - Expert guided case management
17.00 - 18.45 "Bring your own patient"
Students bring videos of own patients and will discuss with faculty in small groups.
Sunday Feb. 26 - day 3
08.30 - 10.00 "Movement Disorder challenges"
08.30 - 09.00 Lecture 1 Psychogenic movement disorders
09.00 - 09.30 Lecture 2 Movement disorders in systemic disease
09.30 - 10.00 Lecture 3 Movement disorders in sleep
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
10.30 - 13.00 Presentation of selected student case histories/videos
13.00- 13.30 Winter school review: Feedback and evaluation session
13.30 Departure