Voice, Speech, and Swallowing Movement Disorders Study Group

Have questions? Contact the group's MDS Staff Liaison, Joe Grundle, at jgrundle@movementdisorders.org

Mission

This international and multidisciplinary group aims to promote the collaborative study of voice, speech, and swallowing problems in patients with movement disorders and share clinical experience regarding all aspects of movement disorder-associated communication and swallowing difficulties faced by patients across the world.

Membership of the Voice, Speech, and Swallowing Movement Disorders Study Group includes specialists in hyperkinetic/dystonic voice disorders, dysphagia, acoustic acquisition and analysis, facial expression, clinical and therapeutic innovations, and tools measuring the impact of speech impairment.

The group's First Speech and Swallowing in Parkinson's Disease School.

Since the formation of the study group in 2017, several in-person schools and online courses on speech and swallowing management have been offered under the auspices of MDS.

History of Live Courses:

2017: Aix-en-Provence; France; Directors: Dr Serge Pinto and Dr Elina Tripoliti
2018: London, UK; Directors: Dr Elina Tripoliti and Dr Patricia Limousin
2019: Prague, Czech Republic; Directors: Dr Jan Rusz and Dr Elina Tripoliti
2021: Virtual School; Directors: Dr Elina Tripoliti and Dr Hanneke Kalf
2022: Virtual School MDT Team Work; Directors: Dr Elina Tripoliti, Dr Ota Gall and Dr Ingrid Sturkenboom
2023: Prague, Czech Republic. View details »
2026: Salerno, Italy; MDS-ES Train the Trainer Program for Speech and Language Therapists