Movement Disorders Course for Non-Specialist Doctors - Addis Ababa - Course Program
Course Program
Course Director
Dr. James Bower, Rochester, MN, USA
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Day 1
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:15-9:00 | Movement Disorder Overview - At the Movies |
| 9:00-9:45 | What is Parkinson's disease? |
| 9:45-10:15 | Overview of the "Atypical Parkinsonisms" |
| 10:15-10:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-11:45 | Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease |
| 11:45-12:15 | Tremor |
| 12:15-12:30 | Case Presentation |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:15 | How to examine a patient with parkinsonism |
| 2:15-5:15 |
Breakout Sessions Attendees will be divided into three groups. There will be three different sessions. Each group will rotate through each session for one hour. By the end of the afternoon each group will have seen all three sessions. |
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Session 1: Live Ethiopian Patient(s) with parkinsonism Attendees will take appropriate history and examine the patient with faculty overview and critique. |
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Session 2: Live Ethiopian Patient(s) with hyperkinetic disorder Attendees will take appropriate history and examine the patient with faculty overview and critique. |
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Session 3: Video Discussions Part 1 Attendees will be encouraged to bring videos from home for presentation and group discussion. |
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| 5:15 | First day closing remarks and questions/answers |
| Evening | Welcome Reception |
Day 2
| 8:00-8:15 | Opening remarks and questions/answers |
| 8:15-8:45 | Ataxia |
| 8:45-9:15 | Myoclonus |
| 9:15-10:15 | Dystonia |
| 10:15-10:30 | Questions/Answers |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:15 | Chorea and Huntington's Disease |
| 11:15-12:15 | Tics and Functional Movement Disorders |
| 12:15-12:30 | Case Presentation |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-4:30 | Breakout Sessions |
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Session 1: Group Case Discussions: Diagnosis Pre-prepared written cases will be presented orally and the attendees and faculty will discuss differential diagnosis with rational, feasible work-up |
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Session 2: Group Case Discussions: Management Pre-prepared written cases will be presented orally and the attendees and faculty will discuss treatment and management - both Western and local practice. |
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Session 3: Video Discussions: Part II Attendees will be encouraged to bring videos from home for presentation and group discussion. Each group will vote for the "Best Case" from both days. |
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| 4:30-5:15 | Video presentation of "Best Case" from each group |
| 5:15 | Closing Remarks |
| Evening | Cultural Dinner |