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Movement Disorders Course for Non-Specialist Doctors - Addis Ababa - Course Program

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - March 23-24, 2015

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.
  Session 1: Live Ethiopian Patient(s) with parkinsonism
Attendees will take appropriate history and examine the patient with faculty overview and critique.
  Session 2: Live Ethiopian Patient(s) with hyperkinetic disorder
Attendees will take appropriate history and examine the patient with faculty overview and critique.
  Session 3: Video Discussions Part 1
Attendees will be encouraged to bring videos from home for presentation and group discussion.
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
  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
  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.
  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.
4:30-5:15 Video presentation of "Best Case" from each group
5:15 Closing Remarks
Evening Cultural Dinner

 

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