MDS Educational Resources for WFN Members
MDS is proud to partner with the World Federation of Neurology for World Brain Day 2020, and to work together to advocate for improved patient care, education, and additional research to help improve the lives of those living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. Part of this partnership is sharing the free MDS educational resources available below.
To take advantage of additional resources available to MDS members, we invite you to visit our Membership page to learn more.
Movement Disorders Fundamentals E-Learning Course Series
MDS welcomes individuals from the World Federation of Neurology’s Member Societies to the Movement Disorders Fundamentals E-Learning Course Series.
EDUCATIONAL
30 video presentations conducted by the top experts in the Movement disorders field
COMPREHENSIVE
Complete overview of various aspects and clinical approaches to the evaluation and management of common movement disorders
FREE OF COST
Courses are free to access through the MDS Learning Management System.
To view the 31 available topics:
- Visit the Fundamentals Series page of the MDS Course Catalog
- Select the course of your choice and click Add to Cart (no cost); non-members will be asked to create a Learning Portal account
- From your cart, click the course title to enter the course
- Once in the course, use the tabs in the Table of Contents box at the top of the screen to navigate
The history of movement disorders
Faculty: Christopher Goetz
Introduction to basal ganglia
Faculty: Mark Hallett
Classification and approach to the patient with movement disorders
Faculty: Anthony Lang
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Stephen Reich
Autonomic and sleep and other non-motor complications (pre-motor and advance non-motor)
Faculty: Ron Postuma
Cognition and neurobehavioral complications of Parkinson's disease
Faculty: Charles Adler
Management of early motor Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Alberto Espay
Management of advance stage Parkinson’s disease (motor fluctuations)
Faculty: Joaquim Ferreira
Surgery in Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Michael Okun
Tauopathies - PSP and CBD
Faculty: Guenter Hoeglinger
Ataxias
Faculty: Bart P.C. van de Warrenburg
Pediatric movement disorders
Faculty: Terrence Sanger
Etiology of Parkinson’s disease-pathology of Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Glenda Halliday
Genetics of Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Christine Klein
Environmental factors in Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: Caroline Tanner
Molecular pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease
Faculty: C. Warren Olanow
Multiple system atrophy
Faculty: Niall Quinn
Other causes of Parkinsonism
Faculty: Kailash Bhatia
Chorea (including HD)
Faculty: Francisco Cardoso
Tremors (other than PD)
Faculty: Victor Fung
Myoclonus
Faculty: Roongroj Bhidayasiri
Tics and Tourette syndrome
Faculty: Joseph Jankovic
Dystonia
Faculty: Alberto Albanese
Drug-induced movement disorders
Faculty: Kapil Sethi
Restless legs syndrome
Faculty: Claudia Trenkwalder
Botulinum toxin treatment of movement disorders
Faculty: Cynthia Comella
Gait disorders
Faculty: Evžen Růžička
Movement disorder emergencies
Faculty: Steven Frucht
Assessment of movement disorders: rating scales and other evaluation tools
Faculty: Glenn Stebbins
Imaging of movement disorders
Faculty: Jon Stoessl
If you have reviewed the course series and are interested in accessing more information on movement disorders, MDS encourages all students, residents and fellows to take advantage of free membership. Further information can be found on our Membership page.
Factsheets for Patient Care
MDS has compiled patient information about various movement disorder topics you can share with patients. They can be translated into multiple langauges, and new topics are being added regularly.
Join MDS at the 2020 Virtual Congress
For the first time in its history, MDS will host a Virtual Congress in 2020. This will allow delegates an opportunity to access the full International Congress Scientific Program through a virtual platform without concern for health, welfare or travel.
- Scheduled, mock-live sessions will launch daily on the virtual platform September 12-16
- Informative scientific sessions will feature live interactions with expert faculty
- The Scientific Program will be accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1™ credits
The MDS Virtual Congress 2020 is FREE to all neurologists! Registration will open in July. Learn more.
MDS and the WFN will culminate and celebrate their World Brain Day partnership with a joint virtual press event during the MDS Virtual Congress. Details will be shared at the link above as they become available.