Course Directors

Ota Gál, PhD - Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

Ingrid Sturkenboom, PhD - Radboud University Medical Center, Ewijk, Netherlands

Elina Tripoliti, PhD - UCL, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Neurosciences, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Faculty

Margherita Fabbri, MD, PhD - CHU Purpan, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France

Marialuisa Gandolfi, MD, PhD - Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre (CRRNC), Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD - St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom

Daniel Peterson, PhD - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Angela Roberts, PhD - Western University, London, ON, Canada

Martin Srp, PhD - Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague - Prague, Czech Republic

Kazuto Tsukita, MD, PhD - Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

The primary purpose of this course is to discuss innovations and challenges encountered within a multidisciplinary team when working with patients with Parkinson’s disease, atypical PD, and dystonia.

Registration Fees

Members: $15 USD

No Fee Members: $5 USD

Non-Members: $50 USD

*Non-members wishing to apply for MDS Membership to receive the MDS Member rate for this course will need to apply for membership no later than 2 weeks in advance of the session.

To view the full course schedule, please click 'PROCEED TO COURSE'

Upon completion of this activity learners will be able to:

1. Compare the evidence for non-pharmacological treatments for gait/ freezing/balance/ speech/swallowing and saliva difficulties for early and late stages of PD and dystonia

2. Consider the impact of fatigue on the success of therapy treatments

3. Associate gait/speech/swallowing and balance treatments with the cognitive challenges  

4. Consider the impact of caregivers’ burden on the care of patients and the overall success of therapies

This activity is intended for physio/physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and pyschologists.