Course Director

Stephen Reich, MD - University of Maryland, Baltimore, Massachusetts, United States

Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States

Faculty

Lorraine Kalia, Md, PhD - Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Mayela Rodríguez-Violante, MD, MSc - Instituto Nacional de Neurologia Y Neurocirugia, Mexico City, Mexico

Francisco Cardoso, MD, PhD, FAAN - The Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Vicki Shanker, MD - Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, United States

The primary purpose of this course is to provide primary care physicians and general neurologists foundational insights on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, chorea, and tremor based in greater familiarity with their phenomenology and the classification of Movement Disorders.

Interactive question and answer sessions with faculty will take place throughout the course which will culminate with a session of interactive case presentations that highlight the topics discussed throughout the course.

Registration Fees

Members: $15 USD

No Fee / Junior Members: $0 USD

Non-Members: $25 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 session.

Upon completion of this activity learners will be able to:

1. Identify a diagnoses of movement disorders based on greater familiarity with their phenomenology and classification
2. Diagnose Parkinson's disease using the MDS criteria and distinguish Parkinson's disease from mimickers
3. Demonstrate treatment of Parkinson's disease based on improved understanding of current medical and surgical treatment options
4. Recognize and treat dystonia
5. Diagnose the cause of chorea and be familiar with its differential diagnosis
6. Diagnose the cause of tremor based on the MDS classification