Course Directors

Juzar Hooker, MB ChB MMed DCN FCP – Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Richard Walker, MD – North Tyneside Gen. Hospital, North Shields, United Kingdom

Tash Fothergill-Misbah, PhD – Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Faculty

Albert K. Akpalu, MB ChB, MSc – Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Ferzana Amod, MBBCh, FCNeurology – Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa

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

Jonathan Carr, MBChB, PhD – University of Stellenbosch, Ceipe Town, South Africa

Marieke Dekker, MD – Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

Louise Ebenezer, MSc, RGN, PDNS – Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist Association, Bridgend, United Kingdom

Peter Masese, KRCHN – Premier Hospital, Mobassa, Kenya

Umair Mamdani, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Oluwadamilola Ojo, MBBS, MD, FMCP – University of Lagos & Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Fiona Robinson, SLT – Associaion ofd Speech and Language Therapists, Nairobi, Kenya

Dilraj Sokhi, FRCP(Edin) – Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Deep Shah, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

The course features joint lectures on diagnosis and management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) and multidisciplinary care of Movement Disorders. Individualized physician education will feature lectures on differential diagnoses while the allied health professional sessions will focus on community care and support, and local health beliefs. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet local patients to gain an insight into what living with Parkinson’s disease is like.

Registration Fees:

Members: $25 USD

Non Members: $150 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. Improve the diagnosis, and differential diagnosis, of movement disorders

2. Know the appropriate use of locally available, and affordable medication for movement disorders

3. Recognize the clinical presentation, management and progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD)

3. Describe treatment and management approaches throughout the four stages of the disease trajectory

4. Understand the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in Parkinson’s disease (PD)

5. Critically discuss the role of Allied Health Professionals in the management of PD-related conditions

6. Understand the difference in roles of the multi-disciplinary team members in managing Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Nairobi Kenya
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