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A Comprehensive Review of Movement Disorders for the Clinical Practitioner

Aspen Course

Course Format
In-Person
Start Date
Sun, Jul 27, 2025
End Date
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Course Location
Aspen, Colorado
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Program Description

The Aspen Course is a unique opportunity for those early career movement disorders specialists, in particular Movement Disorders Fellows, to advance their knowledge and evaluate their careers through advice from advanced professionals in the field. The course program will discuss the classification of these disorders, their differential diagnosis, and their treatment, covering the phenomenology, pathophysiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, and other aspects of the entire field of Movement Disorders.

Space is limited; register early to avoid being placed on the waitlist.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 11, 2025


You cannot participate in this course

Registration is now closed for the A Comprehensive Review of Movement Disorders for the Clinical Practitioner course. Please contact education@movementdisorders.org if you are in need of assistance. 

Accreditation and Credit Designation

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT (In-Person)

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society designates this activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT (Online)

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society designates this activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


SATISFACTORY COMPLETION

Participants must complete an evaluation for each session they attend to receive continuing medical education credit. Your chosen session(s) must be attended in their entirety. Partial credit for individual sessions is not available.


CONTENT VALIDITY STATMENT

All recommendations involving clinical medicine in MDS activities are based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the case of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported or used in CME in support or justification of a patient care recommendations conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis. Activities that promote recommendations, treatment or manners of practicing medicine not within the definition of CME or are knowing to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are knowing to be ineffective in the treatment of patients do not constitute valid CME.

Course Location

Aspen, Colorado USA
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Course Overview (Fees, Schedule, & Course Details)

Course Schedule        Course Faculty


Schedule as of January 29, 2025


REGISTRATION FEES
Members:  $715 USD
Members: Junior / HP / Basic Science / No Fee: $450 USD
Non-Members*: $1250 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 close of registration.

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COURSE VENUE

St. Regis Aspen Hotel

315 Dean Street

Aspen, CO, USA

Information on the room block can be below. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to: 

1. Recognize and classify parkinsonism, tremor, and other movement disorders

2. Differentiate atypical parkinsonism from Parkinson’s disease

3. Appraise treatment approaches for parkinsonism, dystonia, tremor, chorea, and other movement disorders

4. Evaluate the phenomenology and classification of functional (psychogenic) disorders

5. Formulate and classify gait disorders in parkinsonism, ataxia, and other hypokinetic or hyperkinetic movement disorders


INTENDED AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for clinicians, researchers, post-doctoral fellows, medical residents, medical students, allied health professionals with an interest in current clinical trends and approaches for diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders.


The tradition of the Aspen Course
"As a rite of passage every movement disorder fellow must pass through the Aspen course."
 
The legend of the Aspen course 
"Anyone serious about movement disorders has taken the Aspen course at least once."

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