General Practitioners Training Program

Clinical course for practitioners outlining current diagnostic and therapeutic options for care of patients with movement disorders. Objectives Discuss management of early Parkinson’s disease Discuss management of advanced Parkinson’s disease Differentiate between Parkinson’s disease and other causes of parkinsonism Learn to recognize and treat dystonia Learn to differentiate and treat some common causes of dementia Differentiate gait disorders Identify patients who may benefit from botulinum toxin treatment. Evaluate surgical treatment options for movement disorders

Thursday, September 11   7:30 a.m. Approach to Movement Disorder Diagnosis by Ryan J. Uitti, MD

8:10 Approach to Gait Disorders Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD

8:50 Parkinson’s Disease: An Overview J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD

9:30 Q&A Panel: Drs. Uitti, Ahlskog and Van Gerpen

9:45 Break 10:00 Tremor Disorders Ryan J. Uitti, MD

10:40 Neurometabolic Syndromes for Adult Neurologists: Marc C. Patterson, MD 11:20 Myoclonus Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD

12:00 Q&A Panel Drs. Van Gerpen, Patterson, Uitti

12:15 Video Case Discussions

12:45 Meeting Adjourns

Friday, September 12 7:30 a.m.

Treatment of Early Parkinson’s Disease J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD

8:10 Treatment of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD

8:50 Parkinsonism- Plus Syndromes G. Fred Wooten, MD

9:30 Q&A Panel Drs. Ahlskog and Wooten

9:45 Break

10:00 Dementia with Lewy Bodies Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD

10:40 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Patients with Movement Disorders T.D. Rizzo, MD

11:20 Restless Legs Syndrome Charles H. Adler, MD, PhD

12:00 Q&A Panel Drs. Van Gerpen, Rizzo, and Adler

12:15 Video Case Discussions

12:45 Meeting Adjourns

Saturday, September 13 7:30 a.m.

Botulinum Toxin for Movement Disorders Charles H. Adler, MD, PhD

8:10 Surgical Treatment of Movement Disorders Virgilio H. Evidente, MD

8:50 Huntington’s Disease and Other Choreas Virgilio H. Evidente, MD

9:30 Q&A Panel Drs. Adler, and Evidente

9:45 Break

10:00 Bench to Bedside: Neuroscience Update for the Clinician G. Fred Wooten, MD

10:40 Neuroimaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders Ryan J. Uitti, MD

11:20 Sleep Disorders for the General Neurologist Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD

12:00 Q&A Panel Drs. Wooten, Uitti, and Van Gerpen

12:15 Video Case Discussions

12:45 Meeting Adjourns

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