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The course is designed for neurologists, neurology trainees, and movement disorders enthusiasts from medical, nursing or other neuroscience specialties, from the UK, Europe and worldwide.
Organized by Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Endorsed by MDS.
- 7th and 8th November 2019
- Venue: 33 Queen Square Lecture Theatre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG
- Contact: For all queries regarding this course please contact MDSC2019@live.ucl.ac.uk
The course in endorsed by International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
The 1st Queen Square Movement Disorders Short Course has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 10 category 1 (external) CPD credits.
Last Booking Date for this Event: 6th November 2019
Course fees:
| Clinical Trainees & Research Fellows | £350.00 |
| Consultant & Associate Specialists | £400.00 |
| UCL PhD students (includes UCL/UCLH observers and elective students) | £150.00 |
| UCL Medical Students & UCLH/ Royal Free Nursing Staff | £80.00 |
12 CPD points (category 1) will be applied for with the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians for the course.
The course is interactive to allow active participation and enhance learning. On completion the participants should be able to manage patients with movement disorders in their clinical practice with updated knowledge and confidence.
The teaching sessions cover all aspects of movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism, tremor, dystonia, tics and functional movement disorders. There are ample opportunities for hands on experience with dedicated workshops on Deep Brain stimulation and Botulinum toxin injections.
Course organisers
Prof Anthony Schapira
Professor of Neurological Science
Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Dr Amit Batla
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow, Clinical and Movement Neurosciences,
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Short Course administrator
Diane Newman
Administrator
Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Agenda
7th November 2019, Thursday (Day 1)
Time from | Time to | Topic |
Speaker |
9.00 | 9.15 | Welcome | Prof Anthony Schapira |
9.15 | 10.00 | Parkinson’s disease – What is it and what causes it? | Prof Anthony Schapira |
10.00 | 10.45 | How to diagnose and manage early PD? | Prof Anette Schrag |
10.45 | 11.00 | Coffee break | |
11.00 | 11.45 | How to manage advanced PD? | Prof Tom Foltynie |
11.45 | 12.30 | Atypical Parkinsonism | Prof Huw Morris |
12.30 | 13.30 | Lunch break | |
13.30 | 14.15 | What is Dystonia and how to manage it? | Prof Tom Warner |
14.15 | 15.00 | Neurogenetics of Movement disorders | Prof Nick Wood |
15.00 | 15.15 | Coffee break | |
15.15 | 16.00 | How to diagnose and manage tremor? | Prof K Bhatia |
16.00 | 17.00 | Movement disorders video session | Prof K Bhatia |
8th November 2019, Friday Day 2
Time from | Time to | Topic | Speaker |
9.15 | 10.00 | How to diagnose and manage Hereditary ataxias | Dr Michael Parkinson |
10.00 | 10.45 | Neuropathology of Parkinsonism | Dr Zane Jaunmuktane |
10.45 | 11.00 | Coffee break | |
11.00 | 11.45 | Tics and Tourette’s | Prof Eileen Joyce |
11.45 | 12.30 | Functional Movement Disorders | Prof Kailash Bhatia |
12.30 | 13.30 | Lunch break | |
13.30 | 15.00 | Workshop 1 DBS planning in PD for beginners | Prof Patricia Limousin |
15.00 | 16.30 | Workshop 2 Botulinum toxin injections workshop | Dr Carla Cordivari
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