Scientific Program

Presidential Lectures  

The Presidential Lectures are a cornerstone of International Congress, inviting some of the field’s most esteemed honorees to share the research and topics that have most interested them through their storied careers.  

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Target Audience

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

Objectives

1. Evaluate the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management options available for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
2. Discuss the diagnostic approaches and tools available for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
3. Describe the pathogenesis and neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders

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

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society designates this education activity for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 of individual sessions is not available.

Content Validity Statement

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 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.