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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.

Faculty Disclosures

All individuals in control of content for this activity are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (as defined by ACCME) over the last 24 months. All relevant relationships have been mitigated in advance of the program.  

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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.

Claiming Certificates of Attendance and/or CME

Certificates will be available starting on August 31, 2023. To receive a certificate of attendance and/or claim CME:  

1. Visit education.movementdisorders.org 

2. Click “GET CERTIFICATE” in the upper right corner 

3. Enter the certificate code 724582. Upon clicking “Submit” you may be prompted to login to your MDS account. 

4. Upon completion of the evaluation, you will be able to download your certificates. If you would like both a certificate of attendance and CME certificates you must claim both at this time.  

You cannot claim a certificate without completing the brief evaluation. 

Certificates must be claimed by November 1, 2023. Please contact education@movementdisorders.org with any questions. 

EACCME Accreditation Statement

The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark, 27/08/2023-31/08/2023 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 32 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. 

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™  Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities. 

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.