MDS-AOS School for Deep Brain Stimulation and Infusion Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease

Event Notes:

The MDS-AOS School for Deep Brain Stimulation and Infusion Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease aims to cultivate the next generation of experts in DBS and infusion therapy for PD, providing them with a comprehensive overview, case-based discussion and hands-on workshop in DBS and infusion therapy in PD. This year’s school will start with the basics and then discuss recent updates of DBS and infusion therapy in PD.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. Develop the multi-disciplinary team for deep brain stimulation and infusion therapy

2. Classify the candidates of deep brain stimulation and infusion therapy

3. Compare the various targets for deep brain stimulation and choose the best target for subjects

4. Act initial programming and troubleshooting in patients with deep brain stimulation and those with infusion therapy

5. Act with deep brain stimulation programmer and infusion pump during hands-on workshops

6. Establish a local and international network of young clinicians and researchers, fostering collaborations and facilitating future research in the field of deep brain stimulation

INTENDED AUDIENCE

The target audience is clinicians, movement disorder specialists, fellows, neurology residents, clinical researchers, and clinical nurse specialists.