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Causes: Health, Neurology & Neuroscience
Mission: To advance the neurological sciences pertaining to movement disorders; to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients; to operate exclusively for scientific, scholarly and educational purporses; to encourage research; to provide forums for sharing ideas and for advancing the related clinical and scientific disciplines; and to encourage interest and participation in the activities of the society amoung healthcare and allied professionals and scientists.
Programs: The role of the regional sections are to further the goals and objectives of mds international. The sections strive to increase the interest, education and participation of neurologists, movement disorder specialists, non-movement disorder specialists, trainees, health professionals and scientists in the asian and oceanian, european, pan american, and sub-saharan africa.
the learning objectives for the international congress of parkinson's disease and movement disorders are: through state-of-the-art lectures, hot topic reviews, controversy debates, teaching courses, skills workshops and video sessions, participants will be better able to 1. Describe the pathophysiology and neurobiology of parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; 2. Discuss the diagnostic approaches and tools available for parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; 3. Discuss the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options available for parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. In 2017 the international congress was held in vancouver, canada and hosted 4,300 registrants.
other program services include: $717,652 rating scale: mds offers various rating scales to physicians, researchers and health professionals interested in parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. These scales work to improve the diagnosis of movement disorders and patient care, as well as increase the validity and reliability of research studies. $81,041 education: mds provides various educational courses, web offerings and enduring materials on movement disorders to physicians and other healthcare professionals around the world. $1,151,824 committee: mds has various program related committees, task forces and groups established to help fulfill the clinical and scientific mission of the society. $254,808 other