Program

9:00am - 12:00pm

Practical Skills Workshop

9:00am - 10:20am | Session 1: Diagnosis and investigations
Primer on phenomenology and the movement disorders examination - Dr Neil Mahant
Rare treatable movement disorders not to miss - Dr Hugo Morales
Practical approach to genetic testing in Movement Disorders – When to consider and how? - Dr Alison McLean

10:20am - 10:40am | Morning tea

10:40am - 12:00pm | Session 2: Management
Update in the management of Parkinson’s treatment – SC levodopa, device assisted therapies - Dr Stephen Duma
Update in the management of tremor – including mrGFUS - Dr James Peters
Primer on the management of dystonia, chorea and tics - Dr Florence Chang

12:00pm

Registration open

1:00pm - 1:15pm

Welcome to Country and Welcome from MDSANZ President
Dr Kelly Bertram

1:15pm - 3:00pm

Session 1: The Biology of Parkinson's Disease
The biological definition of Parkinson's Disease - Prof Victor Fung
Are we ready to test disease modifying interventions in prodromal PD population - Dr Tanya Simuni
Sensorimotor dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease - Prof Mandar Jog

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Afternoon tea

3:30pm - 5:15pm

Session 2: Managing Hyperkinetic Disorders
Tales on dystonia: What have we learned from 20 years of experience, and what's next? - Prof Marie Vidailhet
Use of Kinematics in the measurement of Movement Disorders - Prof Mandar Jog
Managing Tic disorders - A/Prof Shekeeb Mohammad

5:15pm - 6:30pm

Welcome function

8:30am

Registration open

9:00am - 10:30am

Session 3: The Developing Interface Between Genetics, Research and Clinical Practice
Does genetic testing influence management decisions in DBS candidates - Prof Marie Vidailhet
Genetics‑Driven Precision Medicine in Parkinson’s: Insights from the GP2, APGS and MonoPDAus studies - A/Prof Kishore Kumar
Towards genetic approaches to parkinsons disease treatment - Dr Tanya Simuni

10:30am - 11:00am

Morning tea

11:00am - 12:30pm

Session 4: Beyond Lewy Bodies in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease
Beyond Neurons: Cerebrovascular Contributions to Neurodegeneration - A/Prof Claire Shepherd
A/Prof Richard Gordon
Targeting neuronal vulnerabilities in Parkinson’s - Prof Grant Dewson

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Real world VYALEV cases from experts in navigating advanced Parkinson’s
AbbVie Lunch Symposium
Prof Mandar Jog and Dr Stephen Duma

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Session 5: Hyperkinetic Disorders 2
Biomechanics in dystonia assessment - Prof Mandar Jog
Movement disorders that we should not miss: movement disorders in emergency, paroxysmal movement disorders and other odd movements - Prof Marie Vidailhet

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Afternoon tea

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Session 6: Comprehensive Care in Movement Disorders
The impact of Apathy on the management of Parkinsons disease - Dr Campbell Le Heron
Implementing ParkinsonNet to improve access to high quality care for people with Parkinson's in Australia - Prof Michele Callisaya
Implementing a Standardised Model of Care for People with Parkinson’s Disease Admitted to Hospital - Sue Williams

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Video Challenge and Interesting Cases

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Boston Scientific gala dinner