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Visiting Professor Program

Recap of Recent Visiting Professor Programs

India
November 23-24, 2007

Visiting Professors:
Kapil Sethi, MD, FRCP
Eduardo Tolosa, MD

Hosts:
Prof. Meena Gupta, Director, IHBAS
Dr. Kiran Bala, Organising Secretary
Prof. Madhuri Behari, Chairperson Scientific Committee

Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
The visiting professors of the program were:
Dr. Kapil D. Sethi, Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Prof. E. Tolosa, Professor of Neurology, Barcelona, Spain.

The program included 6 sessions spread over 2 days:

Day 1

• An Over view of Movement Disorders
• Parkinson's Disease
• Interesting cases of Parkinson's Disease

Day 2

• Video sessions on interesting cases of Dystonias, Parkinson's Disease, RLS and other Movement Disorders
• Psychogenic Movement Disorders
• Update on Tourette Syndrome
• Iatrogenic Movement Disorders
• Skills Workshops on use of Botulinum Toxin in Focal Dystonias

The delegates appreciated the knowledge and skills of both the experts and it was an educative program in real sense for all the delegates. The collection of video clippings were marvelous. The approach to patients with Parkinson's Disease at various stages as discussed by the experts on patients during Session-III was informative as well as educative. There was an active discussion by the local faculty as well as delegates. The clarity of eliciting various bed side signs was appreciated by the PG students.

Since ours is a Neuropsychiatry Institute, session on Psychogenic Movement Disorder was of special interest for PG students as well as faculty. Interesting videos and cases presented attracted active participations of the delegates.

Hands-on workshops on Botulinum Toxin in Focal Dystonia was of great help for many young neurologists interested in the same. They were given hands on training by the local faculty Prof. Meena Gupta & Prof. Madhuri Behari.

The program was attended by 178 delegates from all over India. The delegates included Neurophysicians, General Physicians interested in Neurological Disorders, trainees in Neurology, Psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The program was awarded 11 hours of CME accreditation by Delhi Medical Council.

 

China
October 17 - 18, 2007

Visiting Professors:
Cristina Sampaio, MD
Olivier Rascol, MD

Host: Shengdi Chen, MD

Scientific & Technology Plaza, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
Shengdi Chen, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine hosted a 1½ day course on the concept of evidence-based medicine and its applications in clinical trials on Parkinson's disease (PD) at Ruijin Hospital. The course was co-organized with Shu-Leong Ho from the Asian Oceanian Section of the MDS. Cristina Sampaio and Olivier Rascol, who were sponsored via the MDS Visiting Professorship program presented the talks and led the interactive discussions.They provided a very well-received overview of evidence-based medicine, design and conduct of various forms of clinical trials, including ethical considerations. The treatment strategies and options in different stages of PD were expertly reviewed along with motor and non-motor complications, based on currently available evidence. The course materials, the talks and the discussion were eloquently translated by a team of interpreters led by Dr Xiao Qin. GSK(China) provided the wireless voting devices to the participants for their immediate reaction and analysis of the discussions, via an unrestricted educational grant. This voting equipment was extremely helpful in promoting a lively and constructive discussion with the participants during the course. A total of about 70 participants took part in the course. Their feedback was extremely positive and appreciative. This course took place the day after a symposium on basic and clinical aspects of PD and movement disorders was held at the same venue. The invited speakers at this symposium included Philip Thompson and Peter Lewitt. This whole event was coordinated with the 1st AOPMC, which was held from 20th to 22nd October 2007 in Singapore.

 

India
January 10-12, 2006

Visiting Professor: Niall Quinn, MD

Host: Madhuri Bahari, MD, DM

The All India Institute of Medical Societies (AIIMS) in Delhi, led by Prof. Madhuri Behari, was pleased to welcome Prof. Niall Quinn as a Visiting Professor. While in India, Prof. Quinn visited Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. During his stay, Prof. Quinn provided the audience of over 100 participants with lectures and video presentations of typical and atypical cases, including MSA, PSP and other tauopathies, the medical and surgical management of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and other choreas, dystonia tics and myoclonus. Dr. Behari was very appreciative of Prof. Quinn's participation, noting that "His years of vast experience, in depth study of different types of Movement Disorders, very well taken video clips of common as well as uncommon Movement Disorders, and clear, concise and unambiguous delivery of lectures went a long way in helping the participants understand the basic characteristics of several Movement Disorders and differentiate different types of parkinsonisms from one another, especially the subtle clinical features and management of these disorders."

 

Tunisia
January 12-14, 2006

Visiting Professors:
Olivier Rascol, MD, PhD
Yoshikuni Mizuno, MD

Host: Neziha Gouider-Khouja, MD

MDS was invited by the Tunisia National Institute of Neurology to provide two Visiting Professors. In Tunis (Tunisia), Profs. Olivier Rascol and Yoshikuni Mizuno were graciously hosted by Dr. Neziha Gouider-Khouja. Over the course of three days (January 12-14), lectures on the pathogenesis, genetics, clinical aspects and treatment management options for Parkinson's disease and other Movement Disorders were presented to approximately 80 participants from Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. Several video cases were also discussed in 2 lively sessions which were highly enjoyed by the audience. Profs. Mizuno and Rascol as well as the audience proclaimed the course a great success and extended gratitude to Dr. Gouider-Khouja for her efforts in preparing this course in Tunisia. This first and successful initiative of MDS in North Africa has been followed in Rabat, Morocco, few months latter (April 21-22), by a 2-day teaching course on clinical trials in Parkinsons's disease endorsed by MDS. This course, organized under the auspices of the Toulouse (France), Lisbon (Portugal , Fes and Rabat (Morocco) Universities was attended by a number of the Tunis participants who were trained by Profs Rascol, Sampaio, Benomar, Messouak and others on ethical, methodological, scientific and practical aspects of randomized clinical trials in Parkinson's disease.

 

China
June 6-8, 2006

Visiting Professor: Lin Zhang, MD, PhD

Host: Youlin Qiao, MD, PhD

The Dalian Medical University enthusiastically welcomed Dr. Lin Zhang as a Visiting Professor to China. On the first day of his visit, Dr. Zhang was invited to tour the University Hospital, as well as enjoy dinner with the President of the University and the Chair of the Department of Neurology. During Dr. Zhang’s three day visit, he delivered numerous lectures and conducted seminars, which were attended by physicians, medical students and residents. As an engaging and interactive lecturer, Dr. Zhang periodically requested volunteer assistance in demonstrating various diagnostic techniques, which the attendees put into immediate use. On his final day as Visiting Professor, Dr. Zhang was able to observe three patients in an outpatient clinic, as well as one inpatient with a group of medical students and several physicians as an audience. The Visiting Professor concluded his visit with a seminar on the usefulness of the UPDRS, indications of DBS surgery treating Parkinson’s disease, and the selection of various classes of PD medications. The seminar was then followed by a Question and Answer session. Both Dr. Zhang and the Dalian Medical University unanimously felt that the program was a hugely successful venture.