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Getting Ready for the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Banner for the 2019 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders.

The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders takes place next week in Nice, France. Each year, this meeting brings together thousands of clinicians, researchers, and members of industry working on movement disorders such as Parkinson’s. This year’s theme is focused on how research breakthroughs get translated into patient care. That is also a focus of our Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders program, and many current and graduated fellows are included in our highlights below. There will be many opportunities to connect with The Michael J. Fox Foundation's (MJFF) staff during the Congress, which runs from September 22 through 26. Visit us at Non-profit Table #1 in the Exhibits section of the Congress.

Posters and Presentations
MJFF staff, grantees, advisors and sponsored studies are featured throughout the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders program. Highlights follow:

  • Monday, September 23, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 54. Involuntary Movements with Abnormal Brain Imaging: A Case Report. Juliana Coleman et al.
  • Monday, September 23, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 205. NILO-PD: A Phase 2A Study of Nilotinib in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Study Design and Status Update. Tatyana Simuni et al.
  • Monday, September 23, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 642. Effects of Gender on Caregiving in Parkinson’s Disease. Sarah Horn et al.
  • Monday, September 23, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 643. The Costs of Caregiving in Parkinson’s Disease. Sarah Horn et al.
  • Monday, September 23, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 645. Caregiver burden does not improve in the long-term after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. Eric Jackowiak et al.
  • Monday, September 23, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Teaching Course 2309. Integrated Management of Movement Disorders: The Example of Parkinson’s Disease. Alice Nieuwboer et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 777. A Possible Case of Prodromal DLB with Prominent Hallucinations, Autonomic Dysfunction, and REM Behavior Disorder but Absence of Cognitive Impairment. Katherine Amodeo.  
  • Tuesday, September 24, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 822. Identifying Incident Cases of Neurodegenerative Parkinsonism in a Large Observational At-Risk Cohort: the PPMI Study. Lana Chahine et al.  
  • Tuesday, September 24, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 847. Characteristics of African American Parkinson’s Disease Patients Seen in a Large Clinic Practice. Juliana Coleman et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m., Poster 1079. Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Manifest LRRK2 and GBA Carriers: The PPMI Cohort. Andrew Siderowf et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Parallel Session 3207. Drug Repurposing in Parkinson’s Disease. D. James Surmeier, Michael Schwarzschild, Tatyana Simuni et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Science of Industry Session 3208. Translating Scientific Discovery into Novel Treatments for Movement Disorders. Jesse Cedarbaum, Carole Ho, et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Teaching Course 3309. Recognition and Management of Sleep Disturbances in Movement Disorders. Ron Postuma et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Skills Workshop 3412. Clinical Applications of Big Data Analytics in Movement Disorders: Challenges, Promises and Potentials. Jean-Christophe Corvol, Charles Venuto et al.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Special Topics in Movement Disorders 3618. How to Become a Successful Movement Disorder Specialist. Caroline Tanner et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Plenary Session 4101. Predicting Parkinson’s Disease Onset and Progression. Jean-Christophe Corvol, Andrew Siderowf et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 1:15 – 2:45 p.m., Poster 1589. Exploring the Lexicon of Fatigue in Parkinson Disease: A Qualitative Approach. Lana Chahine et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 1:15 – 2:45 p.m., Poster 1644. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Over the Initial Lustrum of Parkinson’s Disease: Common, Increasing, Comorbid, and Varied. Daniel Weintraub et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 1:15 – 2:45 p.m., Poster 1796. Self-Reported Demographic, Genetic, Symptom, and Treatment Data of Subjects in the Fox Trial Finder. Gian Pal et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Parallel Session 4207. Translating Genetic Discoveries into Disease-Modifying Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease. Mark Cookson et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Teaching Course 4309. Recognition and Management of Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease. Bastiaan Bloem et al.
  • Wednesday, September 25, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Skills Workshop 4413. Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders: A Case-Based Approach. Joohi Jimenez-Shahed et al.
  • Thursday, September 26, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m., Themed Plenary Session 5101. Synuclein in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism: From Bench to Bedside. Brit Mollenhauer et al.
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