Update on Movement Disorders
1st Meeting of the Scandinavian Movement Disorders Society (ScandMODIS)and the institution for Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg,24-25/10 2008Gothenburg, Sweden
Preliminary program:
Friday 2008-10-24
13.00-13.05 Welcome address:B Johnels, P Odin
13.00-15.30: Genetics of Movement Disorders
Chair: Jan Aasly/Per Odin
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/
- Karin Wirdefeldt: Genetic epidemiology of PD with focus on twin studies
- Jan Aasly: Clinical and genetic aspects on PD
- Jørgen Nielsen: PolyQ diseases
+ 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
15.30-16.00: Coffee
16.00-18.30: Epidemiology and progression of Parkinson´s disease
Chair:Lars Forsgren/Jan Aasly
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/
- Lene Wermuth: Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease in the Kingdom of Denmark.
- Lars Forsgren: Population-based study of early parkinsonism in northernSweden.
- Jan Petter Larsen:The natural progression of PD.
+ 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
Saturday 2008-10-25
08.00-10.30 Gene Therapy and Stem cells as future treatments for Parkinson´s disease
Chair: Karen Østergaard/Espen Dietrichs
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/
- Morten Meyer “Cell therapy for treatment of Parkinson’s disease”.
- Anders Björklund “Gene therapy for PD: recent progress and future perspectives”.
- Espen Dietrichs “Are gene therapy and stem cells the future treatments for Parkinson's Disease?”
- + 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
10.30-11.00: Coffee
11.00-13.30 Diagnostics and Differential Diagnostics of Movement Disorders
Chair:Tove Henriksen/Bo Johnels
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes
- Steinar Vilming“Atypical PD”.
- Per Borghammer“PET imaging in Parkinson`s disease”.
- Anne Mette Løkkegaard ”SPECT imaging in parkinsonian syndromes”
- Björn Holmberg”Diagnosisof atypical parkinsonism”.
- + max 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes
Organizing committee:
Aasly, J
Henriksen, T
Johnels, B
Odin, P
Østergaard,
Pålhagen, S
Venue: Wallenbergsalen, GothenburgUniversity, Medicinaregatan 20A, Göteborg
Friday Oct 2412.00 Lunch
13.00-18.30 Meeting
20.00 Dinner
Saturday Oct 2508.00-13.30 Meeting
13.30-14.30 Lunch and Departure
Plenary lectures
25 minutes + 5 minutes discussion, totally 30 minutes.
These lectures are selected by the organizing committee.
Short lectures
8 minutes + 2 minutes discussion, totally 10 minutes.
These lectures are selected from submitted abstracts.
Föredragen hålls i första hand på skandinaviskt språk, annars engelska. Presentationstexterna får vara på engelska.
Abstract deadline:Aug 1st 2008. Mailadress på abstractformuläret.
Kostnad: Konferensen är gratis för medlemmar i de nationella Movement Disorder föreningarna : Swemodis, Danmodis, Referensgruppen för Movement Disorders i Norge och på Island och inkluderar lunch, för övriga SEK 1000:- att betalas vid entrén till mötet. Middagen består av 3 rätter och beräknas kosta ca SEK 250:- + dryck, att betalas vid registreringen.
Anmälan: via Ulla Ohlson Inst. för Neurovetenskap och Fysiologi.
Tel: +46 31342 4774, Fax: +46 31828163, e-mail:
ABSTRACT FORM
1st Meeting of the Scandinavian Movement Disorders Society 24-25 Oct. 2008
Abstract deadline August 1st 2008
Max: 500 words, Use Times New Roman 12 pt. or similar.
Proposed category: Mail to:
Genetik i movement disorders (MD)
Epidemiologi and sjukdomsutveckling
Max: 500 words, Use Times New Roman 10 pt. or similar.
Proposed category: Mail to:
Genetik i movement disorders (MD)
Epidemiologi and sjukdomsutveckling
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Diagnostik av MD
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