MDS-ES 2nd Summer School on Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders

Würzburg, Germany September 6-8, 2018

DAY 1: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Morning: Plenary Session
TIME / LECTURE
08:30-08:45 / Welcome and Introduction
08:45-09:15 / Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders – Current Position and Emerging Needs
09:15-09:45 / Update on the Pathophysiology of Basal Ganglia Disorders
09:45-10:15 / History of Movement Disorders Surgery
10:15-10:30 / Questions and Answers
10:30-10:45 / Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 / Mechanisms of Action of Deep Brain Stimulation
11:15-11:45 / Basics on Stereotactic Surgery (Direct and indirect stereotactic targeting, STN, GPi, VIM, VOA, subthalamic area)
11:45-12:15 / Basics on Intraoperative Neurophysiology (Microrecoding and intraoperative neurostimulation effects for STN, GPi, VIM, VOA, subthalamicarea, common artifacts and problem solving)
12:15-12:45 / DBS Surgery: Workflow with Video Examples
12:45-13:00 / Questions and Answers
13:00-14:00 / Lunch
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
SEGMENT ONE
14:00-16:00 / Small groups of students will rotate
-Evaluating and reviewing DBS settings in life patients
16:00-16:30 / Coffee Break
SEGMENT TWO
16:30-18:30 / Small groups of students will rotate
-Evaluating and reviewing DBS settings in life patients
20:00 / Social Dinner
DAY 2: Friday, September 7, 2018
Morning: Plenary Session
TIME / LECTURE
8:30-9:00 / Patient Selection for Surgery: Parkinson’s Disease
9:00-9:30 / Patient Selection for Surgery: Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
9:30-10:00 / DBS Devices and Essential Knowledge for DBS Programming
10:00-10:30 / Programming of Patients with DBS (Monopolar Review and Initial Parameter Choice)
10:30-10:45 / Questions and Answers
10:45-11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 / Troubleshooting Algorithms for Common DBS Related Problems in Parkinson’s Disease (Dysarthria, balance problems, freezing of gait, apathy, depression, impulsivity, mania)
11:30-12:00 / Long-Term Care and Troubleshooting for Common DBS Related Problems in Dystonia
12:00-12:30 / Long-Term Care and Troubleshooting for Common DBS Related Problems in Tremor
12:30-13:00 / Troubleshooting of Hardware-Related Complications and Lead Revision
13:00-14:00 / Lunch
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
SEGMENT ONE
14:00-16:00 / Programming Workshop: Small group sessions to get familiar with the different devices currently available in Europe
-Medtronic
-Boston
-Abbott
Own case discussion with students
16.00-16.30 / Coffee Break
SEGMENT TWO
16.30-18.30 / Small Group Sessions: Imaging Workshop
-Stereotactic targeting session
-Postoperative verification of lead location
-Volume of tissue activation models
-Connectome analysis
-Functional imaging studies
20:00 / Video Dinner
DAY 3: Saturday, September 8, 2018
Morning: Plenary Session
TIME / LECTURE
8:30-9:00 / DBS in Children
9:00-9:30 / Identifying and Solving “Failed DBS Surgery”
9:30-10:00 / How to Set Up and Maintain a High-Quality DBS Center
10:00-10:30 / Roadmap Towards and Integrated Workflow of Surgery and Programming in DBS
10:30-10:45 / Questions and Answers
10:45-11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 / Preclinical DBS Research
11:30-12:00 / Gait Freezing in Parkinson’s Disease – A Role for Adaptive Neurostimulation?
12:00-12:30 / Future Perspectives: Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
12:30-12:45 / Questions and Answers
12:45-13:00 / Summer School Closing Remarks