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Coming! NTI UMNS Workshops: Fall 2007
Streamlined Program and Revised Agenda
The NTI will be sponsoring a second series of Injection Training Workshops on Botulinum Neurotoxin and Muscle Overactivity: Improving Patient Care in the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome (UMNS). Like the 4 held this spring, these 5 workshops will feature talks covering the diagnosis and treatment of UMNS, the mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxins, and technical considerations for botulinum neurotoxin treatment of UMNS. They will also involve hands-on patient demonstration sessions, allowing attendees to participate in patient assessment, and see how expert injectors perform muscle identification and localization, and actual injections of BoNTs for upper and lower limb conditions.

These workshops are designed for physiatrists, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, residents and fellows in these specialties, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other health care professionals involved in the management of the upper motor neuron syndrome. A non-refundable registration fee of $25 is payable per workshop but will be waived for residents and fellows on validation of status at registration.

The workshops are supported by an unrestricted educational grant supplied by Allergan Inc. and by in-kind services of medical supplies by Allergan Inc. and Faith Medical Inc.

The workshops will be accredited for CME by the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

Detailed information on dates and locations will be posted here shortly. Please visit this page frequently for updates.

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
17th Annual Course: A Comprehensive Review of Movement Disorders for the Clinical Practitioner
This CME course, which is endorsed by The Movement Disorders Society, will be held July 30-August 2, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. The course is designed for general neurologists, neurology residents, and other healthcare professionals who wish to improve their knowledge of movement disorders. The program will deal with classification of movement disorders, their differential diagnosis and treatment.

The course is accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Course faculty are: Stanley Fahn, MD, of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Joseph, Jankovic, MD, of Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Mark Hallett, MD, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, and Peter G. Jenner, PhD, DSc, Kings College London, London, England.

For more information and to register, go to:

http://ColumbiaCME.org

http://www.columbiacme.org/Neuro-806-08/Neuro-806-08.html or contact maa4@columbia.edu
See http://www.columbiacme.org/Neuro-806-08/Neuro-806-08.html

New ICON Neurotoxin Textbook
The Neurotoxin Institute is working with Elsevier to produce a textbook that will present the latest information on botulinum and other neurotoxins. Development of the textbook, entitled, Botulinum and Other Neurotoxins: Translating Basic Science Into Therapeutic Applications, is proceeding under the guidance of an expert editorial board consisting of Joseph Jankovic, MD, Chief Editor, Alberto Albanese, MD, Zouhair Atassi, PhD, Oliver Dolly, PhD, Mark Hallett, MD, and Nathaniel Mayer, MD. Publication is expected in early 2008.

Updated Version of CME DVD: Movement Disorders and Beyond
This DVD is being updated and revised. Drs. Joseph Jankovic, Andrew Blumenfeld, and Stephen Silberstein are the faculty on the DVD. The Movement Disorders DVD should be available in September 2007.

Revision of Virtual Visiting Professor, Module 1, Basic Science of Botulinum Neurotoxins:
Released in 2004, this educational DVD that was originally intended for residents and fellows is being updated and made available to physicians for CME credit. The revised program will provide the latest developments in understanding of basic botulinum toxin science and the implications for their therapeutic application. The updated Basic Science DVD should be available after this year.

For more information on currently available CME materials,
See http://neurotoxininstitute.org/cme.asp

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