Advances in Movement Disorders: The 8th Annual NYC Movement Disorder Symposium

Sunday, June 2, 2019, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Leon & Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Davis Auditorium, 1470 Madison Avenue


The goal of this popular annual symposium is to provide clinicians in the tri-state community with a comprehensive review of cutting-edge practices in the diagnosis and management of movement disorders. A broad spectrum of diseases including Parkinson disease, dystonia, and tics and Tourette Syndrome, will be addressed. Through video review, didactic lecture, and interactive discussions with expert clinicians, attendees

1. Recognize the clinical presentations (abnormal movements) that characterize movement disorders.
2. Devise an appropriate diagnostic and management strategy for the patient with advancing Parkinson disease, including management of cognitive, psychiatric, and other non-motor symptoms.
3. Describe an appropriate movement disorder candidate for DBS (deep brain stimulation) surgical intervention
4. Recognize the symptoms of atypical Parkinson disease.
5. Discuss the impact of exercise on Parkinson disease.
6. Recognize the clinical syndrome of dystonia, list current treatment approaches including local injections of botulinum toxin and deep brain stimulation (DBS), and discuss genetic testing and its implications.
7. Discuss management strategies for tics and common co-morbidities in Tourette syndrome.

Registration Type	Registration Fee
Physicians	$ 150.00
Mount Sinai Neurology Alumni	$ 75.00
Allied Health Professionals	$ 75.00
Residents/Fellows	$ 25.00
MSHS Residents/Fellows	Complimentary*

*Complimentary registration for MSHS Residents and Fellows must be completed online.

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) Residents and Fellows must email [email protected] with a copy of their hospital-issued ID to receive a complimentary promotional code. MSHS residency and fellowship will be verified. 

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.25 hours)

It is the policy of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME-provided educational activities. All faculty participating in the planning or implementation of a provided activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict of interest that may arise from the relationship. Presenters must also make a meaningful disclosure to the audience of their discussions of unlabeled or unapproved drugs or devices. This information will be available as part of the course material.

Sunday, June 2, 2019