Clinical Sessions
Weekly Schedule | |||||
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Morning Session | MvD clinic
CFMDC |
HD clinic
UConn |
MvD Clinic
UConn |
BoNT clinic
CFMDC |
Research |
Afternoon Session | MvD clinic
CFMDC |
MvD clinic
UConn |
MvD Clinic
CFMDC |
DBS surgery | DBS clinic
CFMDC |
Movement Disorders Lecture series
This clinically oriented session will allow the fellow to present rare and/or interesting movement disorders cases. Video presentation of Movement Disorders phenomenology will be studied. This session will also allow the discussion of cases and application of evidence-based medicine to the care of our patients.
Clinical Case Conferences
The Movement Disorders fellow will be involved in the preparation and presentation of 12 main topics about movement disorders for UConn Neurology residents. Topics will range from anatomy to clinical diagnosis and management of common involuntary movements. The fellow also participates in monthly DBS Case Conference and bi-weekly NPH Case Conference.
Neurology Grand Rounds
Once a year, the fellow should prepare a topic to be presented at the Neurology Grand Rounds. The topic should be relevant to the non-specialist neurologists, neurology residents, medical students and health care providers attending this formal session. This is an important step in the preparation to a career in academic institutions and will help the fellow feel comfortable presenting to the public.
Annual PD Symposium
Keeping up-to-date with medical knowledge is of paramount importance for the training of Movement Disorders specialists. The annual symposium will allow the review and analysis of new scientific data. This allows the best in evidence-based medicine to be applied to our patients.