The Department of Neurology at NIMHANS organized the second Teaching Course in Movement Disorders (TCMD-2012) from 16-18th November 2012, which was approved and supported by the WFN – APRD. Locally, the Course was organized at the Holiday Inn Resort, Goa, by Dr. Aaron De Souza, Neurologist, Goa Medical College.
The course was of two-and-a-half days and was attended by 208 delegates from across India. The delegates included neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists. Prof. Erik Ch. Wolters, President of the WFN-APRD and Chairperson of TCMD, Dr. Daniel Truong, Chair, Educational Committee of WFN-APRD, Prof. Zbigniew Wszolek, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Prof. Madhuri Behari, Chairperson of TCMD and Member of the Educational Committee of WFN-APRD, Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal, Organizing Secretary of TCMD, and Dr. Aaron De Souza, Local organizing Secretary (Goa) inaugurated the program. Two books-“Parkinsonism and Related Disorders” and “Manual of Botulinum Toxin Therapy” were released on this occasion and were provided free to all the delegates.
A panel of renowned International and National faculty shared their expertise. The International faculty included Erik Ch. Wolters, 
The Netherlands; Zbigniew Wszolek, USA; Daniel Truong, USA; Chong Lee, South Korea and E K Tan, Singapore. The program covered sessions on (1): Parkinson’s Disease and other Parkinsonian Disorders, (2) Diagnostics in Movement Disorders (3) Medical management of Parkinson’s Disease (4) Movement disorders emergencies, secondary movement disorders, (4) Epidemiology of Movement Disorders in India, (4) Spinocerebellar ataxias, (4) Psychiatric and Sleep problems in Movement Disorders, (4) Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders, (5) Video-based clinical discussions of tremor, dystonia, chorea, myoclonus, parkinson-plus disorders, gait problems, (6) Workshop and hands-on-training on applications of Botulinum Toxin in Movement disorders.
A patient support group meeting was also conducted in association with the Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders Society, Mumbai, presided by Dr. B.S. Singhal and his team. Over 100 patients and their relatives attended the talks and demonstrations which were held for the first time in Goa.
In summary, the program provided a unique opportunity to the Indian neurologists, researchers and medical students to enrich their knowledge on Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders from the basics to the recent advances. The program will go a long way in inspiring young neurologists to opt for specialization in Movement Disorders which will help in better patient care and research in India. We look forward to conduct many more such Teaching Courses in Movement Disorders in different parts of India.
