INVESTIGADORES
PEREZ LLORET Santiago
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
IMPACT OF INTENSIVE COURSES IN ENGAGING YOUNG NEUROLOGISTS INTO MOVEMENT DISORDERS? SUBSPECIALTY
Autor/es:
THIAGO CARDOSO VALE; SANTIAGO PÉREZ LLORET; MARGHERITA FABBRI; TIAGO TEODORO
Lugar:
Vancouver
Reunión:
Congreso; International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders; 2017
Institución organizadora:
International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
Resumen:
Objective: To evaluate the parcipants? percepon ofthe impact of an intensive 2.5‐day course combininglectures with praccal training on movement disorders(MD), including examining paents, on their careers andon their choices to follow the MD subspecialty.Methods: A web‐based survey was performed. Allparticipants from previous Internaonal Parkinson andMovement Disorders Society (MDS) Schools for YoungNeurologists (2008‐2014) were invited to parcipate in aweb‐based questionnaire.Results: A total of 283 out of 650 (43.5%) parcipantscompleted the survey. Almost 80% considered that thecourse had a direct impact on their involvement in theMD field. Of the 75 parcipants who had completedresidency at the me of the survey, the number of thosewho are working as MD specialists increased from 34(45.3%) at the me of the school to 72 (96%) at the meof the survey. Accordingly, the proporon with at least25% of their weekly me spent praccing MD increasedfrom 48.7% to 70% and MD was the main area ofinterest for 77.2%. Involvement in academic andteaching acvies in MD increased from 48.6% up to92.7%. Additionally, the percentage of MDS membershipincreased from 39.6% to 86.6%.Conclusions: Young clinicians with a parcular interest inMD reported a significant impact of aending a MDSSchool for Young Neurologists. Following compleon ofthe schools, an increased number have become MDspecialists and engaged in specialized academic andteaching activities in MD.