UPDATE ON MOVEMENT DISORDERS
1st Meeting of the Scandinavian Movement Disorders Society
(SCANDMODIS) and the institution for Neuroscience and Physiology,
University of Gothenburg, 24-25/10 2008 Gothenburg, Sweden
Preliminary program:
Friday 2008-10-24
13.00-13.05 Welcome address: B Johnels, P Odin
13.00-15.30: Genetics of Movement Disorders
Chair: Jan Aasly / Per Odin
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/

Karin Wirdefeldt: Genetic epidemiology of PD with focus on twin studies

Jan Aasly: Clinical and genetic aspects on PD

Jørgen Nielsen: PolyQ diseases
+ 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
15.30-16.00: Coffee
16.00-18.30: Epidemiology and progression of Parkinson´s disease
Chair: Lars Forsgren / Jan Aasly
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/
 Lene Wermuth: Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease in the Kingdom of Denmark.
 Lars Forsgren: Population-based study of early parkinsonism in northern Sweden.
 Jan Petter Larsen: The natural progression of PD.
+ 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
Saturday 2008-10-25
08.00-10.30 Gene Therapy and Stem cells as future treatments for Parkinson´s disease
Chair: Karen Østergaard / Espen Dietrichs
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes/
 Morten Meyer “Cell therapy for treatment of Parkinson’s disease”.
 Anders Björklund “Gene therapy for PD: recent progress and future perspectives”.
 Espen Dietrichs “Are gene therapy and stem cells the future treatments for Parkinson's
Disease?”
 + 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes/
10.30-11.00: Coffee
11.00-13.30 Diagnostics and Differential Diagnostics of Movement Disorders
Chair: Tove Henriksen/Bo Johnels
/3 plenary lectures, each 30 minutes
 Steinar Vilming “Atypical PD”.
 Per Borghammer “PET imaging in Parkinson`s disease”.
 Anne Mette Løkkegaard ”SPECT imaging in parkinsonian syndromes”
 Björn Holmberg ”Diagnosis of atypical parkinsonism”.
 + max 6 short lectures, each 10 minutes
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Organizing committee:
Aasly, J
Henriksen, T
Johnels, B
Odin, P
Østergaard, K
Pålhagen, S
Trondheim
Copenhagen
Göteborg
Bremen
Aarhus
Stockholm
jan.aasly@ntnu.no
th04@bbh.regionh.dk
bjo@neuro.gu.se
Per.Odin@klinikum-bremerhaven.de
koste@as.aaa.dk
sven.palhagen@karolinska.se
Venue: Wallenbergsalen, Gothenburg University, Medicinaregatan 20A, Göteborg
http://www.konfoservice.adm.gu.se/konferensverksamhet/konfwall/konferenslokaler/wallenbergsalen
Friday Oct 24
Saturday Oct 25
12.00 Lunch
13.00-18.30 Meeting
20.00 Dinner
08.00-13.30 Meeting
13.30-14.30 Lunch and Departure
Plenary lectures
25 minutes + 5 minutes discussion, totally 30 minutes.
These lectures are selected by the organizing committee.
Short lectures
8 minutes + 2 minutes discussion, totally 10 minutes.
These lectures are selected from submitted abstracts.
Föredragen hålls i första hand på skandinaviskt språk, annars engelska. Presentationstexterna
får vara på engelska.
Abstract deadline: Aug 1st 2008. Mailadress på abstractformuläret.
Kostnad: Konferensen är gratis för medlemmar i de nationella Movement Disorder
föreningarna : Swemodis, Danmodis, Referensgruppen för Movement Disorders i Norge och på
Island och inkluderar lunch, för övriga SEK 1000:- att betalas vid entrén till mötet. Middagen
består av 3 rätter och beräknas kosta ca SEK 250:- + dryck, att betalas vid registreringen.
Anmälan: via Ulla Ohlson Inst. för Neurovetenskap och Fysiologi.
Tel: +46 31 342 4774, Fax: +46 31828163, e-mail: ulla.ohlson@neuro.gu.se
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ABSTRACT FORM
1st Meeting of the Scandinavian Movement Disorders Society 24-25 Oct. 2008
Abstract deadline August 1st 2008
Title:
Author(s):
Objective:
Method:
Max:
500 words, Use Times New Roman 12 pt. or similar.
Results:
Proposed category:
Mail to:
Genetik i movement disorders (MD)
Epidemiologi and sjukdomsutveckling
jan.aasly@ntnu.no
jan.aasly@ntnu.no
Max: 500 words, Use Times New Roman 10 pt. or similar.
Conclusion:
Proposed category:
Mail to:
Genetik i movement disorders (MD)
Epidemiologi and sjukdomsutveckling
Framtida behandlingsmöjligheter
Diagnostik av MD
Andra ämnen
jan.aasly@ntnu.no
jan.aasly@ntnu.no
koste@as.aaa.dk
bjo@neuro.gu.se
bjo@neuro.gu.se
Name of corresponding author:
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:
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