Last week in Brussels, UK MEP (Member of European Parliament) Glenis Willmott and her assistants received DE Executive Director Monika Benson and EU Political Affairs Consultant Heather Clarke to discuss the Jump for Dystonia awareness campaign. We are very grateful to MEP Glenis Willmott and her staff for all their enthusiasm and for hosting the event…
Dystonia Europe D-DAYS 2014 & the 21st Annual Conference in Paris
Last weekend the Dystonia Europe D-DAYS 2014 & the 21st Annual Conference was held in Paris, France. Presidents Robert Scholten of Dystonia Europe, and Stéphanie Frehel of AMADYS, welcomed the 120 participants from 18 countries to a two-day meeting with various presentations on dystonia, such as: Dystonia in Children, Oromandibular Dystonia, Writer’s Cramp, Surgical Treatment,…
Workshop in Germany: Physiotherapy & Dystonia
On September 22 and 23 2014 there will be a course on ”Treatment Approaches for Patients with Dystonia” in Kaiserslautern, in Germany. The course will be in German and held by physiotherapist Heidrunn Pickenbrock, MSc from the Medical School Hannover, Clinic for Neurology, Movement Disorder Section. For more information and registration see: Treatment Approaches for Patients…
Great Success When the Medtronic Mission in Motion Team Organized Jump for Dystonia Event
Last week the Medtronic Mission in Motion Team organized a Jump for Dystonia event at the Medtronic Tolochenaz headquarters in Switzerland. The « Mission in Motion » team is a group of colleagues representing Medtronic as a social entity which aims to act for its community. Nathalie Courtine, one of the initiators of the event,…
Dystonia Europe Board Meeting alongside MDS Congress in Stockholm, Sweden
Dystonia Europe held its second board meeting of the year in Stockholm Sweden last weekend, alongside the 18th International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Congress. On the agenda was the upcoming D-Days and General Assembly 2014 in Paris in October, the D-Days in Rotterdam 2015, the future partnership with the Dystonia Europe Research Network and many…