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…
Dystonia Europe Attends EFNA General Assembly 2014 in Istanbul
EFNA, the European Association for Neurological Association, held its General Assembly 2014 alongside the EFNS & ENS joint congress of neurology in Istanbul last weekend. Dystonia Europe is a member of EFNA together with 19 other patient associations within neurology. President Audrey Craven opened the meeting by welcoming the delegates. After the formal business meeting…
Merz Austria gathers Neurologists and Dystonia Europe at Annual Expert Meeting “Science on Top” in Kitzbühel
Merz Austria’s annual meeting “Science on Top” took place last weekend in Kitzbühel, Austria. CEO of Merz Austria Karsten Schlemm opened the 2-day meeting on Friday evening, and welcomed the 50 participants to a weekend of presentations, sharing best practice and a workshop in hands-on-training of ultrasound. Opening speakers were Professor Jörg Müller from Berlin…
