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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Chairpersons:
Werner Poewe, MD, Innsbruck, Austria
Anthony Schapira, MD, DSc, FRCP, FMedSci, London, UK
8:30 Introduction
8:40 A Brief History of Dopamine Oleh Hornykiewicz, MD, Vienna, Austria
9:05 Pharmacology of Dopamine Receptor Agonists Peter Jenner, MD, PhD, DSc, London, UK
9:30 Dopamine in Sensory-Motor Control Alfredo Berardelli, MD, Rome, Italy
9:55 Panel Discussion
10:20 Break
10:50 Dopamine in Sleep and RLS David B. Rye, MD, PhD, Atlanta, GA, USA
11:15 Dopamine and the Regulation of Mood and Behavior Yves Agid, MD, PhD, Paris, France
11:40 Depressive Symptoms in PD and RLS —
Treatment Options Matthias Lemke, MD, Bonn, Germany
12:05 The Challenge of Studying Depression in PD Paolo Barone, MD, PhD, Naples, Italy
12:30 Research Program in RLS Luigi Ferini-Strambi, MD, Milan, Italy
12:45 Panel Discussion
13:15 Lunch Break
14:30 Video Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
Moderators: A. Antonini, K. R. Chaudhuri, S. Fahn,
B. Högl, R. Katzenschlager, J. Montplaisir, W. Oertel,
M.M. Partinen, A. Schrag, F. Stocchi, J.W. Winkelman
15:30 Break
15:50 Controversies: Pro and Con Discussions
■ Dyskinesia Prevention in PD Is Possible and Meaningful YES: Werner Poewe, MD, Innsbruck, Austria
NO: Eduardo Tolosa, MD, FRCP, Barcelona, Spain
■ Early Treatment Benefits PD Patients YES: Anthony H. V. Schapira, MD, DSc, FRCP, FMedSci, London, UK
NO: Christopher G. Goetz, MD, Chicago, IL, USA
■ Treatment Initiation for PD Should Be With MAO-B Inhibitors YES: Stanley Fahn, MD, New York, NY, USA
NO: W. Oertel, MD, Marburg, Germany
■ RLS Is Underdiagnosed and Undertreated YES: Kapil D. Sethi, MD, FRCP, Augusta, GA, USA
NO: Birgit Högl, MD, Innsbruck, Austria
17:50 Close of Meeting
Friday, March 30, 2007
Chairpersons:
Paolo Barone, MD, PhD, Naples, Italy
Wayne Hening, MD, PhD, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
8:30 Introduction
8:40 Societal and Personal Costs of RLS Richard P. Allen, PhD, Baltimore, MD, USA
9:05 Current Evidence on Treatment Interventions for RLS Wayne Hening, MD, PhD, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
9:30 Long-Term Management of RLS Diego Garcia-Borreguero, MD, Madrid, Spain
9:55 Panel Discussion
10:25 Break
10:55 Pathophysiology of Dyskinesias in PD Warren Olanow, MD, New York, NY, USA
11:20 Continuous Dopaminergic Stimulation in PD —
Is it the Only Answer to the Motor Complications of Levodopa? Eduardo Tolosa, MD, FRCP, Barcelona, Spain
11:45 Early Diagnosis and the Benefits of Early Treatment Anthony H. V. Schapira, MD, DSc, FRCP, FMedSci, London, UK
12:10 Novel Therapeutic Approaches in PD and RLS —
Waiting for a Breakthrough? Werner Poewe, MD, Innsbruck, Austria
12:35 Panel Discussion
13:05 Lunch
14:15 Local Workshops  |
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Vienna, Austria 29–30 March 2007
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