The Role of Functional Assessment and Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonisms

E.M.R.S.S. Euromediterranean PRM School " Haim Ring " Registered office:Via San Sebastiano 37 - 96100 Siracusa - Italy Phone-fax +39.093121390 email:[email protected] website: www.emrss.it

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THE ROLE OF FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND PARKINSONISMS

Syracuse 09th – 12th November 2015

President E.M.R.S.S. Francesco Cirillo

Italian Society of PRM Scientific Committee: Paolo Boldrini, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Calogero Foti, SIMFER Marco Franceschini, Franco Franchignoni, Francesca Gimigliano, Jorge Lains, Pietro Marano.

Delegate of UEMS : Maria Gabriella Ceravolo Delegate of ESPRM :Xanthi Michail Delegate of Mediterranean Forum PRM: Nicolas Christodoulou Delegate of Italian Postgraduate PRM Schools: Raffaele Gimigliano

Advisory Board: Alessandro Giustini, Salvatore Calvaruso, Roberto Casale, Mauro Zampolini.

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Conference venue:

SANT’ANGELA MERICI FOUNDATION VIA ADA MELI 2 SYRACUSE

CONTENTS

PROGRAM Italian Society of PRM SIMFER Monday, November 9th , 2015

Tuesday, November 10th , 2015

th Wednesday, November 11 , 2015

Thursday, November 12th , 2015

FACULTY

GENERAL INFORMATION E.M.R.S.S. Euromediterranean PRM School " Haim Ring " Registered office:Via San Sebastiano 37 - 96100 Siracusa - Italy Phone-fax +39.093121390 email:[email protected] website: www.emrss.it

Con il Patrocinio Day 1: Monday, November 9th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)

Morning Session - Chairman: J. Lains

09:00 Welcome address - F. Cirillo

09:15 Introduction to the 11th EMRSS Course Edition - J. Lains

09:30 Functional organization of the basal ganglia - V. Perciavalle

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Pathophysiology and clinical features of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms - G. Abbruzzese

11:45 Epidemiology of disability in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms - M.G. Ceravolo

12.15 Clinical assessment of motor features- M.G. Ceravolo

12:45 Discussion

13:00 Lunch Italian Society of PRM SIMFER Afternoon Session Chairman: P. Boldrini

14:00 – The role of nuclear medicine in the differential diagnosis of basal ganglia disorders - P.Marano

14:45 – The pharmacological and surgery management of Parkinson's disease in the early and advanced phases- P. Marano

15:30 - Coffee Break

15:45 - Strategies to improve the performance of complex motor sequences, with a focus on freezing of gait - E. Pelosin

16:45 - Gait and posture disturbance in PD: beyond medical andsurgical treatment: is there a place for a systematic physiotherapy protocol? - A. Nieuwboer

17:45 - Discussion

18:00 – End of the session.

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th DAY 2: Tuesday, November 10 , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)

Morning Session Chairman: X. Michail

09:00 The development of care pathways and the role of patient associations across Europe: how do they meet Parkinson's patient needs? - P. Boldrini, N. Christodoulou, J. Lains. X. Michail, A. Nieuwboer

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 The choice and interpretation of functional measures of outcome in Parkinson's disease - F. Franchignoni

11:15 Balance and mobility assessment – F. Franchignoni

12:00 Non-motor disturbances in Parkinson’s disease: prevalence, assessment, pharmacological and not pharmacological management - M.G. Ceravolo

12:45 Discussion

Italian Society of PRM 13:30 - Lunch SIMFER Afternoon Session Chairman : N. Christodoulou

14:00 The instrumental analysis of posture and gait in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism - M. Franceschini

15:00 The use of action observation as a strategy of selective training - M. Franceschini

16:00 The traditional physiotherapy and occupational therapy: the efficacy of home exercise and the role of the caregiver. - M. Seminara

17:00 Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation- F. Scirpo

18:00 End of the session. E.M.R.S.S. Euromediterranean PRM School " Haim Ring " Registered office:Via San Sebastiano 37 - 96100 Siracusa - Italy Phone-fax +39.093121390 email:[email protected] website: www.emrss.it

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DAY 3: Wednesday, November 11th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)

Morning Session: Practical training Chairman: A. Giustini

09:00 Clinical case presentation: featuring patients in the early, intermediate and advanced stages of the disease and their responsiveness to treatment. - P. Marano, M. Seminara

10.00 Practical demonstration of computerized gait analysis in patients with movement disorders - P. Galasso

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 Clinical case presentation: featuring patients in the early, intermediate and advanced stages of the disease and their responsiveness to treatment. - P. Marano, M. Seminara

12.15 Practical demonstration of Virtual Reality rehabilitation - C. Fiorucci

13:00 Lunch

Italian Society of PRM Afternoon Session Chairman: C. Foti SIMFER 14:00 Communication disorders in Parkinson's disease - G. Ferriero

15:00 Non-invasive cortical stimulation in Parkinson's disease- M. Capecci

15:30 The rhythm of music as a tool for movement facilitation in Parkinson’s disease- M. Capecci

16.30 Practical demonstration of Theatre Activities - D. La Ferla

18:00 – End of the session

Con il Patrocinio DAY 4 – Thursday, November 12th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-12.00 a.m.)

Morning Session Chairman : R. Gimigliano

09:00 Fear of falling, falls and falls consequences in Parkinson's disease: (from prevention to treatment) - F. Gimigliano

09:45 Efficacy of balance training on postural instability in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease - N. Smania

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Robot Training: which protocol for what kind of patient, with what aims and what evidence of efficacy? - N. Smania

11:00 Discussion

11:30 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

12:00 End of the Course.

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FACULTY

Abbruzzese G. – Chair of PRM- Department of Neurosciences, University of Genoa, Italy Boldrini P. - President of the Italian PRM Society, Treviso, Italy Capecci M. – Researcher of PRM, Politecnica delle Marche University, Ancona, Italy Ceravolo M.G. –Chair of PRM, Politecnica delle Marche University, Ancona, Italy Christodoulou N.* - President of UEMS PRM Section - Cyprus Cirillo F.- President of E.M.R.S.S. – Syracuse, Italy Ferriero G. - Unit of Occupational Rehabilitation and Ergonomics, Scientific Institute of Veruno (NO), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Italy Fiorucci C. - Scientific Director of BTS – Milan, Italy Foti C. - Chair of PRM, University of Tor Vergata – Roma, Italy Franceschini M. – Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Dept.-IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana -

Roma , Italy Franchignoni F.- Past President and Expert of the UEMS PRM Board - Novara, Italy Galasso P. - Scientific Director of DIASU - Roma Gimigliano R. - Chair of PRM, Second University of Naples, Italy Gimigliano F. - Assistant Professor of PRM, Second University of Naples, Italy Giustini A. - Scientific Director of San Pancrazio Hospital – Trento, Italy Grasso A. - Psychologist - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation Syracuse

Italian Society of PRM Lains J. *- President elect of the International PRM Society and President of the SIMFER Mediterranean Forum PRM -Portugal La Ferla D. - Theater director - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation - Syracuse , Italy Lo Curzio G.M.- Psychologist - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation – Syracuse, Italy Marano P. - Director U.O.C. Rehabilitation Medicine Villa dei Gerani – Catania, Italy Michail X.* – Past President of the European PRM Society, President of European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine- Greece Nieuwboer A*.: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Belgium, Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology Pelosin E.- Department of Neurosciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy. Perciavalle V.- Chair of Physiology, University of Catania, Italy Rametta F. - Medical Director Sant'Angela Merici Foundation Syracuse, Italy Saetta M. - Director U.O.C. Rehabilitation Medicine ASP Syracuse, Italy Scirpo F. - Psychologist - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation Syracuse, Italy Seminara M. - Physiotherapist Coordinator Villa Dei Gerani Catania, Italy Sireci S. - Psychologist - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation Syracuse, Italy Smania N.- Chair of PRM, University of Verona, Italy Zito - Psychologist - Sant'Angela Merici Foundation Syracuse, Italy

* Foreign Teachers E.M.R.S.S. Euromediterranean PRM School " Haim Ring " Registered office:Via San Sebastiano 37 - 96100 Siracusa - Italy Phone-fax +39.093121390 email:[email protected] website: www.emrss.it

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