<p> 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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio 11° E.M.R.S.S. COURSE</p><p>THE ROLE OF FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND PARKINSONISMS</p><p>Syracuse 09th – 12th November 2015</p><p>President E.M.R.S.S. Francesco Cirillo</p><p>Italian Society of PRM Scientific Committee: Paolo Boldrini, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Calogero Foti, SIMFER Marco Franceschini, Franco Franchignoni, Francesca Gimigliano, Jorge Lains, Pietro Marano. </p><p>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</p><p>Advisory Board: Alessandro Giustini, Salvatore Calvaruso, Roberto Casale, Mauro Zampolini. </p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio </p><p>Conference venue: </p><p>SANT’ANGELA MERICI FOUNDATION VIA ADA MELI 2 SYRACUSE</p><p>CONTENTS</p><p>PROGRAM Italian Society of PRM SIMFER Monday, November 9th , 2015</p><p>Tuesday, November 10th , 2015</p><p> th Wednesday, November 11 , 2015</p><p>Thursday, November 12th , 2015</p><p>FACULTY</p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio Day 1: Monday, November 9th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)</p><p>Morning Session - Chairman: J. Lains</p><p>09:00 Welcome address - F. Cirillo</p><p>09:15 Introduction to the 11th EMRSS Course Edition - J. Lains</p><p>09:30 Functional organization of the basal ganglia - V. Perciavalle</p><p>10:30 Coffee Break </p><p>10:45 Pathophysiology and clinical features of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms - G. Abbruzzese </p><p>11:45 Epidemiology of disability in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms - M.G. Ceravolo</p><p>12.15 Clinical assessment of motor features- M.G. Ceravolo</p><p>12:45 Discussion</p><p>13:00 Lunch Italian Society of PRM SIMFER Afternoon Session Chairman: P. Boldrini</p><p>14:00 – The role of nuclear medicine in the differential diagnosis of basal ganglia disorders - P.Marano </p><p>14:45 – The pharmacological and surgery management of Parkinson's disease in the early and advanced phases- P. Marano</p><p>15:30 - Coffee Break</p><p>15:45 - Strategies to improve the performance of complex motor sequences, with a focus on freezing of gait - E. Pelosin</p><p>16:45 - Gait and posture disturbance in PD: beyond medical andsurgical treatment: is there a place for a systematic physiotherapy protocol? - A. Nieuwboer</p><p>17:45 - Discussion</p><p>18:00 – End of the session.</p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio </p><p> th DAY 2: Tuesday, November 10 , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)</p><p>Morning Session Chairman: X. Michail</p><p>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 </p><p>10:30 Coffee Break </p><p>10:45 The choice and interpretation of functional measures of outcome in Parkinson's disease - F. Franchignoni </p><p>11:15 Balance and mobility assessment – F. Franchignoni</p><p>12:00 Non-motor disturbances in Parkinson’s disease: prevalence, assessment, pharmacological and not pharmacological management - M.G. Ceravolo </p><p>12:45 Discussion</p><p>Italian Society of PRM 13:30 - Lunch SIMFER Afternoon Session Chairman : N. Christodoulou</p><p>14:00 The instrumental analysis of posture and gait in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism - M. Franceschini</p><p>15:00 The use of action observation as a strategy of selective training - M. Franceschini </p><p>16:00 The traditional physiotherapy and occupational therapy: the efficacy of home exercise and the role of the caregiver. - M. Seminara</p><p>17:00 Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation- F. Scirpo </p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio </p><p>DAY 3: Wednesday, November 11th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-18.00 p.m.)</p><p>Morning Session: Practical training Chairman: A. Giustini</p><p>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</p><p>10.00 Practical demonstration of computerized gait analysis in patients with movement disorders - P. Galasso </p><p>10:45 Coffee Break </p><p>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</p><p>12.15 Practical demonstration of Virtual Reality rehabilitation - C. Fiorucci </p><p>13:00 Lunch</p><p>Italian Society of PRM Afternoon Session Chairman: C. Foti SIMFER 14:00 Communication disorders in Parkinson's disease - G. Ferriero </p><p>15:00 Non-invasive cortical stimulation in Parkinson's disease- M. Capecci</p><p>15:30 The rhythm of music as a tool for movement facilitation in Parkinson’s disease- M. Capecci</p><p>16.30 Practical demonstration of Theatre Activities - D. La Ferla </p><p>18:00 – End of the session</p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio DAY 4 – Thursday, November 12th , 2015 (9.00 a.m.-12.00 a.m.)</p><p>Morning Session Chairman : R. Gimigliano</p><p>09:00 Fear of falling, falls and falls consequences in Parkinson's disease: (from prevention to treatment) - F. Gimigliano </p><p>09:45 Efficacy of balance training on postural instability in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease - N. Smania </p><p>10:30 Coffee Break</p><p>10:45 Robot Training: which protocol for what kind of patient, with what aims and what evidence of efficacy? - N. Smania </p><p>11:00 Discussion </p><p>11:30 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE</p><p>12:00 End of the Course.</p><p>Italian Society of PRM SIMFER</p><p>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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio </p><p>FACULTY</p><p>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 -</p><p>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 </p><p>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</p><p>* 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</p><p>Con il Patrocinio </p><p>Any other information will be published on the website www.emrss.it </p><p>SEE YOU IN SYRACUSE</p><p>Italian Society of PRM SIMFER</p>