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Movement Disorders: Doctor Becomes the Patient
A 1-credit course exploring movement disorders through both clinical analysis and personal experience when a physician becomes a patient.
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Course Description
Movement disorders present complex challenges for both clinicians and patients. In this session, Christa Hubbard examines neurological conditions that affect motor control while reflecting on the unique perspective that emerges when a physician becomes a patient. The lecture explores how movement disorders manifest through tremor, rigidity, abnormal posture, and impaired coordination. Participants will examine how clinicians evaluate these conditions through neurological examination and diagnostic reasoning. By sharing personal insights alongside clinical knowledge, this session highlights how lived experience can deepen understanding of patient challenges and recovery processes. The presentation emphasizes the importance of empathy, resilience, and patient-centered care when managing complex neurological conditions. This course encourages clinicians to consider both scientific and human perspectives when approaching neurological illness.
What you’ll learn:
- Understand neurological mechanisms underlying movement disorders.
- Recognize common clinical signs affecting motor control and coordination.
- Identify diagnostic approaches used in evaluating movement disorders.
- Explore how personal experience can influence clinical perspective.
- Apply patient-centered thinking when managing neurological conditions.
Components
Educational Syllabus
- Topic 1 – Understanding Movement Disorders
- An overview of neurological conditions that affect voluntary and involuntary movement.
- Topic 2 – Clinical Presentation of Movement Disorders
- Explore how movement disorders manifest through tremor, rigidity, abnormal posture, and impaired motor control.
- Topic 3 – Diagnostic Challenges in Neurological Conditions
- Examine how clinicians evaluate complex motor symptoms and identify underlying neurological causes.
- Topic 4 – The Physician as Patient
- Understand the unique perspective that arises when healthcare professionals experience neurological illness firsthand.
- Topic 5 – Treatment and Rehabilitation Approaches
- Review strategies used to manage symptoms and improve motor function in individuals with movement disorders.
- Topic 6 – Lessons from Lived Experience
- Discover how personal experience with illness can deepen empathy and clinical insight.
Venue, Hotels & Schedule
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Movement Disorders: Doctor Becomes the Patient
A 1-credit course exploring movement disorders through both clinical analysis and personal experience when a physician becomes a patient.
$
$
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