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AAN 2026 | Addressing gaps in movement disorders medical education

Kathryn Moore, MD, MSc, Duke University, Durham, NC, discusses the importance of providing open-access educational materials for trainees to learn about movement disorders, highlighting the need for clinicians to understand the phenomenology of these conditions. Dr Moore emphasizes that truly comprehending the differences between various movement disorders, such as chorea, tremor, and Parkinsonism, is crucial for providing excellent patient care. This interview took place at the 78th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.

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So there’s been a lot of groups that have worked on providing excellent educational materials that are available to everyone. The AAN is one of those groups. The International Movement Disorder Society is one of those groups. And I’m privileged to be a part of a group that brings weekly lectures internationally to people interested in learning about movement disorders. So we have excellent clinicians that are explaining their tips and tricks for doing a great job with these patients on a weekly basis...

So there’s been a lot of groups that have worked on providing excellent educational materials that are available to everyone. The AAN is one of those groups. The International Movement Disorder Society is one of those groups. And I’m privileged to be a part of a group that brings weekly lectures internationally to people interested in learning about movement disorders. So we have excellent clinicians that are explaining their tips and tricks for doing a great job with these patients on a weekly basis. I think a big gap here is anybody can look up or read about chorea, tremor, Parkinsonism, but if you don’t really know what those things are, you may be looking up ataxia in a patient that has chorea. So emphasizing to trainees that really understanding the phenomenology of what’s going on with movement disorders is critically important. We don’t know what we don’t know, right? So if trainees can say, oh, I need to really figure out the difference between these things and understand that they have the power to take that information and then take it to provide excellent patient care. That’s a real big gap.

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Dr. Moore has a non-compensated relationship as a Medical Advisory Board with HD Reach that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.