Purpose and Objectives
The Advanced Botulinum Toxin Workshop will provide first-hand experience with evaluation and injection techniques for patients with oromandibular dystonia, writer’s cramp, spasticity, pain and spasmodic dysphonia. Participants should have some experience with botulinum toxin by either having attended our basic course or its equivalent.

This program, should enable participants to:

• Evaluate patients with dystonic tremors to distinguish them from a fixed cervical dystonia with compensatory movements
• Evaluate and treat patients with oro-mandibular dystonia
• Evaluate and treat patients with focal limb dystonia
• Evaluate and treat patients with spasticity
• Evaluate and treat patients with low back pain, myofascial pain and headache with botulinum toxin
• Evaluate and treat patients with spasmodic dysphonia
   

Target Audience
The educational activity is designed for anesthesiologists, neurologists and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.

Presented By
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and Division of Continuing Education

Accreditation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Location
Sessions will be held in 3 West Amphitheater at the Medical College of Georgia.

Medical College of Georgia Faculty
Michael H. Rivner, M.D., Course Director, Charbonnier Professor of Neurology

Elizabeth A. Sekul, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics

Kapil D. Sethi, M.D., F.R.C.P., Professor of Neurology

Registration Information
Enrollment in this course is limited and advance registration is required. The registration fee for this course is $300 and is refundable, less a $50 administrative charge, if notification of cancellation is received by February 8, 2008.

Send registration form and all communications to:
Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912.

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.

You may fax registrations with payment by credit card to 706-721-4642.

Lodging and Parking
In response to your request on the registration form, we will send lodging information so you can select the lodging you prefer. We will also send a map of the Medical College of Georgia campus, adjacent hotels and available parking.

Comfort Zone
Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting room, we realize everyone’s comfort zone is different. Please bring a jacket or light wrap in case the room is too cool for your comfort.

Special Needs
The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If you require special services, facilities or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise) to support your participation in this continuing education activity, contact the conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.