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A message of guidance and inspiration from our leadership, driving our mission to advance the field of movement disorders and improve patient care.

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President Speaks

Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram

President
Movement Disorders Society of India
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Dr. Ravi Yadav

Secretary Speaks

Dr. Ravi Yadav

Secretary
Movement Disorders Society of India
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President Speaks

Dear Members and Colleagues,
I would like to thank everyone for giving me this unique opportunity to serve the Movement Disorder Society of India as its President. It is heartening to see how a Society, which we started in 2014 with only twenty founding members, has grown into a large Society, of international repute, with more than 500 members. We have lived up to the expectations of our members and are now marching forward to fulfil the visions and missions of MDSI and take the Society to greater heights. In the past one year we have initiated several new activities for promoting focussed activities in several core areas of interest of our members. These include formation of National Parkinson Network and National Ataxia Network.

In this year we plan to launch National Tremor Network and National Dystonia and Chorea Networks. These networking platforms will help interested members to collaborate with each other as well as patients, with primary aim of advocacy, better management of patients, educational activities and exploring research.

Apart from the Annual Conference of MDSI, there are several online educational activities for all members. These include Case discussions on Rare Movement Disorders and MDSI Fellows programs. This year, we plan to introduce other online activities including talks on leadership and career development in Movement Disorders. To coordinate all the teaching and educational activities of MDSI, we will soon form the Education and Training Committee of MDSI.

MDSI endeavours to provide our members opportunity for career development and networking for further training and collaborative research both nationally and internationally. This year, MDSI has partnered with the Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorder Center at the University of Kansas Medical Centre, USA and started the Visiting Indian Neurologists (VIN) Program for young members. We are also committed for introducing further training opportunities.

Finally, our Society has its own scientific Journal-Annals of Movement Disorders, which offers unique opportunity for publication of research work in Movement Disorders without any publication charges.

We look forward to working closely with you and consolidate our Society further. We value your opinion and suggestions and hope to continue working together with professionalism and integrity.

Warm regards

Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal

President,
Movement Disorder Society of India.

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Secretary Speaks

Dear Members and Colleagues,
"As we transition into the year 2024, this year marks several new milestones for our society. Having completed a decade of service, I am proud to state that the Movement Disorder Society of India (MDSI) has significantly impacted the quality of teaching, training, and awareness of movement disorders in India. This achievement stems from the tireless efforts of all past Executive Committee members and those actively engaged with our dynamic society. The strength of MDSI lies in our energetic, dynamic members, whose enthusiasm and vigour have helped spread awareness and improve the quality of care for patients with movement disorders. Given that India is a vast country with many regions lacking specialists trained in the

management of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, it is imperative to enhance awareness and training in this field, as well as to expand the network of trained healthcare providers. I am pleased to inform you that the new Executive Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Asha Kishore (President), Dr. Ravi Yadav (Secretary), Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal (President-Elect), Dr, Sanjay Pandey(Treasurer) and Dr. Soaham Desai (Editor-in-Chief of AOMD), along with EC members Dr Sumit Singh, Dr. Syam Krishnan, Dr. Roopa Rajan, Dr. Pankaj Agarwal, Dr. Niraj Kumar, and Dr. Jackie Ganguly, has taken charge for the next term of the society.

I wish to acknowledge the massive efforts of Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar, whose able leadership as past Hon. Secretary propelled the society to greater heights. MDSI will always be indebted for his selfless service and efforts.

I extend my gratitude to founding members, Past Presidents and all the past EC members for their time, efforts and selfless contributions to the MDSI. I also convey my sincere regards to the international members whose active participation and exceptional work at the international forum are a constant source of guidance and inspiration to all members.

I request your continued support and active involvement in the activities with the Movement Disorder Society of India. Your contributions have been instrumental in the success of this society.

There are still many goals to be achieved in the coming years. Chief among them is to improve awareness of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders treatments across various parts of the country by forming a support network, to enhance the journal AOMD to become the voice of Indian movement disorders, to collaborate with international societies, and to improve our standing by producing high-quality research work in India.

I also assure that as always MDSI will be able to provide support and encouragement to the talented students and trainees working in this field by awards and prizes.

I seek your co-operation in raising the impact of MDSI further and to continuously strive for excellence in this regard.

Sincerely

Dr. Ravi Yadav

Secretary at,
Movement Disorder Society of India.