Addressing knowledge gaps in Parkinson's disease: a report on the Movement Disorder Society's Centre-to-Centre initiative to improve Parkinson's disease services in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has only nine neurologists for seven million people; none have formal training in Parkinson's disease (PD). Medical specialists require sufficient PD knowledge to provide high-quality care.

Methods

This study outlines a Centre-to-Centre programme for developing PD expertise in underserved regions through a tailored two-year educational enterprise between an established movement disorder mentor centre at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and mentee centres in Lao PDR. Background knowledge of 80 Laotian physicians was assessed using a validated PD knowledge questionnaire containing 26 questions divided into 3 sections (diagnosis, therapeutic options, disease course) before and immediately after one-day kick-start trainin

SUBMITTER: Phokaewvarangkul O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature