Northwest Georgia Parkinson Disease Association

 

Welcome to Northwest Georgia Parkinson Disease Association Online! 

 

April 19, 2008:  A sea of red pours down  Main Street
Cedartown, Georgia for the 2008 Walk for Hope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2008 Southeastern Parkinson Disease Conference

 

 www.gaparkinsons.org/SPDC/2007%20Conference%20Home.htm

Preliminary Agenda
Friday, November 7, 2008
Berry College School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences
8:30am
10:00am
Tour of Berry College
 
10:00am
10:30am
Welcome
James Trussell
10:30am
11:15am
Current and Future Treatments
DR. ALAN FREEMAN, MD
11:15am
Noon
Parkinson's Action Network
Hayley Carpenter
Noon
1:30pm
Lunch
 
1:30pm
2:15pm
NON MOTOR ASPECTS
DR. R. PFIEFFER, MD
2:15pm
3:00pm
SLEEP DISTURBANCES
DR. GREENBERG, MD
3:00pm
3:15pm
Day One Wrap up
Patsy Henry
 
 
 
 
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Berry College School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences
8:30am
9:00am
Welcome
James Trussell
9:00am
9:45am
Parkinson Disease Basics
DR. ROBERT GILBERT, MD
9:45am
10:30am
TBD
DR. MARION EVATT, MD
10:30am
10:45am
Break
 
10:45am
11:30am
Speech/Swallowing
MARINA GILLMAN, MM, MA CCC-SLP
11:30am
12:15pm
Physical Therapy & Exercise
GAY RICE, PT
12:15pm
1:45pm
Lunch
 
1:45pm
2:45pm
Break outs
 
2:45pm
3:00pm
Break
 
3:00pm
4:00pm
Brain Attack? Become a Brainiac!
Peggy Willocks & Ken Cater
4:00pm
4:30pm
Day two & Conference Wrap up
James Trussell
 
Gala for a Cure: “Unforgettable – A Night for Hope!”
Friday, November 7, 2008
Forrest Place Ballrooms, Historic Downtown Rome, Georgia
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Reception
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Dinner, Entertainment & Dancing
Keynote Speaker: Linda Cooper O’Leary 2008 “Milly Award for Outstanding Advocacy” Recipient
Catering by Two Can Do
 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Parkinson's Experts Live on the Web on Saturday, October 11

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) invites people with Parkinson's disease (PD), family members and allied health professionals to "Surgical Advances in Parkinson’s Disease," an educational symposium to be webcast on Saturday, October 11 from Spokane, WA.


Not in your neighborhood? No problem! You can watch the event - live or later - on the web, for free!

As a webcast viewer, you can watch the presentations in real time and submit your own questions to each speaker as they are presenting.

Sign up today to watch, “Surgical Advances in Parkinson’s Disease” or read below about past webcasts that you can watch at your own convenience.

Symposia and Webcast Schedule


"Surgical Advances in Parkinson’s Disease" is the third in a series of four educational webcasts and symposia entitled, Parkinson's Science: Innovations and New Perspectives. The series is bringing Parkinson's disease experts to four US cities to discuss the latest advances in research and treatments. Our first two events are now available for you to view via webcast at your own convenience
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PDF is pleased to be conducting this series in conjunction with the four leading regional Parkinson’s organizations: 

Click here to register for live webcast!


Saturday,
October 11, 2008

Spokane , WA

Surgical Advances in Parkinson’s Disease offered jointly with the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation

Coming soon!

Saturday,
April 4, 2009

Houston, TX

Quality of Life and Parkinson’s Disease offered jointly with the Houston Area Parkinson Society  

Click here to watch  the archive
Friday,
May 9, 2008
Charlotte, NC What’s in the PD Pipeline? offered jointly with the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
Click here  to watch the archive

Friday,
July 18, 2008

Lansing , MI

Mind, Mood and Body: Nonmotor Symptoms and PD offered jointly with the Michigan Parkinson Foundation

How Can You Participate or View?

Registration is now open for the Saturday, October 11, 2008 symposium in Spokane , Washington .

Click here to attend in person


Click here to sign up for the live webcast.
 

For more information, please contact PDF at webcast@pdf.org or at (800) 457-6676 or visit http://www.pdf.org/webcast/.

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The content and management of these symposia and webcasts are under the exclusive direction of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and its regional partners and are made possible by a generous grant from UCB, Inc.

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation is the sole owner of the PDWebcast service mark.

© 2008 Parkinson's Disease Foundation

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