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Hope Conference Presentations Now Online!
A Singing Finale at the 2010 Hope Conference
 
 
 

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    Greetings!

    The Northwest Parkinson's Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Hope Conference presentations for patients, families, caregivers and friends not able to attend the conference or for those who attended, wanting to see the presentations again.

    Click here to view presentations:

    The Hope Conference offered information on exercise, movement, speech, research, laughter, over all wellness, stress management and diet that patients and families can use to live well with Parkinson's and improve their quality of life.

    If you have any questions please call:

    1-877-980-7500 or email info@nwpf.org.

     

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    2010 Southeastern Parkinson Disease Conference and Young Onset Parkinson Conference

    If you missed the webcast on October 16, 2010 for the  Southeastern Parkinson Conference and Young Onset Parkinson Conference (YOPC) from Atlanta, GA, it is now available.  To view the archive, simply click on the link below and follow the instructions that will appear in your browser:

    View webcast

     

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    Getting Involved Online...

    "On behalf of DBS-STN.org, I invite you to get involved"....an important message from Margaret Tuchman, Founder of DBS-STN.org, President of The Parkinson Alliance, and DBS-STN patient 12/00

    DBS-STN.org is committed to helping improve the quality of life of DBS-STN patients and their caregivers. Through patient and caregiver surveys, we are not only asking questions but providing answers that will help the DBS-STN community. Please join us in coming together, discussing issues, and answering questions.

    Take our latest survey now!


     
     
     
               Click here to learn how you can help the Parkinson Community for free
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     Links to Season Two of the Hutchman Center Podcasts and Parkinson Information and News

     Seasons 1 and 2 have been posted on the web and are now available for listening and download.  (For easy connection, click HERE)

     

    Participant and Speaker Information

    Robert M. Hutchman, M.D., MDS, is a Mayo clinic trained movement disorders specialist with a passion for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  Speaker Robert J. Shorr, M.D., is a general neurologist with over thirty years of clinical practice experience and is the incoming chief of Neurophysiology at Community Memorial Hospital.  These two remarkable scientists collaborate to provide both excellent clinical care and access to groundbreaking clinical research through both the Hazel Hutchman Memorial Neuroscience Center (an IRS designated 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation) and Neurosearch, the research partner of the center.  The Neuroscience Center’s Executive Director is Susan Kline, who regularly contributes to our podcast show, along with coordinating our ever-expanding outreach and education efforts. 

    Where to Find the Show

    Follow the link and look for the play button to start the program.  The show is also embedded on our web site, which you can reach by clicking on the following link (http://www.neurosearch-usa.com/htm/news.htm).  When you see the window with the podcast content, there will be an arrow in the center of the picture that you can click on to begin playing the program.  Look for the “scroll” bar on the right of the Podcast window to listen to previous episodes as well.  The podcast is also available on iTunes.  Go to the iTunes store and enter the search word, NEUROSEARCH.  (Hint: sometimes the links take a little bit of time to load...thank you for your patience)

     

    I hope that you will find the  Podcasts and updated news items both enjoyable and informative. 

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Wayne Pickerell

    Vice President

    Neurosearch, Inc.

     

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