Events

PPSG Special Events

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PPSG Board Meeting
Third Monday of month
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
You are welcome to drop by our board meetings and share ideas with us! We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month between 1:00 and 3:00 PM at the Parkinson's Institute 675 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94085-2934. To confirm meeting dates and time, please call us at 408.542.5610. If you are planning to attend, please call Charmaine Eng at 408.723.8116 .

pd Dance - Poetry in Motion
Every Tuesdays 10:30am - 12:00 pm
The Parkinson Institute and Clinical Center
Upstairs, Large Room
675 Almanor Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA

Ongoing classes in movement to music designed for persons with Parkinson's disease. Emphasis is on current ability, enjoyment of music, recreation, exercise and socializing.
Students at wheelchair level must bring care partner. Instructor, Damara Ganley, trained with Mark Morris to teach PD Dance.
Admission Free, Caregivers welcome

Call 408.734.2800 to register

March 12-13, 2010
Young Onset Parkinson Conference
Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, CA

The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) are co-sponsoring the second in a series of conferences for those living with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease

REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON OR TO ATTEND VIA FREE WEBCAST

For more information on the conference or to register online to attend the conference in person Click Here

Can't make it to Sacramento? Attend Live Webcast at no cost! You can even submit questions online, all from your own home. Click here to view Webcast schedule and pre-register for webcast.

APRIL 8, 2010
5:00 pm PT
"Physical Therapy Question & Answer Session" - WEBINAR
Heather Cianci PT, MS, GCS

Join this CurePSP webinar series featuring skilled therapists who will discuss how different therapies can have a positive effect on persons with PSP, CBD and related brain diseases.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:Click here to go to CurePSP

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Understanding Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel, 2001 Point West Way
Sacramento
Presenters include Melanie M. Brandabur, MD, Clinic Director
of The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center, Teresa Tempkin, RNC, MSN, ANP,
from the HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Department
of Neurology, and John Young, President of the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
Register at 1.866.979.7262. The program is free

Tuesday April 20, 2010
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PD ExpertBriefing: What's in the Parkinson's Pipeline? - WEBINAR

Detailed event information will be available soon. PD online education

Saturday May 1, 2010
Sunnyvale Parkinson's Walk - Seventh Annual Walk
Registration 9:00 AM - 4.2 mile walk 9:30 am - 1.8 Mile Walk 10:00 am
Washington Park in Sunnyvale (On McKinley Ave by the picnic area)

The Sunnyvale Parkinson's Walk is a partner of the Parkinson's Unity Walk in New York City. Walk is fundaiser for PD research. Last year's 6th Annual Sunnyvale Parkinson's Walk was a success! WAY TO WALK!

Print out registration form, gather your pledges and bring them with you on the day of the walk. If you are unable to attend on the day of the walk please send pledges to Dona Kos (address is listed in box in upper right hand corner of Registration form). Print out the Registration form.
Donna Kos at 408 718.3660 or e-mail

MAY 13, 2010
5:00 pm PT
"Speech & Swallowing Therapy Question & Answer Session" WEBINAR
Laura Purcell Verdun, MA, CCC/SLP

Join this CurePSP webinar series featuring skilled therapists who will discuss how different therapies can have a positive effect on persons with PSP, CBD and related brain diseases.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:Click to go to CurePSP

June 1, 2010
PD ExpertBriefing: Fatigue, Sleep Disorders and Parkinson's Disease - WEBINAR

Faculty: Joseph Friedman, M.D., Clinical Professor of Neurology, Brown University

Length: 1 hour

Detailed event information will be available soon. PD online education

September 28 - October 1, 2010
2nd World Parkinson Congress 2010
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

People with PD & Caregivers

The 2nd World Parkinson Congress in 2010 promises to be a turning point for the Parkinson's community. For the second time, doctors, researchers, allied health professionals, caregivers, and people with Parkinson's disease will gather in one place to share knowledge, exchange resources, and develop collaborative relationships in order to identify the best treatment practices and to ultimately find a cure for Parkinson's.

For people with Parkinson's, the WPC is not only a new source of hope and excitement for the future, but a unique and practical opportunity to participate hands-on in the global fight against Parkinson's. The Congress will feature an extensive program of plenary sessions, symposia, and workshops with presentations and discussions devoted to established and best treatment options, quality of life and care delivery issues, and the latest scientific research from around the world.

Learn about helpful therapies, clinical trials, and valuable coping strategies. Discuss workplace and insurance issues, advocacy, and the economics of family care. Exchange information with other people with Parkinson's, physicians, and caregivers who share your interests.

Click here World PD Congress

Science Seminars open to the public 12:00 noon

The Parkinson Institute and Clinical Center
675 Almanor Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA

Nearly every Tuesday from September into July, the Parkinson's Institute presents scientific seminars during the lunch hour. Topics are technical in nature and benefit of physicians, scientists, and researchers .
The Parkinson Institute
e-mail Dr Maryka Quik

If you have an event that you want added to this list or updated, please send an e-mail to ppsg_webmaster@ppsg.org
This page last updated March 5, 2010.