American Parkinson Disease Association, Washington Chapter

The American Parkinson Disease Association,Washington Chapter, and the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation are co-hosting the region’s largest educational symposium for patients, family, friends, and caregivers.

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Do you have questions about the medications used to treat your Parkinson's or other conditions? How about over-the-counter medications or herbals? Ask a pharmacist!
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Suzanne Cameron, Co-President of the APDA Washington Chapter, hosted her tenth annual fundraising dinner for Parkinson's disease on Saturday night (Sep. 26). These events have raised nearly $200,000 for the fight against Parkinson's, and each year a different theme is featured. This year's dinner was inspired by the movie "Julie and Julia," and featured the French cuisine popularized by Julia Child along with live jazz music played by Pearl Django. You can find out more about this fun and successful event in the articles linked below:

Julie and Julia... in Magnolia
Parkinson fundraiser is ooh la la

As a result of a recent survey it appears that only 25% of Parkinson's disease patients in the Pacific Northwest are treated by a Movement Disorder Specialist and the Washington Chapter of the APDA recommend all those living with PD or newly diagnosed consider having a consult with a Movement Disorder Specialist.

The Washington State APDA now offers podcasts for those who are interested in learning more about Parkinson disease. Topics include an introduction to PD, Parkinson's 101, medications, nutrition, exercise and more. The podcasts are available for listening online, downloading to your computer, or loading on a portable device. Let us know if there are other issues you would like us to do programs on.

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Edition 2 of "Managing Parkinson's: Straight Talk and Honest Hope" will be available on May 17th, with new sections on Medications, Nutrition, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, YOPD, and Caregiving. Place your order now so that as soon as we have them we can send them out to you. Place your orders through our website, or for multiple orders write to evedavis@gmail.com.

The Washington Parkinson Disease Registry (WPDR) began operations in May 2007. The purpose of the WPDR is to create a list of individuals with Parkinson disease interested in participating in research studies.
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After 2 years of development, the DVD "Managing Parkinson's: Straight Talk and Honest Hope" is here. The DVD provides education and information to those who are newly diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, or those who live in a community with minimal education and support for those with the disease. The DVDs will be provided through the national network of APDA I&R Centers.
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