The Mission of the Washington Chapter of the APDA is to support and empower people with Parkinson's Disease, their families, and care-givers, through education, fundraising for research, sponsoring support groups, and networking with resource and referral agencies involved in the care of people with Parkinson's Disease.

Educational Patient Care Program (August 5, 2008)

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
11:00am - 2:00pm

Red Lion Hotel, Yakima Center
Yakima

Speakers

  • Dr John Roberts, Neurologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
  • Karen Rice, PT, Yakima Regional
  • Janet Kreiger, Speech Therapist, Hearing & Speech Center, Yakima

Educational Patient Care Program (July 23, 2008)

Tuesday, July 23, 2008
11:00am - 2:00pm

Deaconess Health & Education Center – Room 265/268
910 W Fifth Ave
Spokane, WA

Speakers

  • Dr David Greeley, "Parkinson Disease: Diagnosis & Initial Medical Management"
  • Dr Jim Leverenz, Washington State Parkinson Disease Registry

Educational Patient Care Program (July 9, 2008)

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
11:00am - 1:30pm

Providence Hospital
Anchorage, AK

Speakers

  • Dr. Larry Elmer, Movement Disorder Specialist, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
  • Evelynne Davis, Executive Director Washington State Chapter APDA

New Edition of Managing Parkinsons DVD

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.

Washington Parkinson Disease Registry -- Just Say WPDR!!

The Washington Parkinson Disease Registry (WPDR) will begin 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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It's Here! Straight Talk About Parkinson's Disease

[Straight Talk and Honest Hope DVD]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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