Education
Finding Your Voice With Poetry
Lark 611 Righters Ferry Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA, United StatesJoin us on April 20, 2022, to celebrate National Parkinson's disease Awareness Month AND National Poetry Month. What better way to celebrate both than with a night to highlight the creativity and remarkable resiliency of our regional Parkinson’s community through poetry? We will gather with nationally recognized poet Hal Sirowitz, his wife Minter Krotzer, and other […]
Creating Calm Community Connections
VirtualFeeling a little wary (or weary) about navigating a post-pandemic world? On Thursday, May 12, 2022, spend an hour with local and national experts in dance and wellness, where they share steps (literally!) that address those feelings to ensure you are part of a creative, caring, and connected community. Our experts Lauren Zelouf from the University […]
Community Education: Research to Empower
Join The Parkinson Council on Wednesday, September 28th via Zoom as we host Alice Chen-Plotkin, Parker Family Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and Maggie Kuhl, Vice President, Research Engagement of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as they explore current research and new findings from the Parkinson's Progressive Markers Initiative […]
Share our Knowledge with Jori Fleisher
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Movement and Memory: Navigating Parkinson’s and Memory Disorders
One Bala Plaza 231 Saint Asaphs Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA, United StatesDIVERSITY PD, a collaborative effort with partners from Penn Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Jefferson Health, Cooper University Health Care, Temple University, the Dept. of Veteran Affairs’ PADRECC, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Salem Baptist Church Abington, and The Parkinson Council, is excited to announce that registration is open for our FREE community-focused, family-friendly, and hope-driven event designed for […]
Share our Knowledge with Chenyuan Wu, MD
VirtualDr. Chenyuan Wu is currently an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology within the Division of Epilepsy and Neuromodulation Neurosurgery at the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University. He also serves as the Clinical Director of the Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center (JIMRIC). He completed a combined degree program […]
Let’s Talk About It…
Kanbar Campus Center 4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, United StatesThis event is SOLD OUT! Join local Parkinson's providers and experts for an in-person educational gathering (with lunch) as they share tips, tools, resources, and best practices designed to answer the "What next?" questions about living with Parkinson's disease. Conversation topics include: Navigating intimacy and family roles, including changing parent/child/spouse relationship dynamics. How do you […]
Free Educational Event for People with Parkinson’s and Carepartners
Philadelphia Convention Center 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, United StatesThe Parkinson Council is proud to partner with the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society to kick off their International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders® in Philadelphia (September 27th - October 1st) for a FREE community-focused event on September 26th at the Philadelphia Convention Center. While the Congress draws Movement Disorders specialists and […]