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Parkinson’s Educational Conference

“A Multidisciplinary Approach to Parkinson’s Care”
Date: Friday, April 23, 2004
Time: 8:15 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Eberhard Center, downtown campus of Grand Valley State University
Cost: Conference fee is $50 and covers materials and refreshments, including lunch. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Patients with Parkinson’s Disease have multi-faceted needs. Caregivers must know how to effectively deal with movement problems, motor control, and complex medication schedules. Cognitive and emotional difficulties often occur as well.

The Saint Mary’s Hauenstein Parkinson’s Center was established to provide a multidisciplinary approach to the problems confronting the Parkinson’s patient and family. These same problems challenge care givers in long-term facilities.

At this one-day, informative conference, you will learn how to assess and treat Parkinson’s patients, and gain knowledge about appropriate resources and referrals at our center. An impressive team of Saint Mary’s experts in Parkinson’s Disease will lead this important one-day conference.

The conference will educate participants about:

• the effectiveness of using a multidisciplinary approach to PD care
• primary and secondary symptoms of PD
• medications that produce or aggravate PD
• other diseases that mimic PD
• medical and surgical treatment options
• psychological and psychiatric issues and treatments
• rehab testing/treatment strategies for PT, OT, speech
• community support resources for patient and family

If you have questions and/or wish to register for the conference, please contact Julie at 752.5400.

Nursing contact hours have been applied for.