Attention: Patient, carepartners, healthcare professionals and the Public, please take note of the great event this weekend:
"10 Mountains 10 Years" screening at the Palm Beach Film Festival
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Elizabeth K. Barber, PhD, Advocate
Parkinson’s Action Network and PALF, American Academy of Neurology
Tel: 331-452-3530; Fax: 630-665-3940
Email: ekbarber2@aol.com
Winfield Resident To Attend Parkinson’s Action Network
Event in Washington, DC to Put Education and Advocacy in Action
February 25, 2011 – Residents of Illinois will join members of the Parkinson’s disease community from across America in Washington, DC for the Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) Research & Public Policy Forum, from February 28 through March 2, 2011.
At the PAN Forum, people living with Parkinson’s, their families and caregivers, and others working toward finding a cure for Parkinson’s come together in the Nation’s Capital to:
Receive updates on the latest Parkinson’s disease research;
Learn about where they can be most effective in helping educate elected officials about Parkinson’s;
Attend grassroots advocacy workshops; and
Meet with Members of Congress and their staff to talk about ways in which the government can support efforts to find better treatments and a cure, as well as improve the quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s
During the Forum, Dr. Elizabeth Barber, PhD, Parkinson’s Advocate from Winfield, Illinois and member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Parkinson’s Disease Association will join/lead a team of advocates from Illinois to meet with Illinois Senators and Representatives and/or their staff to educate them about Parkinson’s disease, and why their vote on certain issues matter to people with Parkinson’s.
“The PAN Forum is an incredible opportunity to join forces with other advocates from across the country and let our voices be heard in Washington,” said Dr. Barber. I am excited to represent the people of Winfield, Illinois in our nation’s capital, particularly since the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Midwest Chapter has just relocated to Winfield, and will work hard to make a difference for people with Parkinson’s and their families. “I am particularly excited to share the promising research results I have achieved in working with my mother, using supplements complementary to her prescribed Parkinson’s drugs which I am seeking support to have them studied in a larger clinical trial. I will also share the importance of an ordered environment in addition to a regular medication, dining, and exercise regime. I will also highlight the necessity of warning Parkinson’s patients of complications with accidental falls if they are prescribed anticoagulants.”
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The Parkinson’s Action Network is the unified voice of the Parkinson’s community advocating for better treatments and a cure. In partnership with other Parkinson’s organizations and our powerful grassroots network, PAN educates the public and government leaders on better policies for research and an improved quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s. For more information, go to www.parkinsonsaction.org.
- Dr. Daniel Kantor, MD BSE
Medical Director
Neurologique
President
Florida Society of Neurology
info@neurologique.org
www.neurologique.org
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