Members of the Parkinsn List may be interested in the program of the
Parkinson Foundation of Canada for their upcoming AGM and Conference Oct
16-18

TTFN
Peter

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The Parkinson Foundation of Canada
Annual General Meeting and Conference
Hilton Hotel, Quebec City,  Quebec, Canada

Setting the Answer…Pointing the Way

Friday, October 16

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Registration:  Foyer Salle de Bal

1:30 PM
Mrs.  Jocelyn Garret, Community Investment...Knowing your Audience, Portes
Kent and du Palais

3:00 PM
Rest Period, Foyer Salle de Bal

3:30 PM
Group Discussions
* What do you need or expect from the Foundation.
* What does the Foundation need from you.
Porte Kent and du Palais

4:30 PM
End of Sessions

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cocktail and Informal Get Together, Salle Panorama (23rd Floor)

Free Evening

Saturday, October 17

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Registration - Foyer Salle de Bal

7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast Foyer Salle de Bal

9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks, Blair McRobie, President and C.E.O., Salle de Bal

9:30 AM
New Medications in the treatment of Parkinson's: Dr. Jean Rivest,
Neurologist, Salle de Bal

10:15 AM
Rest Period: Foyer Salle de Bal

10:45 AM
Food for Thought and Action Around Family, Friendship and Parkinson's: Dr.
Renée Lyons, Ph.D., Salle de Bal

11:45 AM
End of Conferences

12:15 PM
Banquet: Salle de Bal

2:00 PM
Simultaneous presentations:

* For Young Onset Parkinsonians: Marie-Josée Fortin, R.N. and Eppie Sime,
R.N,
Porte St-Louis

* For Caregivers Only: Gina Rohs, R.N., Porte Kent

* For Parkinsonians and Friends: Hélène Boucher, R.N. and Elaine, Social
Worker
Porte du Palais

3:00 PM
Rest Period: Foyer Salle de Bal

3:30 PM
Surgical approaches in the Treatment of Parkinson's: Dr.  Andres Lozano,
Neurosurgeon,
Salle de Bal

4:30 PM
End of Conferences

7:30 PM
Music, Dancing and Fun - Quebec City Style: $15.00, Salle Panorama (23rd
Floor)

Sunday, October 18

7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Continental Breakfast: Foyer Salle de Bal

Annual General Meeting (Agenda to Come)
Invited Guest: Dr. Pierre Blanchet, Neurologist, Salle de Bal


Dr. Jean Rivest, neurologist, is the Director of the Movement Disorders
Clinic of the Centre universitaire de santé de I'Estrie where he has been
practicing since he returned from a two year postgraduate studies in
movement disorders and electrophysiology in Great Britain.  He also heads
the neurology program and teaches general neurology as well as
electrophysiology at the Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Medicine.  He
is a member of several medical societies, in particular the Canadian
Movement Disorders Group.  Dr. Rivest is currently involved in numerous
sponsored studies, mainly on Parkinson's and has been recently named
examiner for the final neurology exam at the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada.

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Jocelyn Ann Garrett has held key public relations positions in health care
and in government.  Since 1985, she has been involved in all aspects of
marketing, public relations, community relations, employee relations
ombudsman, media services and volunteer services department.  Jocelyn is
also the recipient of many achievement awards and has presented on an
ongoing basis at the Ontario Hospital Association and IABC International
Conferences.

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Dr.  Andres Lozano, Neurosurgeon received his MD from the University of
Ottawa in 1983 and obtained his Ph.D. in 1989 from McGill University in
Montréal where he also trained in neurosurgery and received his Royal
College Certification in 1990.  Since 1991, he has been on staff at the
Toronto Hospital and faculty in the Division of neurosurgery at the
University of Toronto.  He presently holds the position of Associate
Professor and Head of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.  Dr. Lozano
is also a clinical scientist of the Medical Research Council of Canada.  Dr.
Lozano and his team are developing novel strategies to repair and restore
function to the nervous system and have made important advances in the
surgical treatment of Parkinson's.

 Dr.  Pierre Blanchet, Neurologist, completed his post doctorate studies in
Parkinson's at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda in the United
States of America.  At the time he received a fellowship from the Parkinson
Foundation of Canada.  Presently, Dr. Blanched is a member of the Movement
Disorders team at Le Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and is
part of the research program at the André-Viallet Clinical Research Center
at the St-Luc Hospital in Montréal.

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Dr.  Renée Lyons, Ph.D. is currently Director of the Atlantic Health
Promotion Research Center and a Professor in the School of Health and Human
Performance, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University in Halifax.
She also holds a cross appointment with the Department of Psychology.  Dr.
Lyons has been a leader and an advocate in promoting active living for
people with disabilities, both provincially and nationally.  She also has
made significant contributions to the development of services and policies
related to the quality of life and chronic illness in Canada.

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Elspeth (Eppie) Sime, a graduate of the Toronto General Hospital of Nursing
serves as a Nurse Coordinator in the Movement Disorders Clinic at the
Toronto Hospital, Western Division.  She has worked extensively in the
support and education of Parkinsonians and their families.  Eppie, as a
Clinical Nurse in the Parkinson Foundation of Canada funded clinics, speaks
often to Parkinson Support Groups and Chapters.  She is also a
nurse-specialist on the use of mid-brain stimulation as one of the surgical
approaches in the treatment of Parkinson's and has published and lectured on
this topic.

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Gina Rohs is a graduate of St. Paul's School of Nursing in Saskatoon.  She
also holds a postgraduate diploma in Neurological Nursing from Foothills
Hospital in Calgary.  She is presently Nurse Coordinator in the Movement
Disorders Clinic in Calgary, providing education and support for clinic and
surgical patients and their family.

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Marie-Josée Fortune has been the Nurse-Coordinator of the Movement Disorder
Clinic of the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, since February 1997.  Her
role is to assess the needs of patients with Parkinson's and to plan with
them the appropriate interventions to maintain an optimal level of health
and well-being.  In the last year, she has created two support groups for
young Parkinsonians, allowing them to meet and share information, experience
and concerns.  She has more than 11 years of nursing experience on a
short-term geriatric care unit at the Centre hospitalier de Verdun.

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Hélène Boucher holds a baccalaureate in nursing.  She is responsible for
nursing follow-up within the specialized Parkinson's program at the Day
Hospital of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montreal.  She is
also co-facilitator of workshops on the psycho-social aspects of
Parkinson's.  The main goal of these meetings is to improve the quality of
life of Parkinsonians, by increasing their abilities to adapt to their
condition.
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Élaine Laberge is a social worker, and also holds a baccalaureate in
pedagogy, and more than ten years of experience in psychiatry.  She has
developed a series of workshops, on the psycho-social aspects of
Parkinson's, which are part of the specialized program for Parkinsonians at
the Day Hospital of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal.
These workshops are an excellent opportunity of sharing, and are aimed at
improving the quality of life of people affected by Parkinson's.
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To Register by Phone: (514) 861-4422 of toll free: 1-800-720-1307
To Register by Mail: The Parkinson Foundation of Canada, 1253, McGill
College, Suite 402, Montréal, Quebec, H3B 2Y5

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