NEWS RELEASE:
THE APDA SUPPORT GROUP CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA
IS SPONSORING A SYMPOSIUM TITLED: PARKINSON'S DISEASE: NEW INSIGHTS -
NEW CHALLENGES. IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1995 AT
THE FAIRVIEW PARK MARRIOTT HOTEL IN FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. THE
SYMPOSIUM WILL FEATURE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS ON VARIED
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO PARKINSON PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS AND TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SYMPTOMS, EARLY DIAGNOSIS,
AND THE PROGNOSIS OF PD; EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS IN PD; DEPRESSION,
PERSONALITY AND COGNITIVE CHANGES; NEW DRUGS AND NEW RESEARCH
OFFERING HOPE IN THE FUTURE; PALLIDOTOMY AND OTHER SURGICAL ADVANCES
IN PD; EXERCISE AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES; AND THE EVOLVING ROLE
OF THE CARETAKER.
THERE IS A $25 REGISTRATION FEE, WHICH COVERS LUNCH, SNACKS,
AND PARTICIPANT RESOURCE MATERIALS. ONLY PRE-REGISTRATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED AND SPACE IS LIMITED. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS
SEPTEMBER 15, 1995.
REGISTRATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:
LYNDA HENDRICKS, COORDINATOR
APDA INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTER
3020 HAMAKER COURT, SUITE 401
FAIRFAX, VA 22031
(703)876-0836
AS AN ASIDE, SPEAKERS INCLUDE DR. MAHLON DELONG AND DR. RAY
WATTS OF EMORY UNIVERSITY AND DR. WILLIAM KOLLER OF THE U. OF KANSAS,
ALL OF WHOM ARE WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS PD EXPERTS.
SUSAN HAMBURGER
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301-654-5572
