Last June,the Israeli Parkinson Support Group organized a very successful
four day seminar at the Eden-Inn Hotel in Zichron Yaakov along the
Mediteranean Sea south of Haifa.It included lectures,various types of
therapy,recreational,and social activities.The group has published a
description in English of the activities that took place.The United
Parkinson Foundation,833 West Wahington Blvd.,Chicago,IL
60607,Tel:312-733-1893,has published an account of this vacation seminar
in their 1996 Newsletter,#4,Part 2 based on an interview with Dr. Nir
Giladi,who serves as a cosultant to the Israel Parkinson Support group,and
is head of the Parkinson's Dept.at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
This family vacation seminar was so well-received,that the group is
planning another seminar for June 1997.They would like to have two
sessions,the first of which is slated for June 15-20,1997.The program will
include:
-Medical lectures dealing with Parkinson's
-Lectures on alternative treatments
-Support group discussions
-Physiotherapy
-Hydrotherapy
-Group Exercises
-Updates on practical care and medications
-Social and Recreational Activities
While the lingua franca is Hebrew,accomodations could be made for
other-language speakers.
For further information,their smail address is:
Israeli Parkinson Group,P.O.B.635,Hiriat Bialik 27100 Israel
Their fax number is:+972-4-871-6668.
Or by e-mail to me at:[log in to unmask]
The group sponsors periodic lectures.For example,on Feb.4,1997,
there will be a lecture by Dr.Yoav Lavie of the School of Social
Work at Haifa Univ.on the subject of:
Sex and Conjugal Relations Among Parkinsonians
A group visit to the Dexon pharmaceutical plant in Cesaria on 1/27/97.
On December 23,1996,Dr. Nir Giladi gave a tutorial lecture on PD
in Jerusalem.Some of the noteworthy subjects he discussed are:
-Use of the "PET Scan" as a diagnostic tool for measuring dopamine
concentration in the brain.PET refers to "position emission tomography".
PET scan imaging technology is being used at Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem.
Has anyone recently searched the PD archives on PET Scan?
-Genetic and environmental factors in PD
-He emphasized the importance of nondrug treatments of PD:the importance
of being active,family encouragement,memory stimulation,morale,
leg strengthening,maintaining a feeling of healthiness,walking
continuosly for 45 minutes a day,daily PD exercises.
-Dealing with depression
-PD Surgery(Deep brain stimulation,Transplantation,Pallidotomy,
Thaladotomy,Sub-Thaladotomy).
-PD medications, their side-effects and side-effects treatment.
-Hallucinations and nightmares induced by drug therapy.
-PD is not just a movement disorder.It also can cause memory loss,
and other body malfunctions.
-PD research in Israel(At Teva Pharmaceuticals,Hadassah and Ichilov
Hospitals).
Aliza Lieberman 73/PD 2-,CG Gil 74
P.S.We first joined this list last September,left in November and
returned in December after three weeks in California visiting family.
I'm a retired TESL teacher,and Gil,a retired Engineer doing consulting
work,mostly at home(Please,no more engineer-drubbing jokes).We think
the folks on this list are wonderful people;an inspiration to us
and want to thank all of you active contributors for your useful
information.While in California, we attended a marvelous PD exercise
class.I'll leave that for my next posting.Please look for it.
