Hi to you all This is just a quick message to introduce myself (urged by Barbara Patterson). My name is Simone Bartlett and this is the second time I have contributed to this discussion group. The first time was to ask some questions for my Population Medicine assignment. Thank you to all those who replied. I will read your answers tonight and I am sure I will have more questions tomorrow. Anyway here goes.... I am 21 years old, studying my second year of medicine at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Newcastle is in New South Wales for those who are not quite sure. I have spent most of my life in Darwin, Northern Territory, but as Darwin does not have a medical school I had to move interstate. To support myself I work in a pharmacy part time, and as a Resident Assistant for the college I live in. I did not know about Parkinson's disease until just recently when it was studied in class. The Parkinson's related topic that I am interested in are the needs of the PWP's, how adequately they are met, and areas that need to be improved. Till next time Simone Bartlett ([log in to unmask])