Great news! Hopefully the other PD orgs. can join in the alliance. Ivan On Wed, 19 May 1999 10:42:58 -0400 judith richards <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Company Press Release > >National Parkinson Foundation Forms 'Alliance to Cure Parkinson's >Disease' with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs > >MIAMI, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Following meetings of representatives of >the National Parkinson Foundation and the Department of Veterans >Affairs >the two organizations have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding >that >will establish the ``National Parkinson Foundation-Department of >Veterans Affairs Alliance to Cure Parkinson's Disease'' An official >signing ceremony has been set for 1:00 p.m., June 1, 1999 at the >Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC. > >Signing on behalf for the National Parkinson Foundation will be Nathan >Slewett, Chairman of the National Parkinson Foundation Board of >Directors. In anticipation of the historic signing, Mr. Slewett said, >``This working >agreement between the National Parkinson Foundation and the Department >of Veterans Affairs, marks the beginning of a constructive alliance >between a federal agency and a private voluntary health foundation >that >offers >real hope to solving the remaining medical mysteries of Parkinson's >disease as well as improving the treatment of Parkinson patients who >are >a part of the Veterans Health Service. I am truly grateful that the >National Parkinson >Foundation is a partner in this endeavor.'' > >Although the full text of the agreement will be released in a joint >statement by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National >Parkinson Foundation, the scope of the Memorandum of Understanding >includes the provision of CME training for physicians, employed by the >Veterans Health Service who treat patients with Parkinson Disease. It >also includes the development of symposia which will focus on advances >in the understanding and treatment of Parkinson's disease targeted to >VHS professionals, provision for public dissemination of information >on >Parkinson's disease research and treatment programs of the VHS, and >collaboration on research strategies that offer promise of new >therapies >that will lead to improved treatments and eventually the cure for >Parkinson's disease. > >Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the National >Parkinson Foundation is the largest organization serving people with >Parkinson's disease and their families throughout the world. > >SOURCE: National Parkinson Foundation >Copyright © 1999 PRNewswire. >-- >Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada ><[log in to unmask]> > ^^^ > \ / > \ | / Today’s Research > \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure > \ | / > \|/ > ``````` ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************