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Parkinson鈥檚 Community Meeting and Art Exhibition at Glucksman Gallery, UCC.

11 Sep 2015

On Monday, 7^th September, the 鈥楶arkinson鈥檚 Community鈥� meeting took place at the Glucksman Gallery.This event was organised by Dr Shane Hegarty and Professor Aideen Sullivan of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC, as part of the BRAINTALK project (www.ucc.ie/en/braintalk).

The purpose of the meeting was to bring together People with Parkinson's, Parkinson's researchers and clinicians, to create an interconnected Parkinson's Community in Ireland. Over 200 participants, the majority of whom were People with Parkinson鈥檚 and their carers, gathered in the Glucksman Gallery for a variety of presentations by Parkinson鈥檚 advocacy groups, People with Parkinson鈥檚, therapists, neurologists and neuroscientists.

Move4Parkinsons and Kilkenny Voices of Hope choir led by Jennefer Grundulis. Speakers Jon Stamford, John O鈥橬eill, Margaret Mullarney & Brian Magennis

The event began with a session on 鈥淟iving with Parkinson鈥檚鈥�, which included talks by Margaret Mullarney of Move4Parkinson鈥檚 Ireland and Dr Jon Stanford of The Cure Parkinson鈥檚 Trust, UK, both of whom are People with Parkinson鈥檚 and inspirational patient advocates. This session also included presentations on practical ways to improve daily life for People with Parkinson鈥檚, by a specialist nurse, Brian Magennis, and a speech therapist, Jennifer Grundulis. There was an uplifting performance by two choirs : the Move4Parkinsons choir from Dublin, with the first public recital of their song 鈥淟ive Your Life鈥�, and the Kilkenny Voices of Hope choir. Both choirs joined together for a moving rendition of 鈥淪omething Inside So Strong鈥� which brought everyone in the room to their feet.

Neurologists Professor Tim Lynch, Mater Hospital and Dr. Sean O鈥橲ullivan, Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital with Professor Aideen Sullivan and Dr Shane Hegarty.

The 鈥淯nderstanding Parkinson鈥檚鈥� session included talks by Ireland鈥檚 two leading Parkinson鈥檚 neurologists, Professor Tim Lynch of the Mater Hospital, and Dr. Sean O鈥橲ullivan from Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital. The final session, 鈥淐hallenging Parkinson鈥檚鈥�, involved presentations about the latest research on novel therapies and patient-centered research, by Professor Maeve Caldwell of Trinity College Dublin, Professor Aideen Sullivan of UCC and Dr. Denise McGrath from UCD.

 Speakers Dr Denise McGrath, Professor Maeve Caldwell and Professor Aideen Sullivan. Action from the Neuroscientists and Parkinson's paired dance.

To conclude the event, several People with Parkinson鈥檚 paired up with neuroscientists for a set-dancing session directed by Pat O鈥橠ea. This dance was as a dialogue between those affected by Parkinson鈥檚 and those working to develop new therapies, and thus a fitting finale to the day.

John O' Neill gets a lesson from Pat O'Dea. Margaret Mullraney and Pat O'Dea take to the floor.

After the meeting, the 鈥楶arkinson鈥檚 Community鈥� art exhibition was launched. This includes paintings made by People with Parkinson鈥檚 in an 鈥楨xploring Parkinson鈥檚 with Art鈥� workshop held at the Glucksman Gallery on 28^th July, as well as photomicrographs showing the ongoing scientific work by Parkinson鈥檚 researchers in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC. Two additional artworks were made at the event on 7^th September : the recital of 鈥淟ive Your Life鈥� was recorded and exhibited by Fearghal Cunningham as an audio waveform in digital print on tracing paper. The dance by People with Parkinson鈥檚 and researchers is exhibited in a digital video by Brid Corcoran, with the movement and interaction within this piece exemplifying the spirit of the meeting.

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This exhibiton is in the Glucksman Gallery until Sunday 13^th September.

The 鈥楶arkinson鈥檚 Community鈥� meeting and exhibition and the 鈥楨xploring Parkinson鈥檚 with Art鈥� workshop were funded by the Irish Research Council鈥檚 鈥淣ew Foundations Award鈥� through the BRAINTALK project, awarded to Dr. Shane Hegarty, Professor Aideen Sullivan and Dr. Gerard O鈥橩eeffe.

 For more photographs and videos link to BRAINTALK Parkinson's Community Meeting and Exhibiton website http://www.ucc.ie/en/braintalk/