Meeting Programme (Registration now closed)
Parkinson鈥檚 Community Meeting & Exhibition
7th September 2015,
Lewis Glucksman Gallery,
深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork, Ireland.
09.30 Meeting Registration
10:00 Welcome address: Dr Shane Hegarty, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork.
SESSION 1: Living With Parkinson鈥檚
Chair: Dr. Shane Hegarty (Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC)
10:15 Margaret Mullarney (Move4Parkinson鈥檚, Ireland), 鈥淐onversations that count鈥�.
10:35 Dr Jon Stamford (TheCure Parkinson鈥檚 Trust, UK), 鈥淕ood Vibrations鈥�.
10:55 Questions & Answers with Jon & Margaret.
11.05 John O鈥橬eill (Move4Parkinson鈥檚, Ireland), Poetry Reading.
11:10 Refreshments
11.25 Professor Graham Allen (Department of English, UCC), Poetry Reading.
11:30 Jennifer Grundulis (Clinical Assessment and Therapy Teamed Services Ltd), 鈥淕etting Your Voice Back: A Proactive Approach鈥�.
11:45 Kilkenny Voices of Hope Choir (Move4Parkinson鈥檚, Ireland), 鈥淟ive Your Life鈥�.
12:00 Brian Magennis (Mater Misericordiae 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, Dublin), 鈥�Practical advice for day-to-day living with Parkinson's鈥�.
12:15 Pat O鈥橠ea (Move4Parkinson鈥檚, Ireland), 鈥淪et Dancing for People with Parkinson鈥檚鈥�.
12:40 Lunch
13:40 Address by Paula Gilmore (CEO of Parkinson鈥檚 Association of Ireland).
SESSION 2: Understanding Parkinson鈥檚
Chair: Professor Aideen Sullivan (Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC)
13:45 Professor Tim Lynch (Mater Misericordiae 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, Dublin), 鈥淪ometimes the diagnosis of Parkinson's is difficult鈥�.
14:00 Dr. Graham Hughes (St. Vincent's 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, Dublin), "Switching on to your Parkinson鈥檚 鈥� the patient expert".
14:15 Dr. Sean O鈥橲ullivan (Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, Cork), 鈥淚mpulsive behaviours and artistic tendencies in Parkinson's鈥�.
14.30 Questions & Answers with Professor Lynch and Drs Hughes and O鈥橲ullivan.
15.00 Refreshments
SESSION 3: Challenging Parkinson鈥檚
Chair: Dr. Gerard O鈥橩eeffe (Dept. of Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC)
15:15 Professor Maeve Caldwell (Trinity College Dublin), 鈥淭he potential of stem cell therapy for Parkinson鈥檚鈥�.
15:30 Professor Aideen Sullivan (Dept. of Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC), 鈥淣eurotrophic Factors for Parkinson鈥檚鈥�.
15:45 Dr. Denise McGrath (深夜亚洲福利久久 College Dublin), 鈥淧eople with Parkinson's: Their Role in the Research Process鈥�.
15:45 Meeting Closure, followed by Set Dancing Session with Pat O鈥橠ea.
Living With Parkinson鈥檚 Art Exhibition Launch
16.30 Address by Dr. Brian Sweeney (Consultant Neurologist, Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital / School of Medicine, UCC).
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