Gerard O'Keeffe, Aideen Sullivan and Shane Hegarty meeting organisers. Margaret Garvey and Mary O' Sullivan at the exhibition launch.
深夜亚洲福利久久 and photographs from the Parkinson's Community Meeting
On Monday, 7th September, the 鈥楶arkinson鈥檚 Community鈥� meeting took place at the Glucksman Gallery.鈥孴his 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 raising the roof! 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 28th 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 7th 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.
This exhibiton is in the Glucksman Gallery until Sunday 13th 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.
Parkinson's Community and Exhibition - more photos
'Exploring Parkinson's with Art' workshop event news
鈥屸�屸�淓xploring Parkinson鈥檚 with Art鈥� Workshop at Glucksman Gallery, UCC, 28th July 2015
On Tuesday, 28th July, 22 People with Parkinson鈥檚 and some of their family members participated in an 鈥淓xploring Parkinson鈥檚 with Art鈥� workshop in the Glucksman gallery. This workshop, organised by Professor Aideen Sullivan, Dr Shane Hegarty and Dr Gerard O鈥橩eeffe, was a satelllite event for the forthcoming Parkinson鈥檚 Community Meeting and Art Exhibition, which will be held this September in the Glucksman gallery.
Facilitated by Gr谩inne N铆 Chuirr铆n, an experienced art therapist, participants used a mixture of oils, watercolours and other media to explore and express their experiences of being diagnosed and living with Parkinsons鈥�. Encouraged by the supportive and easy-going environment created in the light-filled and tranquil Glucksman River Room, the participants produced a wonderful array of artworks, despite the majority of them claiming no previous artistic experience. These works will form an important part of the Parkinson鈥檚 Community art exhibition to be held in the Glucksman gallery from 7-12th September. The feedback on the event was extremely positive, with patients saying that they found the session calming, relaxing and pleasurable. The overall feeling was of everyone supporting and teaching each other in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. The event was featured on Instagram by the Michael J Fox Foundation, which is dedicated to finding better treatments for Parkinson鈥檚 (https://instagram.com/p/5sOxd4JSN2/).
The art exhibiton will be launched at the closure of the Parkinson鈥檚 Community meeting on September 7th, and selected artworks will be displayed in the Glucksman gallery for the following week. Both the art workshop and meeting are funded by the Irish Research Council through the BRAINTALK project, which aims to connect researchers, clinicians and people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease to create an active Parkinson鈥檚 community in Ireland (http://www.ucc.ie/en/braintalk/).
