April 2016

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April 2016: April is Parkinson's Awareness Month!

Submitted by: Professor Aideen Sullivan

The dance by people with Parkinson’s and researchers was recorded as a digital video by Brid Corcoran, with the movements and interaction within this digital art piece exemplifying the spirit of the The ‘Parkinson’s Community’ meeting which 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’s and their carers, gathered in the Glucksman Gallery for a variety of presentations by Parkinson’s advocacy groups, People with Parkinson’s, therapists, neurologists and neuroscientists.

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

Link to website for further details.

http://www.ucc.ie/en/anatomy/news/fullstory-598438-en.html

http://www.ucc.ie/en/braintalk/

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month! link

http://www.pdf.org/en/spring10_april_parkinson_awareness_month