The 68th IGS Annual Scientific Meeting took place virtually, on Thursday November 18th, 2021. The theme of this year’s conference was: ‘70 Years of Change (1951-2021)’. 

The Cork Parkinson’s Association donates €50,000 to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Cluster (PDRC) at University College Cork. 

The PDRC, currently chaired by Prof. Suzanne Timmons, works closely with national and local Parkinson’s advocacy groups to establish research priorities, and to ensure that the research designed and conducted by the group is valuable to people living with Parkinson’s.

New Research Project - Caring for a family member with Dementia. This exciting new project is focused on factors influencing the sustainability of family caregiving for people with dementia, across Ireland.

A new Irish Research Council funded research project has just commenced in the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation under PI Dr Emma O'Shea. 

This exciting new project is focused on factors influencing the sustainability of family caregiving for people with dementia, across Ireland.

Dr Siobhán Fox, together with Dr Caroline Kilty in the School of Nursing and Midwifery UCC, was awarded funding through a competitive tender process from the HSE to undertake a review of Diagnostic and Post-diagnostic Processes and Pathways for People with Young Onset Dementia.

The PDRC, currently chaired by Prof. Suzanne Timmons, works closely with national and local Parkinson’s advocacy groups to establish research priorities, and to ensure that the research designed and conducted by the group is valuable to people living with Parkinson’s.

Two events took place in April where CGR researchers presented on PD research findings:

Professor Suzanne Timmons was an invited speaker at the Parkinson's Association of Ireland annual conference on April 10th 2021, and presented the results of patient views on current PD services in Ireland, from our HRB-funded Map PD project https://www.ucc.ie/en/pdrc/currentresearch/. 

 Dr. Emma O'Shea and Prof. Suzanne Timmons both spoke at the Cork Parkinson's Association Spring Conference on April 14th 2021. 

"Vera McGrath, Postgraduate Certificate in OPR graduate 2020 used her Principles in Older Person Rehabilitation Module assignment, to inform a successful bid for a Public Service Innovation 2020 grant for equipment to support upper limb rehabilitation post stroke. Well done to Vera, who recently presented her project at a Department of Public Expenditure and Reform ‘Inspiring Ideas’ webinar”

A new research study aims to investigate the prevalence of Parkinson's disease, and also to map out service availability for people with Parkinson's across Ireland.