APDA Massachusetts

Executive Board Meeting

02 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Monday, November 2, 2009, 6 – 8pm

APDA MA Chapter Executive Board Meeting

Concord PSG - Speaker Cathi Thomas, RN, MS, APDA Coordinator

04 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Emerson Hospital
133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner
Concord, MA 01742
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 2:30 – 4pm

The Concord Parkinson Support Group welcomes guest speaker Cathi Thomas, RN, MS to present an update on Parkinson's disease. All are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Jerrry O'Connell at (978) 443-5742 or joconnell@bentley.edu

Peabody PSG - A Time For Sharing

05 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Torigian Community Life Center
79 Central Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 1:30 – 3pm

The Peabody Parkinson Support Group welcomes you to join their monthly meeting. This month will be a time for sharing. You do not have to have Parkinson’s Disease to be a part of our group. You are welcome to come learn, share, or just listen - please join us!

For further information contact: Diane Durkee at siddia2@live.com, 978 766-6527 or Rebecca Stewart at 978 888-8934.

Brookline PSG - Helpful Strategies to Improve Activities of Daily Living - Cathi Thomas, RN, MS

06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester St.
Brookline, MA 02446
Friday, November 6, 2009, 1 – 2:30pm

The Brookline Parkinson Support Group welcomes Cathi Thomas, RN, MS to join the group in a discussion on helpful strategies to improve activities of daily living. All are welcome to attend, please join us!

For more information, please call (617) 638-8466.

Yoga Teacher Training Program

07 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMT

Yoga Center of Newburyport
12 Maple Street
Newburyport, MA
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:45am – 4pm

Yoga teachers are invited to participate in a day long seminar presenting yoga strategies and safety tips that can be used to guide students with limitations associated with movement disorders.

This program will take place at the Yoga Center of Newburyport from 9:45am - 4:00pm.

For more information, visit the website below or call the APDA Information & Referral Center at (800) 651-8466 or (617) 638-8466.

More info: www.bu.edu…

Young Onset Parkinson Support Group Monthly Meeting

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Jewish Community Center, Room 205
333 Nahanton Rd.
Newton, MA
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 – 4pm

The Young Onset Parkinson Support Group will have their monthly meeting. The group meets the 2nd Sunday of every month from 2:00-4:00pm at the Jewish Community Center in Newton, MA.

For more information, please contact Allyson Gormley at allysongormley@gmail.com or 781-915-8657.

Quincy Parkinson Support Group

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

River Bay Club (Assisted Living)
99 Brackett St.
Quincy, MA 02169
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2 – 3:30pm

Please join the Quincy Parkinson Support Group. All are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact Debbie Case at dcase@bu.edu or (617) 638-8466

Multiple System Atrophy Support Group

14 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton Street
Conference Room C, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02118
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 1 – 3pm

This Support Group is intended for individuals and families living with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and meets six times per year. There will be time for a breakout session for caregivers. Melissa Diggin, GNP, will facilitate the patient group. The meeting is hosted by The Department of Neurology at Boston University Medical Center.

Please RSVP to Melissa Diggin, GNP (617) 638-7704 or melissa.diggin@bmc.org

Parking is available at the Doctors Office Building, 720 Harrison Avenue for a flat rate of $5.00. Light refreshments will be provided.

Dates for 2009 meetings:

Sunday March 15th
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Saturday May 16th
1:00pm to 4:00pm

Sunday June 14th
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Saturday September 12th
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Sunday October 18th
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Saturday November 14th
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Peabody PSG - A Parkinson's Disease Update and Vision as it Relates to PD - Diana Apetauerova, MD

19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Torigian Community Life Center
79 Central Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 1:30 – 3pm

The Peabody Parkinson Support Group welcomes you to join their monthly meeting. This month Diana Apetauerova, MD, Director of the Movement Disorders Center at Lahey Clinic, Burlington and Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University of Medicine will present "A Parkinson's Disease Update and Vision as it Relates to PD."

You do not have to have Parkinson’s Disease to be a part of our group. You are welcome to come learn, share, or just listen - please join us!

For further information contact: Diane Durkee at siddia2@live.com, 978 766-6527 or Rebecca Stewart at 978 888-8934.

The group meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1:30-3:00pm.

Parkinson Support Group of Greater Boston - Yoga and Parkinson's

21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Newton Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02462
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 1 – 3pm

The Parkinson Support Group of Greater Boston welcomes guest speaker Renee LeVerrier, Yoga Teacher. Renee will present information on yoga and Parkinson's. In addition, she will provide an update on her role as a clinical trial advocate with the PDF.

For more information, please contact Janet Brown at (978) 887-8544,
zephyr8544@comcast.net or Paul Proulx at (978) 685-2240,
paulproulx@comcast.net

Peabody PSG - The Threshold Singers - "Bedside Singing"

03 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Torigian Community Life Center
79 Central Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1:30 – 3pm

The Peabody Parkinson Support Group welcomes you to join their monthly meeting. This month The Threshold Singers will attend. They are a special group available, by invitation, for "Bedside Singing" in a
Hospice facility, private home, nursing home, and/or hospital. Their singing will touch your heart as they offer up their voices for spiritual calming and emotional healing.

You do not have to have Parkinson’s Disease to be a part of our group. You are welcome to come learn, share, or just listen - please join us!

For further information contact: Diane Durkee at siddia2@live.com, 978 766-6527 or Rebecca Stewart at 978 888-8934.

The group meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1:30-3:00pm.

“Ask the Experts” - 2009-2010 Saturday Morning Speaker Series

05 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT

BIDMC East Campus
Leventhal Conference Room
Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center Atrium
2nd floor
Boston, MA
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10 – 11:30am

BIDMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center presents:
“Ask the Experts” - 2009-2010 Saturday Morning Speaker Series

This series is for individuals with Parkinson's disease and their care partners. The dates and topics are listed below. To register, please call 617-667-9910. There is no charge, but space is limited. Bagels, juice and coffee provided and there is free parking in the Shapiro garage.

TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Speaker presentation and Q&A

OCTOBER 3 - How to make physical and occupational
therapy work for you - Debra Jefferson, OTR/L and Darlene Harrier, PT

DECEMBER 5 - What should I know about participating in clinical research? - Peggy Rose, RN

FEBRUARY 6 - Making It Work: Managing other medical conditions when you have Parkinson’s disease - Suzanne Salamon, MD, Geriatrician

MARCH 6 - Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease - Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD and Ludy Shih, MD

APRIL 3 - Can PD change your personality? Sorting out myths and reality - Margaret O’Connor, PhD and Lissa Kapust, LICSW

MAY 1 - What’s new in treatment for Parkinson’s disease - Daniel Tarsy, MD

JUNE 5 - Nutritional issues in Parkinson’s disease - Sandra Allonen, MEd, RD, LDN

Boston Area Parkinson-Plus Support Group - For people with PSP, CBD, LBD, MSA and other similar neurological diseases and those that care for them

05 Dec 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Lobby Conference Room
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 1 – 3pm

The Boston Area Parkinson-Plus Support Group is for people with PSP, CBD, LBD, MSA and other similar neurological diseases and those that care for them. We invite you to attend this gathering to meet others dealing with these diseases and to learn from each other. This meeting will feature an informal discussion among group members. Please feel free to share your personal issues, questions and successes with the group.

RSVP to Ann Aversa at a.finigian@comcast.net or (617) 872-8356

Directions to Lahey Clinic:

* Access to Lahey Clinic Medical Center from Route 128/I95, north or south, is Exit 33B.
* When heading south, go straight through lights onto Mall Road.
* When heading north, Exit 33B leads onto Cambridge Street (Route 3A). At the first light, turn left onto Mall Road.
* After you are on Mall Road, Lahey Clinic Medical Center is on the left at the third set of lights.
* Enter the main entrance and go straight back towards the cafeteria. The Lobby Conference Room is located directly across from the cafeteria on the left.