Parkinson's Disease Symposium
Please note that tickets are $35 per person. Payment will be collected at the event. Please bring cash or check.
The 2024 University of Maryland Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center's annual symposium is specifically intended for people living with Parkinson's, their care partners and others interested in movement disorders. This year's program will explore the benefits of an innovative exercise program.
Our keynote speaker, Pamela Quinn, is a professional dancer and PD coach. She has also lived with PD for more than 25 years. During her talk, Pam will share her perspective, innovative exercise program and creative solutions to the daily problems posed by Parkinson's disease.
The Within Our Reach symposium will also offer opportunities for you to participate in movement activities, engage in interactive workshops and learn about new topics such as how vision and cognitive changes from PD may impact daily life.
Program highlights include
- Updates from our University of Maryland Medical Center movement disorders specialists on a variety of new PD topics.
- PD Movement Lab: Learn a new walking therapy called Gait-keeping, an exercise to improve your physical functioning while living with PD.
- PD Dexterity Lab: Have fun, network and work on your fine motor skills while engaging in activities such as coloring, calligraphy and origami crafts.
- Care Partner Workshop: Interact with other care partners and learn tips and strategies to handle stress and challenges while caring for your loved one with PD.
- Enjoy a served and seated lunch.
- Visit vendor tables and network with pharmaceutical representatives to learn about new PD therapy options and research opportunities.
Within Our Reach: Gait-Keeping – Becoming an Expert Manager of Your PD
When:
Friday, September 27
9 am - 2:30 pm
Where:
BWI Hilton
1739 West Nursey Rd.
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
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Cost:
$35 per person, cash or check, to be collected at the event
For questions, please call 410-328-7817.
Keynote Speaker: Pamela Quinn
Pamela G. Quinn is a professional dancer and PD coach who has lived and worked with Parkinson's disease for over 25 years. Her personal experience of living with Parkinson's combined with her knowledge of the body from dance training gives Pam a unique position to analyze physical functioning and to imagine creative solutions to problems posed by PD. She shares this information during her class called PD Movement Lab, which she teaches regularly online and in person in New York City. She has achieved widespread recognition as a sought-after teacher, coach and speaker in the PD community, nationally and internationally, presenting at events such as the World Parkinson Congress (WPC), American Academy of Rehabilitative Medicine (ACRM) and Rutgers University.
Her most recent project is an online course called Gait-keeping, produced by herself and partner, Colin O'Connor, and supported in part by Rutgers University. Gait-keeping is a new walking therapy that helps people living with PD regain control of their walk.