Highlight of the congress

Multidisciplinary session on the care of people with Parkinson’s

16th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

Dublin, Ireland

www.mdscongress2012.org

3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy

Vienna, Austria

Organized by EUROPEAN REGION and hosted by Physioaustria

www.congress2012.physioaustria.at

ParkinsonNet Congress 2011: European physiotherapy guideline Parkinson’s
[26 November 2011]

European physiotherapy guideline Parkinson’s – from barriers to key questions (including discussion on concept Key Questions with expert users of the 2004 KNGF guideline)

World Physical Therapy 2011, Satellite Educational Session Parkinson's disease
[24 June 2011]

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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WCPT Congress 2011
[20-23 June 2011]

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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One day symposium: Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
[1 June 2011]

1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE Great Britain

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2nd WCPT regional guideline conference [2 December 2010]

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

“Parkinson's disease: guidelines and rehabilitation” organized by Dr. Luciano Gallosti
[18 - 19 November 2010]

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World Parkinson Congress
[28 September - 1 October 2010]

Glasgow, Scotland

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APPDE General Assemby
[30 September 2010]

The APPDE General Assembly was held at WPC Thursday 30th of September at the World Parkinson Congress Glasgow UK.

Q&A: Physiotherapy and Parkinson's
[12 - 17 May 2010]

Fiona Lindop, an internationally respected physiotherapist who specialises in Parkinson's and an APPDE Board member, was invited by Parkinson's UK to participate in our first web based discussion forum question and answer (Q&A) session. She has been answering questions on rehabilitation and physiotherapy for people with Parkinson's. Fiona will post answers to questions on the forum at midday on Tuesday 18 May.

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Developing the Disease-Modifying Possibilites of Exercise on Parkinson's
[September 2009]

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The 2009 AGILE Conference - Parkinson's Disease: Current trends and future directions
[October 2009]

AGILE is the special interest group for members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy working with older people.

Topics included: Recent medical advances; Conductive education and PD; Outcome measures and the Lindop Scale; Falls and PD; Non medical prescribing in PD; Cueing; Compulsive behaviours.

APPDE Course Practical Approaches to Evidence-based Physiotherapy Practice in Parkinson’s Disease [Friday 31st October 2008]

Organized by the APPDE in cooperation with Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology & Gerontology (CPNG)

Venue: St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin

The APPDE have presented two posters in 2008.

• 2nd International Congress on Gait and Mental Function, Amsterdam
• Southampton Neurorehabilitation Conference - Making the Evidence Work for your Patients and their Families: after diagnosis, after discharge, what do you tell people about living well with Parkinson's disease and stroke?

The poster, presented in Southampton by APPDE member Fiona Lindop, won the poster prize.

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APPDE course ‘Practical Approaches to Evidence-based Physiotherapy Practice in Parkinson’s Disease’

under the auspices of the Danish Parkinson’s Disease Association, Copenhagen, Denmark

APPDE course ‘Practical Approaches to Evidence-based Physiotherapy Practice in Parkinson’s Disease’

Zihlschlacht, Switzerland

APPDE course ‘Practical Implementation of Physiotherapy Guidelines in Parkinson’s Disease’

Edinburgh, UK

APPDE General Assembly

in tandem with the Rescue conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Joint Satellite Symposium, APPDE with the Occupational Therapists’ Network, European Parkinson’s Disease Association’s 5th Multi-disciplinary Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

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1st Scientific Conference of the APPDE. Physiotherapy and Parkinson’s Disease: Research to Practice, Southampton, UK
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Physiotherapy Treatment in the Overall Management of Parkinson’s Disease, in the 6th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, Vienna, Austria
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First APPDE Conference, Leuven, Belgium