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

Dublin, Ireland

www.mdscongress2012.org

European Unity Walk

Amsterdam, Holland

A unique event that aims to raise awareness across Europe about Parkinson's disease and its impact on people  living with the disease, their families and entire society.

www.europeanunitywalk.com/en/events/european-unity-walk/#panel-1

3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy

Vienna, Austria

Organized by EUROPEAN REGION and hosted by Physioaustria

www.congress2012.physioaustria.at

8th International Congress on Mental Dysfunction & Other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson's Disease and Other Related Disorders
[3 - 6 May 2012]

Highlight of the congress

Multidisciplinary session on the care of people with Parkinson’s

World Parkinson’s Day Celebration in Belgium -  Presentations in French
[21 April 2012]

Speakers :

Mme M Hubert kinésithérapeute service de Neurologie de l’hôpital Erasme
Monsieur J-P Dehombreux, kinésithérapeute
Docteur Gaetan Garraux Neurologue chef de Clinique au CHU de Liège

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Physiotherapy Course on Parkison’s organised by the Danish Association of Physiotherapy
[13-14 April 2012]

Course Fully booked

Parkinsons sygdom evidensbaseret undersøgelse og behandling

Professionshøjskolen Metropol, Lokale D123/D133

Sigurdsgade 26, 2200 København N

Multidisciplinary course: Physiotherapy in the context of the multidisciplinary team management of Parkinson’s
[31 March-1 April 2012]

Facilitator Mariella Graziano  APPDE President

Cologne, Germany

Organized in collaboration with the Clinic of Neurology, University of Cologne, Movement  Disorders ,Prof. Lars Timmermann, Department of Neurology and unireha Gmbh Physiotherapie Fortbildung an der Uniklinik Köln

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The International Disabled People's Day - XVIII Edition - Life Without Pain
[28-31 March 2012]

Zgorzelec, Poland

The APPDE will be represented by Mariella Graziano President, who will speak on Neurological Physiotherapy in Parkinson’s Disease in Europe

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First APPDE course in Spanish at the Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya in Barcelona Spain
[3-4 February 2012]

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Curso de Fisioterapia basada en la investigación en la enfermedad de Parkinson

Evidence based physiotherapy practice in Parkinson's Disease

Speaker: Mrs Mariella Graziano APPDE President

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.

• Click here to download the winning poster.
• View certificate

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