Parkinson's Disease Non-Motor Symptoms
- Thursday, March 7, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The public is invited to “Parkinson’s Disease Non-Motor Symptoms: What’s New?”, a FREE web seminar on Thursday, January 31, 2019 as part of the Expert Briefings Series, sponsored by the Parkinson’s Foundation. Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC)’s Caregiver Resource Center offers this program from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at its Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty. This American Society on Aging (ASA) web seminar is approved for AoTA contact hours in addition to CEs approved for all ASA web seminars.
The program will focus on detection and effective treatment of non-motor symptoms beyond traditional Parkinson’s Disease (PD) medications.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify that non-motor symptoms, such as impaired olfaction, REM sleep behavior disorder, pain, constipation, and depression may be present before PD
- Identify that non-motor features become most troublesome features of PD
- Describe treatment other than traditional PD medications
This event is FREE to the public. Pre-registration is requested online.
This co-partnered program between Cornell Cooperative Extension and Office for the Aging ofSullivan County is supported by a grant from the NYS Office for the Aging’s Caregiver Program.
All attendees should arrive 15 minutes early to complete registration. Contact the CCESC office to request any special accommodations to attend this class, and to provide dietary restrictions.
Fee
FREE
Learn More
http://ccext.net/sullivancceCRM/civicrm/event/info?id=501&reset=1
Location
Extension Education Center
64 Ferndale-Loomis Road
Liberty, New York 12754
Last updated February 11, 2019