Welcome to the official website of APDA's New Jersey Chapter

What's new on the NJ APDA website?

Did you miss November's Living Well with Parkinson's Symposium?

Speaker presentations now available online - just click on the links below to view:

PARKINSON'S FAMILY SURVIVAL
Dr. Barry Jacobs, Psy.D., Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program

CURRENT AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON'S
Dr. Amy Colcher, Movement Disorder Specialist, University of Pennsylvania

Did you miss October's Living Well with Parkinson's Symposium?

Speaker presentations now available online - just click on the links below to view:

PARKINSON'S MEDICATIONS AND RESEARCH UPDATES
Dr. William Severt, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York

MANAGING NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Dr. Matthew Menza, Neuro-Psychiatrist, UMDNJ-RWJMS

Did you miss April's Living Well with Parkinson's Symposium 2009?

Video now available online - just click on the links below to view the four key segments:

David Rintell, EdD is a clinical psychologist at the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. He has a private practice in Brookline. David will discuss ways to strengthen resilience in people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers.

Mona Thiruchelvam, PhD is an Assistant Professor of the Environment and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She will explain the role of the environment in Parkinson's disease. She will highlight current evidence that implicates the environment in the onset of Parkinson's disease, both risk increasing and risk decreasing factors.

Fiona Gupta, MD is a Movement Disorder Specialist practicing in New Jersey. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Connecticut, then completed a two year fellowship in Movement Disorders at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She will present Current Management Options for Parkinson’s disease (PD), including accurate diagnosis, non­pharmacological treatment and current medications used in PD. She will provide information on surgical treatment and current research being conducted in the field of Parkinson’s.

Question and Answer session.

Specialized Water Interest Movement - exercise program for Parkinson's patients

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