CARE PARTNER PROGRAMS

Monthly Care Partner Support Group at MPF Offices
      2nd Thursday of each month, 1:30 pm
      Rochelle Anixt Gold, MSW
      30161 Southfield Road, Suite 119
      Southfield, MI 48076
      (800) 852-9781

Lansing/East Lansing Care Partner Support Group
       1st Wednesday, 1-3 pm
       Jeanne Brown (517) 339-8901  
       Haslett Community Church
       1427 Haslett Road
       Haslett, MI 48840

Kalamazoo
      2nd Thursday, 1:30 pm
      Fran Flynn (269) 381-5836
      Fountains at Bronson Place
      1700 Bronson Way
      Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Note: The Michigan Parkinson Foundation Day Care Assistance Program can be used to provide financial support for the Person with Parkinson's to attend a day care program of one's choice. People with Parkinson's may choose to meet in MPF's other conference room to share and enjoy each others' company

Exercise Programs
St. John Macomb Hospital: Thursdays at 4 pm; 586-573-5123
St. John Hospital and Medical Center: Tuesdays at 3 pm: (313) 343-3744
MidMichigan Medical Center: (800)999-3199
Botsford General Hospital's TRACC, Novi MI: (248) 473-5600
Bay Medical Center Rehabilitation West Campus: Weekly classes, $2.00 per session 989-667-6767

ORIENTATION TO PARKINSON'S

A 2-hour program designed for those people who are newly diagnosed and their family and friends, intended to orient them to what Parkinson's disease is and what resources there are for them.

Upcoming Dates: from 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mondays:        
March 31, 2008
May 19, 2008
August 18, 2008
November 3, 2008

Location: Michigan Parkinson Foundation
30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
This program is free of charge.  The Orientation to Parkinson’s program has been made possible through a generous donation by Neal and Esther Zalenko.

Contact the Michigan Parkinson Foundation office at (800)852-9781 for further information.

Grand Traverse Area Parkinson’s Support Group 23th Annual Summer Forum
Date:  Thursday, June 5, 2008
Location:  NWM College Hagerty Center
Traverse City, MI
Featuring:  Dr. Monique Grioux, Medical Director of the Booth Gardner           
Parkinson’s Care Center, Kirkland, WA.

For further information, Contact Maxine Meach, (231)947-1946

Mind, Mood & Body: Nonmotor Symptoms and PD
Friday, July 18, 2008

The Michigan Parkinson Foundation (MPF) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) on a series of four educational symposia and webcasts entitled Parkinson's Science: Innovations and New Perspectives. The series will bring Parkinson’s experts to four US cities, Lansing being the second stop, to discuss the latest advances in research and treatments. MPF welcomes people with Parkinson's, caregivers, families and health professionals to hear the latest updates in PD science - straight from the leading researchers and clinicians in the country.

MPF is hosting the second installment of the series which will take place on Friday, July 18, 2008 in Lansing, MI. The theme of this session is, “Mind, Mood & Body: Nonmotor Symptoms and PD” Join us in person for the session in Lansing or watch for free via LIVE webcast or view the archived webcast for one year after the symposium.

Registration to attend in person or to view via webcast will open on Monday, May 12, 2008.

Program Schedule
9:00 am – 10:00 am Registration
10:00 am – 12:15 pm Sessions
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Sessions
A full program with breaks will be posted when registration opens on May 12, 2008.

Location & Hotel Accommodations
Attendees are expected to reserve their own accommodations. The Radisson Hotel will be the location of the meeting and also has rooms held for our attendees at a discounted rate of $110.00 per night. When registering, call 1-800-333-3333 or visit www.radisson.com/lansingmi

Radisson Lansing Hotel
111 N. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 482-0188

Registration
Registration to attend a symposium in person is $15. This fee includes lunch.
Registration to attend in person or to view via webcast will open on Monday, May 12, 2008 at www.pdf.org/webcast.
There is no charge to view the webcast during or after the event.

Questions
For details on the other symposia and webcast being held in Charlotte, NC; Spokane, WA; and Houston, TX, please visit www.pdf.org/webcast.

For webcast specific questions, call PDF or email webcast@pdf.org.

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The content and management of this symposium and webcast are under the exclusive direction of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and the Michigan Parkinson Foundation and is made possible by a generous unrestricted grant from UCB, Inc.