Happy New Year! We wanted to remind everyone that this month, January 2018, LSVT Global will be offering FREE educational seminars for people with Parkinson's Disease. You won't want to miss these seminars on LSVT LOUD (Jan. 26) and LSVT BIG (Jan. 28). Below, you will find flyers with more information and details on how to register for these seminars. There will also be a training and certification courses for LSVT BIG (PT professionals and students ~ PT/PTA, OT/COTA) and LSVT LOUD (speech therapy professionals and students ~ SLP/SLPA's) in an evidence-based, intensive, and highly effective treatment program for individuals with Parkinson disease and other conditions. These courses offer 1.2 CEU's. Below you can find out more details on these events coming to Oahu and how to register. |
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Support Group News http://www.parkinsonshawaii.org/support-groups-and-classes - Oahu ~ Honolulu Area Support Group ~ First Thursday of each month, 1:30-3PM.
Next meeting will be Thursday, February 1. The group is meeting at Central Union Church (1660 South Beretania, Women's Building). - Oahu ~ Hawaii Kai Support Group ~ Second Saturday of month, January 13 10-11:30 AM, Hawaii Kai Retirement Community 428 Kawaihae St., Hawaii Kai, HI 96825.
- Oahu ~ Hawaii Kai Caregiver Support Group Second Saturday of month, January 13, 10:30-11:30AM, Hawaii Kai Retirement Community 428 Kawaihae St., Hawaii Kai, HI 96825.
- Oahu ~ Windward Support Group ~ Fourth Tuesday of month, 3-4:30 PM. Castle Hospital Wellness Center, Kailua. Next meeting will be January 23.
- Oahu ~ Young Onset/Movers and Shakers ~ First Saturday of month, 10-11:30 AM Regency Park Condos Recreation Center (access via Chaminade University campus). Next meeting January 6.
- Big Island, Waimea Support Group ~ Second Wednesday of the month, from 1-2:30 PM at Tutu’s House in Waimea. Next meeting will be January 10. Please take the time to read their very informative and well done January newsletter here. To be added to the newsletter distribution list you can sign up here. January, 8 1:30-2:30 Tai Chi/Chi Kung with Madeline @ Tutu's House. January 15, 22, 29 Weekly PD exercise is back!!! (new day Mondays) from 1:30-2:30 PM with Madeline at Allstar Crossfit Gym next to Tutu's House, $5 or more per class.
- Big Island, Hilo Support Group ~ Last Friday of every month, 2-4 PM. Meets at Office of Aging, Hilo: 1055 Kinoole St #101. Next meeting will be January 26. Special guest speaker will be Pat Bemis, HPA Board member and care partner support specialist. Strongly encourage care partners from all over the island to attend this special meeting.
- Kauai Support Group ~ Last Tuesday of month, 5-6:30 PM. At Regency Puakea (2130 Kaneka Street, Lihue) in the activity room from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Next meeting is Jan 30th,
- Kauai North Support Group ~ *NEW* Second Tuesday of the month. At The Church of the Pacific. The meetings will be February 13. January's meeting is cancelled. This meeting is still in search of a support group leader.
- Maui Support Group ~ This group is on hold until futher notice.
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News and Important Dates to Share - MJFF Third Thursday Webinar, January 18 @ 12 p.m Eastern Time, 7 a.m Hawaii time, 1hr
Webinar title: How Genetic Discoveries Lead to Parkinson's Therapies With ongoing trials targeting genetic links to Parkinson's (alpha-synuclein, GBA and LRRK2), we'll discuss how we go from discovering genes to creating precision therapies. And we'll talk about why you should participate in genetic research even if you don't carry a known Parkinson's genetic mutation. To register click here. - LSVT LOUD Patient Symposium ~January 26, 2018, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii
To register online click here. (see flyer below for more details) - LSVT BIG Patient Symposium ~January 28, 2018, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii
To register online click here. (see flyer below for more details) - LSVT LOUD Certification ~ January 25-26, 2018, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii
To register online click here. To view the registration brochure click here. The LSVT LOUD® Training and Certification Course is a two-day program designed to train speech-language pathologists in a voice/speech treatment technique for adults and children with motor speech disorders, with a specialty in Parkinson disease. This training is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs - LSVT BIG Certification ~ January 27-28, 2018, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii
To register online click here. To view the registration brochure click here. The LSVT BIG® Training and Certification Course is a two-day program designed to train physical and ocupational therapy professionals and students in an evidence based, intensive and highly effective treatment program for individuals with PD and other conditions. This training is offered for 1.2 AOTA CEUs - FREE Resource~ Ohana Pacific Rehab is a Physical Therapy clinic in Kailua that Kevin Lockette, former HPA board president, co-founded with his wife Ginger. They recentally renovated their website and it is brand new and live today ~ http://www.ohanapacificrehab.com. On this new website, you can find a free download of MOVE IT- A MOVEMENT & EXERCISE GUIDE FOR PARKINSON DISEASE. It's a 130 page guide. To down load this resource click here.
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