EdinburghBranchat5thWorldParkinsonCongress

Kyoto4-7June2019AlisonWilliamsDavidAdamsDavidMeltonHagopBessosJuliaMelton

TiloKunath

Topicstoday•  Introduc4on:DavidA•  Anoverview,includingnon-motorsymptoms:Hagop

–  Whatcanbedoneaboutapathy?Alison

•  WheredoesPDstart?DavidMStretchbreak•  Diet:DavidA•  LivingwellwithParkinson’s–What’syoursecret?JuliaLunch•  StemcellResearchUpdate:Tilo•  Play,Dance&MusicinParkinson’s:Alison•  PanelQ&Aanddiscussion3.30Finish

WPC

•  3,500delegates:Clinicians,HealthProfessionals,ServiceProviders,PwPs,Volunteers,Carers,Founda4ons,Corporates,Manufacturers,etc.etc.

•  60na4ons,strongAsianpresence•  Fourdays,MainandParallelSessions(200+)•  Posterblizzard•  2000authors•  Starshipofthe‘60s?

EdinburghBranchSongopenedtheCongress!

50+intheChoir

Headlines..

• Variety&complexityofParkinson’s• Breadth,depth&wisdomofeffort•  Interac4on&involvementofPwPswithspecialists

• Moremul4disciplinaryworking• Morea]en4ontocontexts,carers&communi4es

•  Spiritofcommitment,care&hope

Strikingstoriesofchallengeandovercoming,-scienMficandpersonal

Whatarewedealingwith?

• MotorSymptoms:e.g.tremor,rigidity,posture,balance

• Non-motorSymptoms:Physical:bladder,bowel,sleep,smell,pain,clinicalfaHgue,suddenonsetsleep,etc.Mental:apathy,depression,anxiety

•  Non-motorcanaffectPwPandfamiliesmorethanmotorsymptoms