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Edinburgh Branch at 5 th World Parkinson Congress Kyoto 4-7 June 2019 Alison Williams David Adams David Melton Hagop Bessos Julia Melton Tilo Kunath
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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
