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NEW
MEXICO CHAPTER
AMERICAN
PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION
(APDA)
The New Mexico Chapter is dedicated to raising public
awareness of Parkinson’s and to supporting the American Parkinson Disease
Association (APDA) vital research programs.
We
maintain an email list of upcoming
meetings and news on Parkinson's
- please send an email to parkie.rep@gmail.com
to subscribe. APDA publishes several manuals that address topics like disease
symptoms, medications, physiotherapy and speech and swallowing problems. Single copies are available free of charge
upon request.
APDA has organized support groups in several New Mexico communities
to help people cope with the disease.
Support groups provide emotional comfort and help participants set new
lifestyle priorities. The groups help
motivate patients to maximize their strengths and minimize their
impediments. They are also a valuable
source of information.
APDA funds Information and Referral
Centers
(I & R) throughout the country. Their functions
are to educate, counsel and refer patients to medical professionals and to
establish support groups in their geographic areas. The New
Mexico I & R Center sponsors an annual symposium
featuring neurologists, research scientist, physical, speech and occupational
therapists, and other expert professionals. Jeannie
Boyle at UNM is the coordinator
and can be reached at (toll
free) 877 515-4560. Dr.
Sarah Richardson-Pierio, a movement
disorder neurologist at UNM,
is the new I&R Center
medical director
APDA is a private non-profit association that relies on fund
raising to support its programs. Your
financial support is critical to helping us fight this disease.
Ed
Payne,
President
505 797-4306
nmchapter.apda@gmail.com
We maintain an email list of upcoming
meetings and news on Parkinson's
- please send an email to nmchapter.apda@gmail.com
to subscribe.
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