Stream WPC Virtual presentations until 20 August
Did you miss WPC Online? The good news is that you have until 20 August to register and stream - FOR FREE - any of the presentations of this five-day global event designed to inspire and give hope.
This offer is made possible through our partnership with the World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) to deliver its first ever virtual congress for people living with Parkinson’s.
WPC Virtual: Advancing Science, Care & Living with Parkinson’s ran from 17-21 May and took scientific updates and connectivity to a new level.
You can still secure your FREE ticket now! Enter the code PKSVCT21 at the checkout stage and the US$25 registration fee will be waived.
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Download and stream up to 68 presentations and Q&A panels to watch until 21 August 2021!
Topics presented included updates on: Basic Science, Clinical Science, Treatment Options, Comprehensive Care and Living with Parkinson’s.
The program also included two 4-part wellness series, looking at physical and vocal fitness. Talks were delivered by both well recognised and up and coming leaders in the Parkinson’s space.
Sessions were pre-taped and released each day to allow global viewers to watch the sessions comfortably in their own time zone and submit questions via the chat button.
Moderators and speakers then accessed these questions and prepared their responses for the live Q&A, held the following day.
These sessions are now all available to view!
Among the speakers is Victorian Geoff Constable, a World Parkinson Congress Ambassador, who will speak in the Living Well with Parkinson’s stream on the topic: Accept, Adapt but Never Surrender.
Fight Parkinson’s’s Health Team, Clinical and Support Services Manager Victor McConvey will moderate day three of the comprehensive care stream.
Topics covered
Clinical science: drug re-purposing, biomarkers, environmental toxins, targeting inflammation
Comprehensive care: innovative approaches to reduce freezing of gait, fighting apathy and fatigue with energy, fine motor skills, cognition changes and speech production
Treatment options: when to start treatment, deep brain stimulation, living with dyskinesia, dizziness, off-time treatment.
Living Well with Parkinson’s: retraining the brain, nutrition, Young Onset PD, using technology to track Parkinson’s, building networks.
Remember to use the code PKSVCT21 when you register to secure your free ticket. Enter this discount code at the checkout stage and the US$25 registration fee will be waived. REMEMBER: You MUST press the submit button next to the box in which you enter the code for the $25 fee to change to $0.
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If you need help registering, you can call us on (03) 8809 0400 or email info@fightparkinsons.org.au
Helping you get the most out of WPC Virtual
As a new event, we want to help you maximise the experience.
So, we’ve put together some pre-sessions to help you navigate the congress platform and tailor your experience for the best outcomes and some post sessions to provide you with the highlights and need to know information from each stream.
WPC Virtual - bringing what you’ve learnt to life
The World Parkinson Coalition's Virtual Congress brought scientific updates and education to our community. Parkinson's Victoria is pleased to present this series of short online discussions in the weeks after the WPC Virtual.
Practical Living: Keep Moving and Staying Independent
Tuesday 8 June at 5.30 pm - REGISTER NOW
This post WPC Virtual session will provide you with the highlights and need to know information on explaining how to improve walking and manage fatigue, cognitive changes, fine motor coordination and driving.
We will review key themes from the following streams:
* Comprehensive Care II
* Comprehensive Care III
The Gut, Digestion and Nutrition in Parkinson's
Tuesday 22 June at 5.30 pm - REGISTER NOW
This post WPC Virtual session will provide you with insights into the science and practical aspects of digestion and nutrition and Parkinson’s.
We will review key themes from the following streams:
* Basic Science I and II
* Basic Science III (3rd speaker)
* Comprehensive Care I and IV
* Living Well I
Health Information Line Top 5: A Mixed Bag of Highlights
Tuesday 29 June at 5:30 pm - REGISTER NOW
This post WPC Virtual session will feature sessions which inform on the top 5 health line enquires and take you on a journey from Cannabis to clinical trials.
We will review key themes from the following streams:
* Clinical Science III
* Comprehensive Care I
* Living Well with Parkinson's III