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IPMDC News

Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC)

March 31, 2025

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month!

Every year in April, organizations around the world join together to increase awareness and understanding about Parkinson's. 

In March, IPMDC held two in-person conferences:

• The first to educate health care professionals in senior living so they could understand the basics to providing a higher level of care.

• The second brought together patients, families and friends to hear the latest in Parkinson's care, and connect with IPMDC program and community partners.

Until there's a cure, you can count on IPMDC to provide you with up to date information through our programs. We invite you to explore ipmdc.org where you'll find online libraries on topics for recently diagnosed, care partners, the Parkinson Journey, and exercise, including Zumba Gold for Parkinson's. Also healthy eating, thinking and behavior, organizing, and more.

To help support our programs so we can continue to offer them at no cost to attendees, please click here.

IPMDC's Spring conference for patients, families, friends

We'd love to hear from you!

To send us your feedback, please complete our post-conference survey at ipmdc.org/2025springcon-survey.

Please click here to visit our virtual exhibit hall and learn more about our sponsors and exhibitors. There's information about them in your directory, too.

Safe and Secure Transition Home Care

IPMDC programs: Week beginning March 31

This group will meet after the weekly Dance for PD® class at the Center for Ballet Arts which is right next door! We welcome Dance for PD® dancers, their partners, and our other friends in our Parkinson community.
**Feel free to brown-bag it, or grab a bite from the nearby Chef's Cafe deli.

Live a simpler, safer, less cluttered life.

with Maria Spetalnik

The daily flow of paper can be overwhelming! Can you find what you need, when you need it and without stress? We will discuss what papers you need to store, how long to store it and how to make it easier to find.

Check out our weekly online and in-person exercise classes to keep you moving, engaged, and supported by people on a similar journey to yours.

*New* Evening Boxing/Strength Training Class

Beginner/Intermediate - Tuesdays at 6:00 pm

Location:
AIM Human Performance
2218 Tacketts Mill Dr, Lake Ridge, VA 22192

If you're interested in joining this class, please call to sign up: (571) 398-6923 or email Chris and Michelle Viggiano at: Info@AIMHumanPerformance.com

You'll find additional information about IPMDC programs at ipmdc.org/events and on individual pages throughout ipmdc.org.

All program times are Eastern Time (ET).

All of our programs are open to anyone living with Parkinson’s, their family
and friends, at no cost, with thanks to the generosity of our community.

Parkinson Friends

Social & Supportive Groups

Details for IPMDC's monthly Parkinson Friends and other groups that welcome our community can be found at ipmdc.org/supportive.

Upcoming Programs

Healthy Eating with Sabina Kelly

Please click here for the slide decks from Sabina's previous programs, and click here for some easy recipes.

And don't forget the Eat Well, Live Well Book Club!  Click here for details.

New Dance for PD® class starting in Loudoun!

When: Mondays at 11:00 am beginning Monday, April 14

If you're interested in attending, please email sonia.gow@inova.org.

Let's Chat About Thinking

With Dr. Jenn Pauldurai

This group meets after the weekly Dance for PD® class with Lucy Bowen McCauley at BalletNova! We welcome Dance for PD® dancers, their partners, and all our friends in our Parkinson community.   **Feel free to BYO lunch.

Come have fun and learn all about improv and the power of "Yes And..."

The spontaneous and playful nature of improv stimulates creativity, memory recall, and verbal expression, helping to keep the brain engaged. Because improv focuses on the present moment rather than past experiences, it allows individuals to participate without fear of making mistakes, boosting confidence and reducing frustration.  No experience needed!

This new program is in partnership with Resonance Improv Alliance and Insight Sterling.

If you're interested in attending, please contact sonia.gow@inova.org.

Parkinson's Journey

with Josefa Domingos and John Dean

Join Parkinson’s specialists Josefa Domingos PT, PhD., and John Dean MA CCC-SLP, for an engaging and practical discussion designed for people living with Parkinson’s and their care partners.

Are you considering Deep Brain Stimulation? Join Samantha Summerford and Andrea Useem with Abbott Brain Therapies as they answer your questions and share insights and information about the Abbott DBS experience.

Exercise Rx

with Josefa Domingos and John Dean

Community Programs

Miscommunication or Missed Communication?

Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Location: Patrick Henry Library Meeting Room

Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) is hosting a valuable and informative program at the Patrick Henry Library. The session will talk about the emotional and psychological effects of late-onset hearing loss. This program is for everyone! Whether you can hear well or have hearing loss, you will find the information helpful.
Bonnie O'Leary from NVRC will discuss:
•    How both hearing and hard of hearing people react.
•    The importance of being assertive.
•    How to improve communication by looking at the speaker, listener,           environment, and message.
•    Some tips for reading lips (speechreading).
•    Effective communication strategies for everyone in the relationship.

Please click here for details and to register.

Navigating a Parkinson’s Health Crisis: A Care Partner's Journey

Tuesday, April 8 at 6:00 pm

At: Kensington Reston

11501 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20191

Living well with Parkinson’s is possible with the right care by specialty trained neurologists, a physically active lifestyle, and by engaging with others. There are times though, when an injury or illness leads to a health care crisis that is difficult to manage, leaving the caregiver to feeling isolated and helpless.

Join us as we hear how a care partner found the help he needed for his wife, and how this team worked together to help them navigate a health care crisis.

Speakers: Sonia Gow, Hannah Irving, MD, Heather Suri, RN.

Please click here for details and to register.

Offered by Inova Neurosciences for health care providers.

Friday, April 11, 2025    Please click here for details and to register.

Your Donations Support IPMDC Programs

We now offer over 100 educational wellness and supportive programs each month, both online and in-person, for patients, families, friends and professionals.

Your generosity makes it possible to grow our programs for all of you in our Parkinson community - presented by local and international Parkinson experts at no cost to attendees.

Please visit ipmdc.org/donate to make a donation, and
we thank you for your generosity and support!

Questions about our programs and resources?

Please email Sonia at Sonia.Gow@inova.org.

Cheers,
Sonia Gow
Program and Community Care Manager
Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center
sonia.gow@inova.org    |      703.375.9987    |     ipmdc.org    

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