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A comprehensive Parkinson’s Center
for the highest level of clinical care, and for every day in between.

We're reaching out to you today to update you on a couple of educational programs we're offering to professionals, like you! They're both developed to give you a higher understanding of how to provide personalized care for people living with Parkinson's.

if you'd like to attend, or arrange for team members to attend, please contact Sonia at sonia.gow@inova.org. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

May 9, 2026: Professional Caregiver Certification Training

How to Best Care for People with Parkinson’s:
For Professional Caregivers

Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC) is pleased to announce our next Professional Caregiver Certification Training, developed in partnership with Heather Suri, BSN RN CMC, CEO of Pathways in Aging.

This specialized training is designed specifically for professional caregivers (CNA, HHA, PCA) that support individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. The program equips professional caregivers with practical, evidence-informed strategies to improve safety, confidence, and quality of life for those living with Parkinson’s.

We had an overwhelming positive response to the training we held in February, so we're offering this program again in May.

We will discuss Parkinson basics, and offer tips for you to help your clients with motor and non-motor symptoms, cognitive and behavioral changes, communication strategies, and how to live well with Parkinson's.

Caregivers are required to attend the entire event in order to receive their certificate. They will also receive a booklet to review the course.

The cost is $25 per caregiver.
To register, please click on the button below.

Last day to register is Friday, May 1st, 2026
unless seats are filled earlier.

** To show that they recognize the importance of Parkinson-informed care, companies with ten or more caregivers attending this program will receive a digital logo to display on their website and other marketing materials.

Please visit ipmdc.org/professional-education for more information.

We've listed the teams that sent ten or more of their caregivers to our training in February at ipmdc.org/accredited-providers. They all received an online digital logo to share. 

Our congratulations to:

• Safe and Secure Transition Home Care

• Assisting Hands Home Care – Arlington

• SYNERGY Homecare – Lake Ridge

• Comfort Keepers – Sterling

• SYNERGY Homecare – Leesburg

• The Key Home Care – Fairfax

• Sunrise Senior Living  (representatives from various buildings)

Congratulations too, to the representatives from ABC-Seniors, Ryan's Aging Care, and The Trillium who joined us that day.

IPMDC 2026 Health Care Professionals Conference

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

Location:
Inova Conference Center – 2nd floor
8100 Innovation Park Drive, Fairfax, VA 22037

Topics Covered

• Parkinson’s Today:  Emerging Treatments and the Critical Role of the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team
  Speaker: Drew Falconer, MD, FAAN
  Medical Director, Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center
  
  
• Seeing the Whole Person:  Advocacy, Safety and Everyday Excellence in Parkinson’s Care
  Speaker: Heather Suri, BSN RN CMC
  Care Manager & CEO, Pathways in Aging
  
  
• Beyond Movement: Brain Health, Cognition, and Whole Person Care in Parkinson’s Disease
  Speaker: Jennifer Pauldurai, MD
  Medical Director, Inova Brain Health and Memory Disorders Program

**CEUs will be available.**    

Cost to attend (includes lunch): $45.00

Details at ipmdc.org/2026hcpro

As the largest Parkinson’s Center on the East Coast, IPMDC is committed to advancing the quality of care for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) - across clinical and community-based settings.

Questions? Please contact:

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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for their encouragement and support! 

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Advancing the quality of life of those living with Parkinson’s through education, wellness, and community.

This newsletter is intended for health care professionals in long term care in Northern Virginia. We're sending it to you because you've expressed an interest in what's new at IPMDC either through attending our events, or when we've met at networking events.

It's our way of connecting with you and keeping you up to date on how we can work together to provide a higher level of personalized care for people living with Parkinson's and other movement disorders.

Updates can also be found at ipmdc.org/hcpro