3-4 p.m.

Learn about the recent banning of trichloroethylene (TCE), an extremely toxic chemical with a known link to movement disorders. We'll be joined by Ray Dorsey, MD to discuss the role pesticides, dry cleaning chemicals, and air pollution have on our health, as well as what we can do to lower our risk of exposure.

About the speaker:

Ray Dorsey, MD, MBA is the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Health + Technology at the University of Rochester. Dr. Dorsey and his colleagues authored Ending Parkinson’s Disease, a book that provides a prescription for ending this debilitating condition.

 Register here.  

https://events.blackthorn.io/en/2EmH006/g/KgwR5Ss3xj/proactive-brain-health-evaluating-environmental-and-chemical-exposure-5a22UU1Ihh3/overview

Save the date! More information will be provided when available at

http://www.capitalregioncaregiver.com/Calendar.html

This is a worthwhile annual event, highly recommended for care partners.

Please join uson Saturday, May 3, 2025

as Help for Parkinson's
Presents our 3rd Annual
Living Well with Parkinson’s Conference
at the Clifton Park YMCA
​Registration is now open

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Life management with Parkinson’s is best accomplished through as much education as possible about the condition.  Please join us as we bring together speakers that will help you understand and inspire you.

• Learn about services provided by participating organizations at the "Marketplace".

• Participate in "movement breaks" led by various PD specific exercise instructors.

• Learn how PD affects communication and treatments that can be used to help you better cope with problems that you might experience.

• Learn how adaptive equipment and clothing can help you accomplish activities of daily living.

June 18, 2025

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

62 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, USA

Hilton Garden Inn, Sonneborn Room

Details and registration here

https://www.facebook.com/events/6509475289146552/6509475292479885/

RSVP to (518) 262-1643 or email movement@amc.edu

$0 Free and open to the public, but participants must register in advance. Lunch will be provided.

May 19, 2025

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

62 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, USA

Hilton Garden Inn, Sonneborn Room

Details and registration here

https://www.facebook.com/events/6509475289146552/6509475292479885/

RSVP to (518) 262-1643 or email movement@amc.edu

$0 Free and open to the public, but participants must register in advance. Lunch will be provided.

Additional Dates and Times

• June 18, 2025

• August 28 , 2025

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Aug 28, 2025

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

62 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, USA

Hilton Garden Inn, Sonneborn Room

Details and registration here

https://www.facebook.com/events/6509475289146552/6509475292479885/

RSVP to (518) 262-1643 or email movement@amc.edu

$0 Free and open to the public, but participants must register in advance. Lunch will be provided.

Additional Dates and Times

• August 28, 202412 p.m. - 1 p.m.

• October 16, 202412 p.m. - 1 p.m.

• March 19, 202512 p.m. - 1 p.m.

What: 7th World Parkinson Congress (WPC 2026)
Who is invited: All stakeholders in the Parkinson’s community
When: Sunday, May 24 – Wednesday, May 27
               (May 24: Pre-congress day and opening ceremony)
               (May 25-27: Main program and closing ceremony)
Where: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Address: Phoenix Convention Center

Read more https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/page/wpc2026