Please join us on Monday, March 22 from 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST for a free Webinar and Teleconference about expert perspectives on promising therapies in development to address disease progression in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This program is designed to help people with PD, family members, and care partners. Please share this invitation with anyone in your support network whom you feel will benefit from this information. This program is free and open to the public, but requires registration. Please click this link to access the registration form. To register by phone, please call the following ..read more

The 2021 Virtual World Parkinson Congress is scheduled for May 17-21, 2021.  The agenda includes a wide range of topics and will be open to all Parkinson’s stakeholders. Registration for this five-day event opens on April 1, 2021 and there is a $25 fee to attend.  Click the link below to learn more. https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/page/WPCVirtual The post 2021 Virtual World Parkinson Congress appeared first on Parkinson Association of Alabama ..read more

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The University of Alabama in Huntsville and UAB have received a grant for a home-based exercise program for persons with Parkinson’s and are currently recruiting eligible candidates to participate. The Guidelines for Exercise Training in Underactive Parkinson’s, or GET UP, is an exercise program designed to assist PD patients through home-based aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises.  The program includes one-on-one conversations to guide PD patients through the program. The guided exercise experience will last 16 weeks. Please review the flyer or contact Shannon Mathis, Ph ..read more

The Parkinson Association of Alabama is thrilled and honored to be a beneficiary of Birdies for Charity 2020! Despite the cancellation of the Regions Tradition due to Covid-19, Birdies for Charity raised over $1.2 million for local charities. Click the links below for more details on Birdies for Charity 2020 Birdies for Charity 2020 Results Press Release Birdies for Charity 2020 Recap and Beneficiary Spotlight About Birdies for Charity Birdies for Charity is a program that runs in conjunction with the Regions Tradition and serves as one of the tournament’s charity initiatives. Th ..read more

We’re Bringing the Tour de Fox to Birmingham through the 2020 Team Rowland Ride! This socially distanced bike ride will take place at Oak Mountain State Park on October 3rd to benefit Parkinson’s research and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. We would love for you to join us! Team Rowland is going “virtual” and we want you to join us! Our team, which started as a small group of family and friends looking for a way to join the fight against PD, has participated in the Tour de Fox Atlanta in support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for the past 3 years.  Last year we brought togeth ..read more

Welcome to the Parkinson Association of Alabama 2020 Webinar Series. We hope you’ll join us virtually on Friday, June 5 at 2:30 PM CST for our first event – an Update on Parkinson’s Disease Research presented by the University of Alabama Birmingham Udall Center. Presenting speakers include: David G. Standaert, MD, PhD Amy Amara, MD, PhD Talene Yacoubian, MD, PhD Admission is free and open to the public, but requires registration. To register, visit: https://uasystem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HkkUBIx6Riegok5p_jedkw The webinar will be conducted using the Zoom videoconferencing   ..read more

Please make plans to join us Friday, May 15 at 6:25 PM on Facebook Live for the 2020 Virtual Taste For A Cure Live Auction.  Our live event kicks off at 6:25 PM with host and PAA Emeritus Director, Ken Cater, followed by our live auction at 6:45. Whether you simply want to watch our Facebook Live stream or bid with reckless abandon, participating in the auction is easy! Simply access this link at 6:25 PM: https://www.facebook.com/parkinsonassociationofalabama/live/ Viewers interested in bidding should simply respond when prompted in the Facebook Live Comments and a brief o ..read more

Presented by the Ernest G. DeBakey Charitable Foundation, The Parkinson Association of Alabama cordially invites you to join us on May 15, 2020 for a Virtual Taste for a Cure event. Participants can look forward to the following: Choice of 2 dinner options, thoughtfully prepared by Black Sheep Kitchen A bottle of wine curated by Finch Fines Wine (one bottle per household) Desert by Pastry Art Bake Shoppe Pre-recorded video presentation Facebook Live video stream Surprises?! Event participants can choose from the following two dinner options: Roasted Chicken Dinner: Lemon and fresh herb ..read more

PAA is eager to offer a relaxing getaway to Asheville, North Carolina as part of the 2020 Taste for a Cure Live Auction! This package includes: 4 day – 3 nights’ stay for two people at the Biltmore Village Inn Delicious two-course breakfast daily Nightly social hour selections of fine wines and cheese 2 day Biltmore Estate tickets including garden and winery, in a room couple massage Proceeds from Taste for a Cure benefit medical research initiatives towards a cure for Parkinson’s disease as well as care programs for PD patients and caregivers that can help maximize quality of life through po ..read more