-Virtual Speech Program About the Facilitator: Alyssa Kiernan is the owner of Shore Therapy Group in Chesapeake,...see more Virginia. She has been providing speech therapy services since 2013. She has a Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and is licensed in the states of Virginia and North Carolina. Alyssa […]

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APDA created two new educational series to help keep you informed, motivated and connected while at home. New dates...see more are being added, so keep checking back. We hope you will join us. Dr. Gilbert Hosts:  Dr. Rebecca Gilbert hosts informative Q&A sessions with various experts via Zoom. Each session features a discussion with the experts, […]

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APDA created two new educational series to help keep you informed, motivated and connected while at home. New dates...see more are being added, so keep checking back. We hope you will join us. Dr. Gilbert Hosts:  Dr. Rebecca Gilbert hosts informative Q&A sessions with various experts via Zoom. Each session features a discussion with the experts, […]

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Deadline: 03/11/2022  APPLY HERE Award details One year grant up to a maximum of $75,000 will be awarded to...see more research scientist (MD, MD/PhD, or PhD). The applicants will receive notification of the decision in July 2022. The APDA grant year runs from September 1st to August 31st. Goal APDA Diversity in PD Research Grant is […]

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by Neil R. Greenspan, MD, FACG What is constipation and why is it important? Constipation is the most common...see more gastrointestinal complaint affecting approximately 15 % of the North American population. Certain subgroups have an even higher risk (e.g. in the over 65 population 26% of men and 34% of women are affected). It is remarkable […]

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Some of the lessons that doctors learn are incorporated into clinical practice but may never get written down because...see more these common sense, hard learned observations aren’t “publishable.” They comprise the “art” of medical practice. One of the central problems in Parkinson’s Disease is the difficulty in doing two things at the same time. There is […]

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One of the major problems in Parkinson’s Disease is called “bradykinesia,” which means “slow” (brady) “movement” (kinesia). This is...see more somewhat different than “akinesia” which is discussed in a different section. Bradykinesia is one of the most disabling features of PD They move slowly, so they do everything more slowly than they used to. This means […]

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