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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and this year, the Parkinson's community looks back on 200 years since the publication of An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. This paper, written by British physician James Parkinson, was the first document to describe the...

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Registration for Annual General Meeting is now open

Registration for Annual General Meeting is now open

Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) invites all members to join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 22nd. This year's event will feature a panel of researchers from the Pacific Parkinson Research Centre (PPRC). Researchers and topics covered...

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200th Anniversary – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy

200th Anniversary – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the publication titled An Essay on the Shaking Palsy by British physician James Parkinson. It broke ground by being the first paper to describe in detail the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), potential causes,...

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Valentines from the Parkinson’s Community

Valentines from the Parkinson’s Community

This past Valentine’s Day, Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) strove to highlight the importance of love, friendship and support in the Parkinson's community. This occured through two separate projects. The first project was #TwoLips4PD, a predominantly social...

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Ministry of Health Announces Funding of DUODOPA in BC

Ministry of Health Announces Funding of DUODOPA in BC

In late November, Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) began ramping up its campaign for the funding of DUODOPA through BC PharmaCare. Today, the Ministry of Health has announced that it will be working with the Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre to identify and...

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Pucker up for Parkinson’s with our #TwoLips4PD Campaign

Pucker up for Parkinson’s with our #TwoLips4PD Campaign

Join us on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 for our #TwoLips4PD campaign in support of the 13,300 British Columbians living with Parkinson's disease. The campaign’s title is a play on the word ‘tulip’, which is internationally recognized as the symbol for the...

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