Our call out to media has been successful. Several outlets have picked up our story highlighting the immediate need for DUODOPA funding under BC PharmaCare. Special thank you to the Wood & Olsen family for contributing their stories. The stories will air in the...
Alongside our mission to ease the burden and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through education, research and support services, Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) aims to be an effective advocate for issues important to the Parkinson’s community. Through the...
Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) is pleased to announce that the winter issue of Viewpoints, our quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Haven't received your print copy yet? Have no fear, print issues are currently being delivered by post to...
Move over, burgers - beer has a new best friend! For the fourth year in a row, you can join in a delectable evening that combines tasty small batch morsels from Take a Fancy Chocolates with some of the best beers BC craft breweries have to offer. All...
We are pleased to announce that the presentations from the Victoria Regional Conference are now available by video. Victoria Regional Conference - November 2016 [view all videos] Parkinson's Overview | Dr. Silke Cresswell [view video] The Benefits of...
The Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization that serves the province of British Columbia. This November, they are recognizing Personal Planning Month through awareness and education efforts. Often, adults are...
Parkinson Society British Columbia aims to be an effective advocate for issues important to the Parkinson's community. We firmly believe that outcomes for Parkinson's patients can be improved through improved education about the disease as well as the development of a...
November is recognized as Caregivers Awareness Month by many organizations in North America. A caregiver or carepartner is an individual who cares for someone who needs help due to a physical or cognitive condition, an injury or a chronic illness. In Canada, there are...
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are recruiting people with Parkinson's, their carepartners as well as healthcare providers for a graduate research study on advance care planning (ACP) for end-of-life health care decisions. ACP may include...
