Be prepared! Learn how to make a legal document to protect your health care and personal care wishes should you become incapacitated. Free presentation by Nidus (Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry). No registration required. Date: Friday, June...
This webinar addresses the correlation between social isolation and abuse of older adults, types of abuse and people involved, and strategies to deal with abuse. We discuss the importance of staying connected to others through brainstorming community resources, and...
On April 11, World Parkinson’s Awareness Day, Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC) visited the BC Legislature in Victoria, BC. Jean Blake (CEO, PSBC), Dr. Martin McKeown (Director, Movement Disorder Clinic, Brain Research Centre UBC), Kristen Sundvick (Research...
Read the Proclamation from The Province of British Columbia here. April 11 is World Parkinson's Awareness Day, and to highlight this day, we wanted to share with you some of the many activities, events and services available to the Parkinson's community. At...
Parkinson Society British Columbia is proud to announce we will be offering a limited number of scholarships research fellows, graduate students and healthcare professionals living in BC who have expressed interest in the PD community. For more information on how to...
Catch Capturing Grace at the Rio Theatre on April 18th! Capturing Grace is a story about two realms. One is occupied by some of the most acclaimed modern dancers in the world. The other is inhabited by a group of people with Parkinson's disease. This...
The Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine is looking for healthy men between the ages of 19 & 85, and healthy women between the ages of 30 & 85 who are interested in participating in research using P.E.T. (Positron Emission Tomography) brain...
Parkinson Society British Columbia will be featured on CISL 650AM's Boomer Life program on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 6:00pm. We'll be talking about living well with Parkinson's disease, the programs & services offered by the Society and our April...
On Monday, April 4, 2016, Jean Blake, Chief Executive Officer of Parkinson Society British Columbia, joins the Canadian Club of Vancouver at their April Luncheon. Jean will discuss Parkinson's Awareness Month and debunk myths about living with the progressive...
