Association of Physiotherapists
in
Parkinson's Disease Europe
Association Europe Des Kinésithérapeutes
Pour La Maladie De Parkinson
The European Physiotherapy
Organisation in collaboration with the
European Occupational Therapists Network - Joint Satellite
Symposium
09.50 - 16.00 hrs, Thursday 6 May 2004
New York Room, Manhattan, Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
09.30 - 09.50
REGISTRATION
Chair: Dr Anna Jones (UK)
09.50
Welcome
Mariella Graziano, President, APPDE
10.00
Dr Zvezdan Pirtosek
(Slovenia)
10.15
Occupational Therapy for Parkinson’s in the UK - Where
we are and where we want to be
Katherine Deane
(UK)
10.40
Occupational Therapy Survey: An Overview of
Occupational Therapy Practice throughout Europe
Jelka Jansa
(Slovenia)
11.00
Strategies to make life easier: An introduction
Beth Kirkwood
(Australia)
11.20
Q&A and brief break
11.30
Theoretical evidence for physiotherapy in PD
Dr Marten Munneke
(The Netherlands)
11.50
Physiotherapy interventions in PD
Dr Alice Nieuwboer
(Belgium)
12.10
How to link research results into Evidence Based Practice
Mariella Graziano
(Luxembourg)
12.30
Panel Discussion
12.45
LUNCH
Chair: Mariella Graziano
13.30
The rehabilitation strategy of cueing in Parkinson's
Disease - From science to self- management.
Members of the Rescue project research team will lead this
practical workshop session for people with Parkinson's disease,
their carers, and health care professionals. Participants
will have the opportunity to experience and evaluate various
forms of cueing under different conditions.
People living with Parkinson's disease are invited to share
their knowledge about cueing in everyday life with professionals.
15.30
Close and Refreshments
APPDE Annual General Meeting
16.00 - 17.00 hrs
Thursday 6 May 2004
New York Room, Manhattan, Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal