Bursaries available for Parkinson’s disease conference

The Parkinson's Disease Society is offering bursaries for health and social care professionals to cover 50% of travel and conference fees for New Horizons - Improving care and support for people with Parkinson's disease on 21 September at Regent's College, London.

This one-day conference - aimed at neurologists, neurological nurses, Parkinson's disease nurse specialists, geriatricians, GPs and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of Parkinson's disease - will focus on the issues and challenges involved in the diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease.

The programme will include interactive workshop sessions on palliative care support and implementing the new National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline for Parkinson's disease.

In addition to talks on the challenges of diagnosing Parkinson's disease, managing drug treatment effectively, and issues around dementia and Parkinson's disease, there will be a specific session on swallowing issues by Julia Johnson, RCSLT adviser and clinical specialist SLT, King's College, London.

To secure your place at the conference, book online at: www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk

Apply for a bursary to Pushpinder Virdee, Advisory Services Manager, Parkinson's Disease Society. Email: pvirdee@parkinsons.org.uk or write to The Parkinson's Disease Society, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London, SW1V 1EJ. Closing date, 18 September.

Visit: www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=cg035fullguideline to access the new NICE guideline