50th Anniversary Educational Symposium

On October 11 and 12, 2007

The Parkinson's Disease Foundation presented its

50th Anniversary Educational Symposium
Frontiers of Science and Clinical Advances in Quality of Life

This activity was jointly sponsored by the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and
The Movement Disorder Society.

and was held

in the historic South Street Seaport Market area at

Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038

Please click here to view the Webcast of the entire Symposium.

Click here to download the entire program, which provides details about the event.

This educational symposium was open to everyone touched by Parkinson's including researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, people with Parkinson's and caregivers.

The parallel track program looked at the progress that has been made over the last 10 years and where we expect to see progress in the next 10 years. The Scientific Program Committee, led by PDF's very own Scientific Director, Stanley Fahn, M.D., covered a wide range of topics including synuclein, the Parkin gene, LRRK2, epidemiology, biomarkers for PD, neuroprotection and gene therapy.

The Clinical Advances in Quality of Life Program Committee, led by Lucien Côté, M.D., and Karen Marder, M.D., M.P.H., focused on maintaining independence through mobility, behavioral issues and pre-Parkinson's diagnosis. Registrants were invited to view sessions of their choice in either track of the program.

Program Committee Members                       

Scientific Program Committee              Clinical Advances in Quality of Life Program Committee

Stanley Fahn, M.D. (Chair)                    Lucien Côté, M.D. (Co-Chair)

Robert Burke, M.D.                               Karen Marder, M.D., M.P.H. (Co-Chair)

William Dauer, M.D.                             Catherine Curtis, Ed.D., P.T.

Serge Przedborski, M.D., Ph.D.             Lisa Shulman, M.D.

David Sulzer, Ph.D.                               Mickie Welsh, R.N., DN.Sc.

Following the program on October 11, a special 50th anniversary award ceremony dinner was held. During this dinner, PDF presented the James Parkinson Award to Dr. Stanley Fahn. PDF bestows this award every 10 years on a leader in the Parkinson's research community.