The Dystonia & Parkinson Patient Symposium

for Patients and Caregivers

 

 

 

Every year The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation hosts The Dystonia & Parkinson's Disease Patient Symposium in New York City. This one-of-a-kind full day event, starting at 8:30am through 3:00pm, brings together patients and caregivers with top neurologists, specialists and pharmaceuticals in the field of dystonia & Parkinson's disease. The Patient Sympsium offers both Panel Discussions with top neurologists as well as interactive workshops with specialists teaching about alternative complementary therapies. This combination of panel discussions and interactive workshops offers an all encompassing experience to better educate and empower the individual. As a service to the community The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson's Patient Symposium is FREE to the public, including complimentary breakfast and lunch, but registration is required. The date for 2013 Patient Symposium has not be set as of yet but please check back.

 

2012 Patient Symposium

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February 28, 2012

The Graduate Center - 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City

 

The 2012 Patient Symposium has broken attendance records with over 200 people at this amazing event. The Patient Symposium included a panel discussion with top neurologists, speaking about the latest research, treatments and new discoveries as well as a question and answer portion with the audience which was moderated by Emmy Award Winning Medical Reporter, Dr. Max Gomez. It also included interactive classes of Chair Yoga, Emotional Coping Strategies, Alexander Technique and Music, Movement & Dance.

 

CLICK HERE to watch the panel discussion videos from the 2012 Patient Symposium with the top neurologists in the fields of dystonia & Parkinson's disease.

 

CLICK HERE to view all the answered questions that were collected from the Q&A portion of the event that could not be answered live.

 

2011 Patient Symposium

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May 2, 2011

The Graduate Center - 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City

 

The 2011 Patient Symposium was the first year we incorporated an interactive element to this event. This model of combining presentations/discussions with top neurologists and interactive classes which introduces different types of therapies to patients and their caregivers was a tremendous success. The 2011 interactive classes featured Chair Yoga, Nutrition, Meditation/T'ai Chi Chih, and Massage Therapy.

 

CLICK HERE to watch the presentations of top neurologists and researchers in the fields of dystonia & Parkinson's disease at the 2011 Patient Symposium.