Serving the Eastern Townships English-speaking Community since 1979.
FREE VIDEOCONFERENCE ON PARKINSON’S DISEASE
January 13, 2010
Townshippers’ Association invites you to a community health education session, aimed at people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers, volunteers and family members. It is planned for Wednesday, January 20, and will be offered in three different locations.
This 45-minute interactive videoconference is designed to increase people’s awareness and understanding about the disease. Speaker Lucie Lachance, clinical nurse specialist in the McGill University Health Center’s Movement Disorder Clinic, will explain what Parkinson’s Disease is, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what to do following diagnosis. Issues such as communicating with health care workers, asking the right questions, and managing symptoms will be explored.
The Movement Disorder Clinic is an outpatient clinic at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Montreal General Hospital that deals with Huntington’s Disease, Tourette’s Syndrome, Distonia, tics and Parkinson’s. Ms. Lachance is presently on the Board of Directors of the Parkinson Society of Canada and chair of the support services committee. A Sherbrooke University graduate, Ms. Lachance is a popular speaker with 10 years’ experience in this field.
In addition, a representative from the Parkinson Society of Quebec will be present to answer your questions about available resources.
WHO, WHAT, WHY?
In collaboration with the McGill University Health Center and regional organizations such as Townshippers’, the Community Health & Social Services Network (CHSSN) organizes the Community Health Education Program (CHEP), offering distance health and social information in English in eight Quebec communities via videoconferencing, telephone conferencing, DVDs, community radio and other activities. The aim is to raise awareness and provide information to individuals and their communities. Health professionals, caregivers and volunteers in education, health and social services are encouraged to come learn alongside community members. Dynamic, interactive experts in their respective fields, CHEP presenters have a variety of health and social backgrounds: nursing, counselling, psychology, education and community medicine. Guest speakers complement the presenters.
The CHEP promotes existing resources, linking with organizations whose mission it is to provide health and social information, tools and support to the public – in English.
WHEN AND WHERE?
On Wednesday, January 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., Townshippers’ Association hosts this videoconference in three separate locations:
- Magog Community Learning Center (CLC), Princess Elizabeth Elementary School, 120 Bellevue W., Magog
- Eaton Valley CLC, Pope Memorial School, 523 Stokes Street, Bury
- Massey-Vanier High School, ROOM 507, 224 Mercier St., Cowansville
ALONG THESE LINES
Three other videoconferences are scheduled in the Townships in the coming months. On Wednesday, February 3, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Magog and Eaton Valley Community Learning Centers join Townshippers’ Association to host a videoconference on Alzheimer's Disease.
Another videoconference, this time on eye disease, will be held on Tuesday, March 23, from 1 to 3 p.m.
On Wednesday, February 24, from 6 to 8 p.m., Townshippers’ Association hosts a videoconference on prostate cancer at Massey-Vanier High School in Cowansville.
For more information about the Bury or Magog location, please contact Shannon Keenan at 819-566-5717 (1-866-566-5717) or sk@townshippers.qc.ca. For the Cowansville location, please contact Kate Murray at 450-242-4421 (1-877-242-4421) or km@townshippers.qc.ca.
COFFEE MORNINGS IN BURY AND GRANBY
Coffee Mornings, Townshippers’ Association’s popular outreach initiative, will be held simultaneously in Granby and Bury on Tuesday, January 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
In Bury, it will be at the Eaton Valley Community Learning Center (CLC), Pope Memorial School, 523 Stokes Street, in collaboration with the Centre d’action bénévole (CAB) Haut-St-François and the Eaton Valley CLC.
In Granby, the Coffee Morning will be at St. George's Anglican Church, 130 Principale. Coffee Mornings give people local access to information, services and friendly visits with Townshippers’ staff members and collaborating partners.
For more information about the Bury event, please contact Shannon Keenan at 819-566-5717 (1-866-566-5717) or sk@townshippers.qc.ca. For the Granby Coffee Morning, please contact Kate Murray at 450-242-4421 (1-877-242-4421) or km@townshippers.qc.ca.
Photo Credit: Parkinson Post
Photo Cutline: Lucie Lachance, clinical nurse specialist in the McGill University Health Center’s Movement Disorder Clinic, speaker at the upcoming FREE videoconference on Parkinson’s disease on Wednesday, January 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Bury, Magog and Cowansville.