Positively Parkinson’s

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release: 25 June 2012

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand
2012 ANNUAL APPEAL PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES


THE NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS FREE PUBLIC LECTURE

Positively Parkinson’s

TWO SPEAKERS, EXCLUSIVE PUBLIC LECTURE, NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED
Featuring author Ann Andrews and
neuroscientist Associate Professor Debbie Young
Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology Department
School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland

More than 10,000 New Zealanders have Parkinson’s disease, but many thousands more are dealing with Parkinson’s every day – relatives and friends, carers and health professionals. This event takes on a unique interview format with Sue Giddens from the Neurological Foundation interviewing Positively Parkinson’s author Ann Andrews, then University of Auckland neuroscientist Associate Professor Debbie Young. Sue will talk to Ann about her Parkinson’s journey over the last 11 years that culminated in the recent publication of her much-acclaimed book Positively Parkinson’s. Following this, Sue will chat with Dr Debbie Young about her work as a neuroscientist at the University of Auckland, with a focus on her Parkinson’s disease gene therapy work and the hope it holds for potential future treatments.

FREE
FRIDAY 6 JULY 2012 NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED
12NOON FOR A 12.30PM START TO 2.00PM
KERIKERI PRIMARY SCHOOL
HONE HEKE ROAD, KERIKERI
www.neurological.org.nz/news-events/events

This FREE lecture is part of the Neurological Foundation’s 2012 Annual Appeal Public Lecture Series. The Annual Appeal campaign, sponsored by MITRE 10, runs from Sunday 1 July through to Saturday 7 July. Look out for the appeal envelope in your letterbox, daily newspaper or at MITRE 10 and MITRE 10 MEGA stores nationwide.

July 2012 marks an outstanding 21-year association between the Neurological Foundation and MITRE 10. Since 1991, MITRE 10 has contributed over $1 million to the production of our Appeal. Without this sponsorship, the Foundation could simply not facilitate the campaign.
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