
Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG
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Twitter account for the Parkinson's North East & Cumbria Research Interest Group (NEC-RIG) Promoting research engagement for people with #Parkinsons
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https://parkinsonsnec-rig.org/ 06-10-2021 09:34:57
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Join our free South East Scotland Parkinson's UK Excellence Network meeting on 5 Nov 2024. Our multi-professional meeting will bring together healthcare professionals with an interest in Parkinson's Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-sou…

Today’s the day! We’re in Darlington today at the Darlington Arena for our #Parkinson’s North East Research Day! Excited to hear from research from across the North East. Parkinson's UK Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG BAM Research Group NIHR Newcastle BRC Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Northumbria Uni Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Parkinson's UK Excellence Network


Kicking off today’s #Parkinsons research day is Dr Lou Wiblin, Consultant Neurologist at Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. She gave a fantastic talk about their award winning PASU service and how prescribing Clozapine can help with Parkinson’s psychosis. Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG Parkinson's UK Parkinson's UK Excellence Network


We’ve had a fantastic morning! Healthcare professionals & researchers from around the region have been talking about a range of topics. From self management of medications and SLT to supporting carers. Ready for more this afternoon! Parkinson's UK @Emma__Packer Prof Annette Hand


After lunch we had Kate from Nuvo Wellbeing getting the blood flowing with some seated exercises! This was so much fun, everyone got involved and had a brilliant time doing seated exercises. Thank you Kate!

BRC PhD student Nana Aboagye has been accepted into the 2025 intake for the Venture Building Incubator 5.0 at the Bayes Centre The University of Edinburgh. “I am thrilled to have been accepted into the VBI 5.0 Programme this year." newcastlebrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-phd-studen…

Delighted to receive a platform poster presentation award at the European Delirium 2024 conference for our work on #digital_outcomes of #delirium in #Parkinsons BAM Research Group Florence Gerakios Rachael A Lawson Silvia Del Din Alison Yarnall


Well done South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #getitontime

Last month we had our first #Parkinsons Research Engagement Day in Darlington. It was such a wonderful and positive day, including hearing about the brilliant work at South Tees Hospitals from our keynote Dr Lou Wiblin. Check out our gallery capturing the day 👉 parkinsonsnec-rig.org/gallery

Congratulations to our Co-Lead Rosie Morris who has been awarded an National Institute for Health and Care Research fellowship to improve #mobility in #Parkinsons! Hugely well deserved and we’re looking forward to hearing more!

Interested in cognitive decline in #Parkinsons? Listen to the ISTAART featuring Dr Dana Pourzinal. We collaborated with Dana and Prof Nadeeka Dissanayaka from UQ News using data from #ICICLE study from Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences and The Barker / Williams-Gray Lab to look at congnitive subtypes over time. Link below 👇

Out tomorrow - Thursday the 16th Enjoy folks Parkinson's UK Excellence Network ParkinsonsENEx

This is a great article which clarifies the potential of adaptive DBS, who will benefit and at what stage of development this new technology is at. Great work Parkinson's UK Research Communications team!

We’re at the regional Parkinson’s 3 Rivers meeting today. Fantastic talk from our Co-Lead Rosanna Varden taking about her PhD findings on the prevalence of #Parkinsons in North Cumbria. Some interesting findings & ideas for the future care in Cumbria. Parkinson's UK Excellence Network Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences


Good luck to North East Parkies United playing today at their first national competition at St George’s Park! North East Parkies United is a walking football team with players from across the region and train at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland. Hope you all enjoy the tournament! 🍀🍀
